Liverpool forward Dirk Kuyt has revealed that the Reds' dressing room was a happy place after Alberto Aquilani scored his first goal in the 4-1 defeat of Portsmouth on Monday evening.
The game marked something of a return to form for the Reds after disappointing defeats at Wigan Athletic and Lille in the last week, and Aquilani's team-mates were also delighted that the Italian had at last found the net after a disappointing campaign for him.
"I was very happy for Alberto, as were all of my team-mates," Kuyt told his club's official website.
"He has been working hard all season to get fit and he wants to show his quality for Liverpool FC.
"He has already been part of a few good goals with assists this season and now he has got his first goal in front of the Kop. We are really pleased for him and hopefully there will be many more goals to follow.
"We were really happy for him in the dressing room after the game and it was a happy place to be. He has been waiting for this moment and it was a great goal. He deserved it.
"Alberto put in a really good performance and the assist for Fernando's second goal was of the highest quality. Hopefully he can keep this going and we are sure he can."
Kuyt was rested for the game against Portsmouth, remaining on the bench as an unused substitute. He was glad of the break ahead of testing games against Lille and Manchester United in the next few days.
"It was very important to get back to winning ways on Monday after a bad week for us," he added.
"Over the last two or three months we have kept lots of clean sheets and we know we can play better. We have to keep doing these things.
"It was a good performance from the team against Portsmouth and we scored some good goals. We can take a lot of confidence from it to take into Thursday's Europa League game with Lille."
The game marked something of a return to form for the Reds after disappointing defeats at Wigan Athletic and Lille in the last week, and Aquilani's team-mates were also delighted that the Italian had at last found the net after a disappointing campaign for him.
"I was very happy for Alberto, as were all of my team-mates," Kuyt told his club's official website.
"He has been working hard all season to get fit and he wants to show his quality for Liverpool FC.
"He has already been part of a few good goals with assists this season and now he has got his first goal in front of the Kop. We are really pleased for him and hopefully there will be many more goals to follow.
"We were really happy for him in the dressing room after the game and it was a happy place to be. He has been waiting for this moment and it was a great goal. He deserved it.
"Alberto put in a really good performance and the assist for Fernando's second goal was of the highest quality. Hopefully he can keep this going and we are sure he can."
Kuyt was rested for the game against Portsmouth, remaining on the bench as an unused substitute. He was glad of the break ahead of testing games against Lille and Manchester United in the next few days.
"It was very important to get back to winning ways on Monday after a bad week for us," he added.
"Over the last two or three months we have kept lots of clean sheets and we know we can play better. We have to keep doing these things.
"It was a good performance from the team against Portsmouth and we scored some good goals. We can take a lot of confidence from it to take into Thursday's Europa League game with Lille."
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