Sorry, but wrong. a couple of decades yes, years no, in fact we'd have lost this type of game.
Disagree.
Last year before Lucas was injured, we would probably have won it the same, with about the same stats (20+ shots, 2+ on wood, and only one goal, were the usual stats in first half of last year, when we were also one of the best defense in the league, so a 1-0 would have been probable).
Two years ago I remember Hodgson was criticized by owners for "stopping to play when we have a 3 goals advantage at home" (yes we had a decent home form especially against weak opposition with several 2 or 3-0 in first half of the season even if his football was appaling long balls, and his results out of Anfield extremely bad).
Three years ago (imagining a very exceptionnal moment where we would have had both Gerrard and Torres fit) we would have certainly won it as well.
Four years ago, ok, we would probably have lost it, but it's because we were competing with Utd for the league (so a score like 1-2 after 2 strange penalties and some players sent out could be expected
).
Other years Benitez had some bad result against this kind of teams, but because he was resting players to prepare CL games or they were injured, when he played a full first team he was more often largely winning.
In all Houillier years I don't think we failed more than two or three times to beat relegation fodder at home, there were some 1-0 but a 2+ goals margin was more usual, as far I remember.
Not to belittle Rodgers but a 1-0 result at home against one of the weakest team in the league, would only have been considered good in some very rare very bad periods in Liverpool history (I only remember 4 : last years of Souness, 3 last months of Benitez, 3 last months of Hodgson, 6 last months of Kenny). In every over period it would have been considered a minimum one and rather disappointing.
Now considering three of these very bad periods were in the three last years, ok I guess we can be happy.
