Source: PA
Hodgson defends Reds
Liverpool manager Roy Hodgson insisted his side deserved more out of their 2-0 defeat in the 214th Merseyside derby at Goodison Park.
The 63-year-old claimed the team, trailing 2-0 in the second half, put in their best performance in his short three-month reign.
However, he accepted if they still had ambitions of a top-four finish they had to go on a run of four or five victories.
Tim Cahill put the Toffees ahead in the 34th minute and Mikel Arteta added the second just four minutes after the interval.
Asked if his side were outplayed by Everton the Liverpool boss said: "That's very unfair. We suffered at the hands of an early onslaught which you invariably do at Goodison but towards the end of the first half we started to even things out.
"From what I saw I thought we dominated the second half totally. I thought the shape of the team was good, the quality of our passing and movement was good. We didn't score goals and Everton did but I refuse to accept that we were in any way outplayed or any way inferior. I watched the performance and the second half was as good as I saw a Liverpool team play under my management that is for sure."
