Source: Daily_Mail
Aquilani delighted to finally make his mark as a Liverpool Kop idol
Liverpool midfielder Alberto Aquilani breathed a sigh of relief after finally realising his dream of scoring in front of the Kop.[LNB]The Italy international, a £20million summer signing from Roma, capped his first Premier League 90 minutes with a fine strike in the 4-1 win over Portsmouth.[LNB]'I feel really good because I've scored my first goal after a really long time. I'm also really happy because of the result - we needed that,' he told the Reds' official website.[LNB] Enlarge Off the mark: Aquilani opens his Liverpool account against Pompey[LNB]'The goal is even more special because I scored it in front of the Kop. I said when I arrived in Liverpool that I wanted to score in front of the Kop and that moment has arrived.[LNB]'I think I played well but I have to take it step by step. Today was a good day and now we look to the next game.[LNB]'Above all, the big thing was that we played well and won. We have to take things step by step now. We can only think about Sunday after Thursday.[LNB] 'Can I do better? Everyone can do better. Fernando (Torres) made things easy. He is a special player, you easily play with him and Stevie (Gerrard).'[LNB]Spain striker Torres scored twice with Ryan Babel also on target and Liverpool now head into Thursday's Europa League match against Lille trailing 1-0 from the first leg.[LNB]After that, it's over to Old Trafford for Sunday's clash with Manchester United.[LNB]'We need to win a lot of games to get into the top four and this is the first,' added Aquilani.[LNB]'It has been a difficult season for me because I have had a lot of injuries but now I feel fit and am right to play. I had chance against Portsmouth and I had to take it.[LNB]'Most of all, I am happy because we won. We won 4-1 and it was a really good performance; one that we really needed.'[LNB] Liverpool skipper Steven Gerrard in another spat after swinging arm fells Michael Brown in Portsmouth winLiverpool 4 Portsmouth 1: Poor Pompey cut apart as Rafa Benitez's men get back on goal standardTormented Spain striker Fernando Torres keeps Liverpool exit door ajarLiverpool can't afford to sack Benitez! Firing would trigger £16m pay-offLIVERPOOL FC
