Ancelotti finds positives in Liverpool loss

08 November 2010 10:00
Chelsea manager Carlo Ancelotti remained upbeat despite his side's second defeat of the season against Liverpool at Anfield. The Barclays Premier League leaders missed the chance to re-establish their five-point advantage over Manchester United after Fernando Torres scored twice in the 2-0 victory. Both goals came in the first half and although the introduction of Didier Drogba after the interval, having been put on the bench because he was suffering with a fever, livened up the visitors they found the Reds in no mood to capitulate. "Obviously the result is not good but the performance in the second half was really better and I am happy to see my team play like they played in the second half," he said. "I think we had strong pressure in the second half and we deserved to score because we did a fantastic job in their half but we were unlucky not to score. "(Jose) Reina is a fantastic goalkeeper and he saved some opportunities, defensively all the players played for the team and for this reason they deserved to win."

Source: PA