Rodgers: Reds could be out of their depth
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Daniel Sturridge injury could push Liverpool out of their depth, admits Brendan Rodgers
Liverpool boss Brendan Rodgers is concerned he does not have the depth to deal with Daniel Sturridges lay-off after a shock defeat.
Rodgers confirmed England striker Sturridge is facing up to two months out with an ankle injury suffered in training and his team-mates appeared to feel the loss sharply at Hull.
Steven Gerrard found the net with a fine free-kick to cancel out Jake Livermores opener, but a second-half strike from David Meyler and a Martin Skrtel own goal did not flatter Hull, who were clearly superior after the interval.
As well as Sturridges absence, Phillipe Coutinho was restricted to 25 minutes from the bench having also suffered an ankle problem.
The stand-ins, Victor Moses and Raheem Sterling, were unconvincing and left Rodgers worried about the strength of his squad.
The quality of our squad isnt big enough to cope with two big players like that missing. No doubt it was a disruption, he said.
This little period will test us now but players will come in and its a great opportunity to stake a claim. Weve got a squad that needs as many of its good players as possible.
The defeat leaves Liverpool seven points shy of Premier League pacesetters Arsenal.
After successive defeats to Southampton and Crystal Palace, Hull boss Steve Bruce cut a contented figure at full-time.
I said last week was the most disappointing since the start of the season because the expectation was to roll over Crystal Palace and we didnt play well at all, he said.
It was important to get a response. Lets be fair, Liverpool have better players than we have. But the big thing was the response of the team after last week and they showed that.
Liverpool boss Brendan Rodgers is concerned he does not have the depth to deal with Daniel Sturridges lay-off after a shock defeat.
Rodgers confirmed England striker Sturridge is facing up to two months out with an ankle injury suffered in training and his team-mates appeared to feel the loss sharply at Hull.
Steven Gerrard found the net with a fine free-kick to cancel out Jake Livermores opener, but a second-half strike from David Meyler and a Martin Skrtel own goal did not flatter Hull, who were clearly superior after the interval.
As well as Sturridges absence, Phillipe Coutinho was restricted to 25 minutes from the bench having also suffered an ankle problem.
The stand-ins, Victor Moses and Raheem Sterling, were unconvincing and left Rodgers worried about the strength of his squad.
The quality of our squad isnt big enough to cope with two big players like that missing. No doubt it was a disruption, he said.
This little period will test us now but players will come in and its a great opportunity to stake a claim. Weve got a squad that needs as many of its good players as possible.
The defeat leaves Liverpool seven points shy of Premier League pacesetters Arsenal.
After successive defeats to Southampton and Crystal Palace, Hull boss Steve Bruce cut a contented figure at full-time.
I said last week was the most disappointing since the start of the season because the expectation was to roll over Crystal Palace and we didnt play well at all, he said.
It was important to get a response. Lets be fair, Liverpool have better players than we have. But the big thing was the response of the team after last week and they showed that.
