Goal hero Georginio Wijnaldum was delighted to inspire
Newcastle's 2-0 win over Liverpool - although he was
keen to claim both goals.
Newcastle United match winner Georginio Wijnaldum felt his
team-mates could be proud of Sunday's battling display that
secured a much-needed 2-0 Premier League win over Liverpool.
Steve McClaren's team suffered a humbling 5-1 loss at Crystal
Palace last weekend and faced the daunting prospects of taking
on a Liverpool side rejuvenated under Jurgen Klopp and buoyed
by seven wins from their previous eight outings in all
competitions.
But the visitors struggled for their usual fluency and Newcastle
had the breakthrough when Wijnaldum's 69th-minute shot took
a decisive deflection off Martin Skrtel.
Liverpool full-back Alberto Moreno had a sublime volley wrongly
ruled out for offside before Wijnaldum capped a fluid counter-
attack to seal the points in stoppage time.
"It's a really big result because, of course, we have a few
difficult weeks behind us," he told Sky Sports. "We had to react
from the last game because the performance was not so good.
"We trained hard together and kept faith in each other.
"It is difficult to win the games but if you give all you have you
can be proud. Today we fought to win this game and we were
lucky that we won.
"It was difficult for Liverpool to create chances. We learned from
the last two weeks where the performance was not good.
"When you play at home you want the fans behind you and you
must give them something back."
Wijnaldum now has seven goals in an impressive debut season
at Newcastle since joining from PSV, with Sunday's opener
being officially credited as a Skrtel own goal.
"Sometimes you need luck to score," he said.
"Someone touched the ball and it goes in – at that moment you
are happy because you work hard and we've trained hard to get
the result."
Although he conceded to some fortune, the Netherlands
international was not willing to agree with the official verdict.
"I don't think so, he touched it but I think it's my goal," a smiling
Wijnaldum added.
Newcastle's 2-0 win over Liverpool - although he was
keen to claim both goals.
Newcastle United match winner Georginio Wijnaldum felt his
team-mates could be proud of Sunday's battling display that
secured a much-needed 2-0 Premier League win over Liverpool.
Steve McClaren's team suffered a humbling 5-1 loss at Crystal
Palace last weekend and faced the daunting prospects of taking
on a Liverpool side rejuvenated under Jurgen Klopp and buoyed
by seven wins from their previous eight outings in all
competitions.
But the visitors struggled for their usual fluency and Newcastle
had the breakthrough when Wijnaldum's 69th-minute shot took
a decisive deflection off Martin Skrtel.
Liverpool full-back Alberto Moreno had a sublime volley wrongly
ruled out for offside before Wijnaldum capped a fluid counter-
attack to seal the points in stoppage time.
"It's a really big result because, of course, we have a few
difficult weeks behind us," he told Sky Sports. "We had to react
from the last game because the performance was not so good.
"We trained hard together and kept faith in each other.
"It is difficult to win the games but if you give all you have you
can be proud. Today we fought to win this game and we were
lucky that we won.
"It was difficult for Liverpool to create chances. We learned from
the last two weeks where the performance was not good.
"When you play at home you want the fans behind you and you
must give them something back."
Wijnaldum now has seven goals in an impressive debut season
at Newcastle since joining from PSV, with Sunday's opener
being officially credited as a Skrtel own goal.
"Sometimes you need luck to score," he said.
"Someone touched the ball and it goes in – at that moment you
are happy because you work hard and we've trained hard to get
the result."
Although he conceded to some fortune, the Netherlands
international was not willing to agree with the official verdict.
"I don't think so, he touched it but I think it's my goal," a smiling
Wijnaldum added.
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