"It's not of Liverpool's standards to lose five out of six to lose six out of seven [the pressure] might increase a little bit but not so much because the pressure was already high again we have to face three very difficult teams [in the next week] for the first time we can do it in eight days instead of seven I could have brought [his first-choice squad] into this by playing them tonight,"
"Liverpool have lost six out of their last seven and five in a row domestically. That's their worst domestic sequence since Don Welsh's side did this in the autumn of 1953 Bolton Wanderers 2-0 Liverpool Newcastle United 4-0 Liverpool Liverpool 1-5 Preston North End Wolverhampton Wanderers 2-1 Liverpool Tottenham Hotspur 2-1 Liverpool which led to Liverpool being relegated from the old First Division in last place."
Crystal Palace secured a quarter-final tie at Arsenal after tonight's victory. The Liverpool manager described losing five of six or six of seven as below the club's standards, noted that pressure was already high, and warned of three very difficult upcoming opponents. Squad-selection decisions were justified by limited rest and the availability of 15 or 16 first-team players. Liverpool have lost six of their last seven matches, including five straight domestic defeats, with recent losses to Bolton, Newcastle, Preston, Wolves and Tottenham. Recent cup exits and Champions League struggles have compounded the poor run.
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