Gregory Vignal has mirrored on the ‘unbelievable’ feeling of scoring in entrance of the Kop for Liverpool Legends of their 4-2 win over Ajax on Saturday.
The Frenchman netted his crew’s first goal of the afternoon, and it ignited a storming second-half comeback from 2-0 down.
Speaking utterly to Empire of the Kop, the 42-year-old was delighted to hunt out the net at Anfield and play his half inside the fundraising fixture, with proceeds from the game going in the direction of the tremendous work of the LFC Foundation.
Vignal said: “Good, wonderful, unbelievable. It’s an superior feeling to realize in entrance of the Kop for an excellent set off.”
The defender was launched prior to anticipated, having come into the game as a substitute for Fabio Aurelio, who sadly seen his involvement prematurely ended by injury.
The Frenchman didn’t have any substitute on the 44-year-old after the match, nonetheless is hopeful that the Brazilian full-back ‘simply isn’t too harmful’.
That enforced substitution was indicative of a sport by which the Liverpool players’ aggressive instinct was clear to be seen in how they disputed a lot of the refereeing selections as we converse.
Vignal cited one foul which was given in opposition to him that he didn’t suppose was acceptable, insisting that he ‘carried out the ball’ as he protested in ineffective collectively together with his knees on the underside.
The 42-year-old signed off by highlighting the Reds’ willpower to complete the game with victory, no matter it not being a aggressive fixture.
He stated: “We’re winners. It’s on a regular basis good to win. That’s why we’re participating in. It doesn’t matter if it’s a charity sport, a pleasing sport. There isn’t a pleasing sport for us! We’re Liverpool so we now must win.”
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