Xherdan Shaqiri said that starting Liverpool's 3-1 win over Manchester United on Sunday on the bench gave him the chance to spot vulnerabilities that allowed him to score twice as a substitute.
Shaqiri came on in the second half after Jesse Lingard had cancelled out Sadio Mane's opener at Anfield, and his brace made the difference to return the Reds to the top of the Premier League table.
Per David Lynch of the Evening Standard, the Switzerland international said:
"I tried to be direct in the game and you can see also I prepared myself very [well].