Local, national and international media gathered in the ‘mixed
zone’ just inside the tunnel area to gain thoughts and opinions
afterwards. As they did, Reds forward Linnett trudged past, her face a
picture of despondency.
She later tweeted: “I honestly have no words for today, I’m
absolutely gutted but the support was incredible. The result didn’t go
our way but I’m so proud to be a part of this club – we go again!”
And despite the immediate disappointment of a derby defeat,
manager Jepson, who has worked with the club for more than a
decade, kept her focus trained on the bigger picture. “I’m gutted that
we gifted them a goal because otherwise I don’t think they would
have scored,” she said.
“The amount of opportunities we created in front of goal was
encouraging but they’re the fine margins in the game and we’ve got
to make sure we find the back of the net.
“But there were 23,500 fans here today and we certainly earned
their respect because we were the better team and I’m not just
saying that because I’m the Liverpool manager.
“I’m so proud of all the players today, every single one of them, the
subs that came on and the players that didn’t get to come on. It was