Liverpool edge Stoke in eight-goal thriller
15 Jan 2014 5:18 AM IST
The visitors raced into an early 2-0 lead, with a Ryan Shawcross own goal and a Suarez effort giving them an apparently comfortable cushion.
But Peter Crouch’s header pulled one back before Charlie Adam -- also a former Liverpool player -- thumped in from the edge of the area to pull Stoke level just before half-time.
Steven Gerrard restored the lead with a penalty before Suarez curled in a fourth. Jonathan Walters looked to set up a tense finish by reducing the arrears in the 85th minute, but Daniel Sturridge celebrated his return from an ankle injury by scoring Liverpool’s fifth.
City’s Samir Nasri out for eight weeks
LONDON: Manchester City Samir Nasri expects to be out for around eight weeks after suffering a serious knee injury against Newcastle.
He was carried off the pitch on a stretcher following a tackle. “Thank you everyone for your kind words and overwhelming support, I suppose it’s kind of good news that I will be out around eight weeks,” the French international said.
But Peter Crouch’s header pulled one back before Charlie Adam -- also a former Liverpool player -- thumped in from the edge of the area to pull Stoke level just before half-time.
Steven Gerrard restored the lead with a penalty before Suarez curled in a fourth. Jonathan Walters looked to set up a tense finish by reducing the arrears in the 85th minute, but Daniel Sturridge celebrated his return from an ankle injury by scoring Liverpool’s fifth.
City’s Samir Nasri out for eight weeks
LONDON: Manchester City Samir Nasri expects to be out for around eight weeks after suffering a serious knee injury against Newcastle.
He was carried off the pitch on a stretcher following a tackle. “Thank you everyone for your kind words and overwhelming support, I suppose it’s kind of good news that I will be out around eight weeks,” the French international said.
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