Liverpool manager Kenny Dalglish felt victory was well deserved as his team finally saw off Sparta Prague to reach the Europa League last 16.<\/p>\n
Dirk Kuyt grabbed the only goal of a testing tie when he headed home five minutes from the end of the second leg at Anfield.<\/p>\n
Both sides squandered numerous chances in an eventful, if scrappy, clash but Dalglish felt the Reds were rewarded for their superior endeavour when Kuyt profited from a late corner.<\/p>\n
Dalglish said: “I thought they made it really difficult for us.<\/p>\n
“In the first half there were a couple of scares and in the second half they had a header from a free-kick across goal.<\/p>\n
“They were a good strong side and it was a difficult game for us across two legs but I thought we deserved to win.<\/p>\n
“I think the boys deserve great credit for the way they went about their work – for their determination and their effort – to get a result.<\/p>\n
“They were superb and the pride they took in themselves and the club was rewarded in the end with a goal.”<\/p>\n
Kuyt’s goal brought a satisfactory end to Dalglish’s first European tie as Liverpool manager.<\/p>\n
The Scot, who was appointed Anfield boss for a second time seven weeks ago, did not lead the Reds into continental competition during his first spell due to the ban imposed after Heysel.<\/p>\n
The 50-year-old said: “I had never done it before and I quite enjoyed it.<\/p>\n
“It’s a fantastic football club and I was lucky enough to be asked to come back.<\/p>\n
“But I’m only here managing a football club in the Europa League because of the work that was done before me by the players and Roy.<\/p>\n
“It is a great honour for me to be sitting here in charge of this football club but an even bigger honour to be here on a European night and also winning.”<\/p>\n
Liverpool were forced into two changes in the second half due to injuries to defenders Martin Kelly and Daniel Agger.<\/p>\n
A third defender, Sotirios Kyrgiakos, also spent time off the field for treatment for a cut above the eye and Sparta coach Jozef Chovanec felt his team would have capitalised had they forced extra time.<\/p>\n
The former Czech Republic national manager said: “It is very disappointing because I was hoping we would get a chance in extra time.<\/p>\n
“We tried to continue with our performance from last week, we tried hard against the favourites for the game.<\/p>\n
“Aside from the result we played very well but it is very disappointing to concede a few minutes before the end.<\/p>\n
“It was a goal from a corner. I didn’t see that as a great goalscoring opportunity and I think we could have shown more strength in extra time.<\/p>\n
“Liverpool had injured players coming off and I am disappointed we didn’t take it to extra time.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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