Dejan Lovren has revealed the half-time commotion that jolted Liverpool into life and allowed their Champions League adventure to continue.
The Croatia international was one of Liverpool's standout performers on a dramatic night against Manchester City, producing arguably the best 90 minutes of a career at Anfield that has often seen his suitability for such occasions called into question.
He was exempt from criticism during a first 45 minutes when the intensity of City's attacking took Liverpool to the limits; they scored one goal through Gabriel Jesus and Lovren conceded his team were 'lucky' not to have gone into the interval trailing by two.