Steven Gerrard is happy his side managed to snatch a Champions League lifeline at the death against Malmo. But he made sure his players knew how he felt about the performance – insisting "six or seven" must raise their game for the second leg in Glasgow next week.A 2-1 defeat away to the Swedish champions means his side are still up against it for the return fixture – with the away goals rule no longer a factor either.
It could have been so much worse had a deflected Steven Davis effort not crept in with mere seconds remaining. Soren Rieks and Veljko Birmancevic did the damage for the home side within two bonkers minutes at the start of the second half as the Premiership title holders performed below their high standards.
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