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Liverpool boss Brendan Rodgers: Our quality against Bolton shone through eventually
BRENDAN RODGERS insists Liverpool could have hit Bolton for six in their FA Cup replay.
Brendan Rodgers was delighted with his side's victory over Bolton
The Reds came from behind to beat the Championship side with a wonder-goal from Philippe Countinho after Raheem Sterling had equalised Eider Gudjohnson's spot-kick opener.
But Rodgers, who claims Bolton should never had a penalty, reckons his men were unlucky not to have filled their boots at the Macron Stadium.
"It was always going to be a tough game," Rodgers said. "Neil Lennon's done a brilliant job at Bolton. Going 1-0 behind away from home put us on the back foot.
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This is a competition we want to do well in and thankfully we're into the next round against Crystal Palace
"I think you can see on the replay it was nowhere near a penalty. We must have hit the bar about five or six times but eventually the quality came through.
"You have to keep your patience and keep the width in the game, especially against 10 men.
"It was a great pass by Emre Can for the first goal and a great finish, and a wonderful finish for the second goal [from Philippe Coutinho].
"This is a competition we want to do well in and thankfully we're into the next round against Crystal Palace."
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