Referee Mike Dean adjudged that Chancel Mbemba had handled Marouane Fellaini’s downward header inside the box and Rooney stepped up to score his third goal in successive games by sending Rob Elliot the wrong way.
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“I’m delighted to get a goal but overall I’m just happy with the team getting the result in such a big game,” he told the club’s official website
Comprehensive victories over Chelsea, Manchester City and Southampton hinted at things going in the right direction, but back-to-back defeats against Newcastle United and Watford – both without scoring – stopped their momentum in its tracks
The Reds have been victims of the unpredictable nature of this season, but while there have been substantial high points – such as comfortable away victories over the likes of Chelsea, Manchester City and Southampton – the stats do not make for great reading
In an interview with The Independent, the 20-year-old said the German applies a mixture of humour and tactile discipline when dealing with the younger players of the squad
Louis van Gaal’s side were part of the draw in Nyon, France on Monday afternoon after they dropped out of the Champions League following a 3-2 defeat to Wolfsburg last week
Liverpool put in their worst performance since the arrival of Jurgen Klopp in their 2-0 defeat to Newcastle United in their last Premier League match
Napoli and Borussia Dortmund also want the versatile defender, who has broken into the England Under-21 setup this season
There was very little to separate the two sides at St James’ Park for large parts, until Wijnaldum saw his effort turned home by Martin Skrtel a little over 20 minutes from time
Jordon Ibe looked the most likely for Liverpool in the opening 45 minutes, as the youngster was twice thwarted by backpedaling defenders in one-on-one opportunities, with Swans keeper, Lukasz Fabianski Alberto Moreno, was presented with a decent opportunity to break the deadlock on the stroke of half time as Liverpool were awarded a free kick, but the Spanish full-back curled his effort over the bar
This season, though, Champions League qualification is the aim. As it stands, Liverpool sit six points adrift of the top four. Their home form remains suspect, with Klopp drawing one and losing one of his first two league games at Anfield, but surely that will fall into place
The visitors started the game brightly, and took the lead after just seven minutes when Philippe Coutinho won the ball off Bacary Sagna before releasing Roberto Firmino, who fired a low cross into the box which was touched into the net by City defender Eliaquim Mangala
What a difference a year makes for Manuel Pellegrini and co, who were eight points behind eventual Premier League champions, Chelsea, this time 12 months ago. Nowadays, it is Manchester City at the summit and their chances of a third league title look very good
Liverpool manager, Jurgen Klopp, has experienced his first defeat at the helm of his new side as Crystal Palace secured…
The Reds appear to have turned a corner under Jurgen Klopp, drawing three and winning three, but the eccentric German still has plenty of work to do to turn his side into real top-four challengers
The incident, which saw the Spaniard seemingly dig his boot into Skrtel’s chest, took place during the Blues’ 1-3 loss at Stamford Bridge on Saturday afternoon
Chelsea stormed out of the blocks from the kickoff, and their desire paid off when Ramires gave the team a 1-0 lead in West London, stunning Liverpool
A game of this magnitude gains headlines every season, but this particular clash between these two top-class managers has the potential to have a detrimental affect on Mourinho’s future at Chelsea
Both sides have been in similar form at the start of the 2015-16 campaign, with 13 points from their opening nine fixtures
After a fiery opening in North London, Liverpool almost found themselves in front when Divock Origi got on the end of Emre Can’s flick-on, before seeing his effort come back off the crossbar