Kuyt committed to Liverpool cause

26 August 2010 21:01
Dirk Kuyt scored the winner as Liverpool reached the Europa League group stage on Thursday night - then insisted he hopes to remain at Anfield.[LNB] The Reds came through a testing Europa League play-off against Trabzonspor with a late 2-1 win in Turkey which was enough to put them through 3-1 on aggregate.[LNB]However, it was far from convincing and it needed an own goal and Kuyt's late winner to secure their passage.[LNB]The Reds' one-goal advantage had been wiped out in the fourth minute when Teofilo Gutierrez side-footed past Jose Reina.[LNB]Kuyt, persistently linked with a move to Inter Milan, told ESPN: "Everyone has said a lot about my future but as far as I know my future is at Liverpool.[LNB]"I've had a great time so far and I hope my future will be great here. All I want is to win trophies with Liverpool."[LNB]Defender Jamie Carragher was delighted with his side's turnaround. [LNB]"It was very tough," he said. "They are a very good side, they showed that in the first leg at Anfield."[LNB]He added: "The lads showed great character and concentration...not just to go through but to beat them with some of our top players not playing, is a great result."[LNB]Reds boss Roy Hodgson said: "We had the toughest possible start but I thought we got over it and throughout the game played well. Quite frankly we should have had the game sewn up long before we did.[LNB]"They were fresh off a win over Fenerbahce here, they are last season's champions, they don't lose at home and we beat them at home."[LNB]Hodgson added: "I'm quite pleased really because I've been invited by UEFA to a conference next week and it would have been a bit embarrassing to go there as one of the only coaches not to have a team in Europe![LNB]"So I'm delighted we got the victory."

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