Liverpool legend Ronnie Whelan has explained that he was not surprised to see West Ham score a last-gasp winner in the 2-1 victory over the Reds in an FA Cup replay last night.
The Merseyside giants, who have had a very leaky defence in the present campaign, came into the match on the back of a 2-2 draw with Sunderland in the Premier League at the weekend.
In that game at Anfield, Liverpool squandered a two-goal lead to come out with just a solitary point, with the Black Cats scoring twice inside the last nine minutes.
It was a similar story at Upton Park too as it seemed the game was heading towards penalties; but West Ham scored a late goal through Angelo Ogbonna in extra-time to knock Liverpool out of the FA Cup.
And Whelan, whose former team have the sixth-worst defensive record in the Premier League this season, insisted that West Ham nicking the game with a late winner did not come as a surprise to him.
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“The manager said on Saturday that he wasn’t surprised Sunderland came back into the game because it’s happening”, he told LFC TV, while discussing Liverpool’s defence.
“And I wasn’t surprised when West Ham scored. Every time there’s a ball going in you think ‘oh now they’re going to score.’
“So when they do score it’s not really a major surprise because we can’t hold onto leads.”
