One such game came on a grim Wednesday night. The Reds' magnificent attacking style blunted, in part, by Sunderland. #Liverpool relied on a Steven #Gerrard free-kick and a deflected Sturridge effort to put them in command, before #Sunderland fought back.
#LFC vs #SAFC #LFCvAFC
That was a result to take Liverpool second. A win on Saturday would, potentially, move the Reds no higher than seventh.
But a similar battling performance will be necessary this weekend.
Sunderland possess one of the worst defences in the league but, remarkably, 12 of the 23 goals conceded have come in two games.
