Dirk Kuyt warns Liverpool will need to call on their entire squad in search of success in the crunch games which are set to shape the rest of their season.
Kuyt captained a much-changed Liverpool side at the Emirates Stadium on Wednesday when they lost 2-1 to Arsenal in the Carling Cup. Liverpool were without Steven Gerrard, Jamie Carragher, Fernando Torres and Jose Reina in north London - but all are expected to return for a Barclays Premier League match at Fulham on Saturday before next week's must-win Champions League trip to Lyon.
"We are ready for a big week, and a big few weeks," said the Dutchman.
"We did not win against Arsenal - but that will not stop us being ready for the weekend game at Fulham and the games coming up, particularly in Europe.
"We believe if we win the next couple of games and go on a good run, you never know what will happen to our season.
"We said on Sunday that we beat Manchester United not with just 11 players, but with the whole squad."
The same togetherness prevailed against the Gunners - albeit in defeat.
"The lads who did not play in the last couple of weeks picked up that attitude and played well against Arsenal, even though we lost," Kuyt reported.
"That attitude to the game is good to see. It is very important - because we need the whole squad this season. There are a lot of games."
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scum of england you scouse twats, KOP = king over pope SPIT! your lucky united didn destroy yous last week (celtic fan)
" You'll never walk alone "....f****ng right m8...you'll get mugged !!
Scouse t**ts living in the past as always .....the only good thing to come from scouserland was Cilla Black.....Erm oh and them 4 lads who formed some sort of band.....the Bootles ??
You will never walk alone at Anfield.
We lost four games in the current year at Premier League, however, we will never give up to take EPL title.
Please shut your mouth close.
Thank you.
This is about Man U and Liverpool.
Yip, please don't condemn Liverpool..
Before 2004, Chelsea was just Grade B Team in English Football.
Even never won Champion League.
Last season, Liverpool Won 2, draw 1 and lost 1 against Chelsea.
The facts that Liverpool is better than Chelsea.
Yes, Chelsea won 2-0 at Stamford Bridge this season, but this season is still on-going.
Liverpool fans are excited to see Liverpool vs Chelsea at Anfield.
Agree click yes.
city, arsenal, aston villa, everton, spurs, utd and obviously chelsea all have better squads than liverpool. its true. your 1st team isnt even good enough. tores would get in most teams, gerrard is adirty cheat, carragher is past it, johnson is a chelsea reject, mascherano only commits fouls and thats it and your new boy is nowhere near a 20 million player from anything Ive ever seen. dont claim he is because all of you on here will have never watched hm in a single game before. its funny how you moan about no money but spend 20 million on him and what was it 16 million on a full back after signing 2 new ones only a year earlier.
because you beat utd on sunday doesnt mean your team are better and certainly doeasnt mean your squad is better. thats not how it works im afraid. the league table at end of season almost always tells the best team.
16.........WHY.............NOT..........WHAT!!!........ .........Oh well were all BRITISH..........ARNT WE????
man u fans who post comment in liverpool pages..actually, what are your motif??
what all of you know is just talk, talk, n talk about liverpool..
what so interested??get a life man!!
we are not welcome you dirty scumbag..
Can I just say to all those Manure supporters that calling our squad @#$% is esstentially calling your own squad @#$% as our squad beat your squad. All that can come from Manchester is thieves thieves and guess what more thieves!
'Torres' not 'Squad' vital for Reds success. Get Torres injured for 6 months and then Reds will turn to Black. Had Torres played against arsenal, liverpool will have won, had torres not played against united liverpool will not have won.
S H I T E squad,Torres should leave the sinking ship
lets sing!!
boring boring man united..
boring boring man united
boring boring man united
and united go to hell..ho ho..
THIS IS FOR YOU SID WHEN YOU SHOW UP .............Sid, YAK YAK YAK IS that you shooting your load with excitement every time you mention liverpool you donkey....why is it a sad b@stard like you is always on the pool pages....are you a closet fan or just a sad delusional muppet...YAK YAK YAK THE VERY SAME SOUNDS YOUR MOMMA MAKES ON HER BACK BACK BACK WHILST I'M FISTING HER CRACK CRACK CRACK....YAK YAK YAK!!!!!!
Kuyt: Squad vital for Reds success! WHAT! what squad, @#$% is avving a laff! Yak! yak! yak!
KOP MANIA..
WHAT???...MY A.RSE!!!!..SPIT!!!...19 YEARS OF C.RAP!!!...CRINGE..
WE HAVE A GREAT TEAM AS WE PROVED AGAINST MAN UTD , ALL OUR PLAYERS COMING BACK FROM INJURY SWEET ,
Liverpool do need to get some new good players if they want to win anything. The first choice team is good the the second stream players are cr*p. Veronin, Babel, Deggen and Lucus just to name a few. Did like two of the new guys one a replacement for Alonso ?
james b, you must be a dim witted Manc??????????????????????????/
Liverpool will be in the knockout stages of the CL and will be within 4 points of Chelsea come April
Man Utd wont be within 10 points of Chelsea so wont feature in the excitement of the last 5 games of the League title. Utd will not get passed the Q Finals of the CL
Sunday should have taught you load mouthed morons something only you are too THICK to understand!!!
YNWA
Liverpool are turning into a second rate team. More important to get a result against a rival than win things........This is what Leeds United are like!
5 losses in 6 games. Heading into Europa league, not gonna win the prem. Lets hope Rafa takes the FA cup seriously!
ryan babel is bebal(stupid)
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