Under-strength Swansea put to sword by Reds
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February 19, 2013, Tuesday
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BRAZILIAN playmaker Philippe Coutinho scored on his first start for Liverpool which leapfrogged Swansea City into seventh place in the English Premier League by crushing the below-strength Welsh side 5-0 at Anfield on Sunday.
Swansea manager Michael Laudrup rested a host of regular starters with this weekend's Capital One (League) Cup final against fourth-tier Bradford City in mind, a decision which spectacularly backfired.
"I wanted to leave a few out but that's not an excuse, we could have lost 10-0. We are all to blame, starting with me and the players," Laudrup said.
Steven Gerrard's penalty on 34 minutes set Liverpool on its way, the midfielder making no mistake having had a spot-kick saved in the home defeat by West Bromwich Albion on Monday.
Coutinho, who joined last month from Inter Milan on a long-term contract, ran at the Swansea defense and beat 'keeper Michel Vorm soon after the restart to make it 2-0. Jose Enrique, Luis Suarez and Daniel Sturridge, with a penalty, completed the scoring for the Reds.
Swansea manager Michael Laudrup rested a host of regular starters with this weekend's Capital One (League) Cup final against fourth-tier Bradford City in mind, a decision which spectacularly backfired.
"I wanted to leave a few out but that's not an excuse, we could have lost 10-0. We are all to blame, starting with me and the players," Laudrup said.
Steven Gerrard's penalty on 34 minutes set Liverpool on its way, the midfielder making no mistake having had a spot-kick saved in the home defeat by West Bromwich Albion on Monday.
Coutinho, who joined last month from Inter Milan on a long-term contract, ran at the Swansea defense and beat 'keeper Michel Vorm soon after the restart to make it 2-0. Jose Enrique, Luis Suarez and Daniel Sturridge, with a penalty, completed the scoring for the Reds.
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