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From the moment Brendan Rodgers named his starting XI, it was obvious Liverpool were attempting to grind out a victory. The likes of Philippe Coutinho and Adam Lallana – notionally tricky, creative midfielders – had started Sunday’s defeat at Crystal Palace but here they were relegated to the bench, with Lucas Leiva and Jordan Henderson returning. The last two, along with Joe Allen and Steven Gerrard, started together for the first time this season, showing that Rodgers was packing the midfield with hard-working players and attempting to do a job rather than put on a show.
Such an approach was indicative of Liverpool’s current situation and while it was less controversial, it was perhaps more telling than the heavily rotated lineup Rodgers selected for the trip to Real Madrid. Real are the champions of Europe, Ludogorets merely the champions of Bulgaria, but this was equally as negative.
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