Kenny Dalglish hailed the battling qualities of his Liverpool side as they fought back from a goal down to defeat Stoke 2-1 and reach the quarter-finals of the Carling Cup.
Dalglish said: ''Every win's important but I think the most important thing was that we hung on in there. In the first half I think we missed six chances you normally expect us to put away, at least one or two of them anyway, but they got one in front.
''In the second half the boys dug deep, defended really well, the wee man scored a fantastic goal and then a good header as well. It was important that we finished off some of the football we've been playing, especially the last two games.''
Liverpool had already tasted defeat at Stoke this season having lost 1-0 to a Jon Walters penalty in the Premier League in September, and they went behind again with a goal of their own making.
''You're not going to come here and go away unscathed,'' added Dalglish. ''They normally get a goal from somewhere, that's why they've been successful. We had to match up to them and make sure that when we got the opportunity we passed and moved, and we did that in the first half.
''We're disappointed to lose any goal but the way they came back from it is more important to us. It's never the mistake, it's the way they reacted to it.''
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