Perfect game. Great use of squad depth.
Perfect opportunity to give Sturridge game time, and to get Ox and Gomez back into the side.
Couldn't have gone much better. Everyone played well, and for those not fresh enough, the minutes will have been a big boost.
You could see that with Sturridge. He's been deprived of minutes for much of the 2nd half to the season, and was not on the same wave length as the lads up front. But he really went for it, and finished a nice move with the ball in the net, only to be a little offside. Showed he's still got that finish in him.
Lovren put in another solid performance. Although he had little to deal with, he did his job like any other.
Ox looked sharp when he came on and nearly got a quick goal. Shaqiri was fired up and contributed in his short cameo.
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