Richardson eyes Liverpool win

(GSM) – Sunderland midfielder Kieran Richardson believes his team are capable of causing an upset when they take on Liverpool at Anfield in the weekend.

The Black Cats have enjoyed a mini-revival of late, going five games unbeaten, but their away record makes a poor reading.

With a trip to top-four chasing Liverpool awaiting on Sunday, Richardson’s team will face a difficult task when they step out onto the Anfield pitch.

Sunderland’s only away win came on the opening day of the season at Bolton and a barren 14 game run without victory saw a promising start fade away during the middle of the campaign.

But Steve Bruce’s men have been able to turn their fortunes around somewhat, easing their relegation worries by beating in-form Birmingham and picking up useful points against UEFA Champions League hopefuls Manchester City and Aston Villa.

And the results have given the 25-year-old a renewed belief that they can return to the North East with points in the bag.

He told the Daily Express: “We have another big game on Sunday against a big club and I’m sure we can get something.

“Liverpool are still a top side. It doesn’t really concern us what problems they might have, we need to concentrate on our performance. If we get it right as we did in drawing at Aston Villa, then we have a chance.

“We matched one of the best sides in the league. Beating Bolton and Birmingham has made a big difference. It has relieved the pressure and you can see we really believe in ourselves.

“Drawing at Villa shouldn’t be that big a shock. We could’ve won it.”