Liverpool's Adam Bogdan says he 'got lucky' in Carlisle shoot-out
Thursday 24 September 2015 11:35, UK
Goalkeeper Adam Bogdan says he "got lucky" after his penalty shoot-out heroics saved Liverpool's blushes against fourth tier Carlisle United in the Capital One Cup.
Brendan Rodgers' team, who had failed to win their previous five games in all competitions, eventually secured a 3-2 shootout win at Anfield when Bastien Hery's tame effort was easily saved by Bogdan.
Back-up goalkeeper Bogdan, who was making his competitive debut, stopped three of Carlisle's five penalties after Derek Asamoah cancelled out Danny Ings' opener and the two sides stayed deadlocked after extra time.
"There's method in the madness," the Hungarian told the club's official website.
"Sometimes you guess right, sometimes you get lucky and sometimes you don't. I guessed the right way and got lucky with three shots. Thankfully we went through."
Aston Villa visit Anfield next in the Premier League on Saturday and Bogdan is conscious of how important a victory is.
"All the games are massive," he said. "Every week in the Premier League there is no easy game.
"We have to concentrate on the next one, come in on Saturday, get the job done and win the game and move on."
Recent history seems to favour Villa, as none of the last eight meetings between the teams has ended in a home win.
Striker Christian Benteke has already been ruled out for Liverpool with a hamstring problem while Rodgers could also be without midfielder Roberto Firmino and defender Dejan Lovren, who were withdrawn with injuries against Carlisle.
