The Reds triumphed with Cristiano Ronaldo's second-half penalty, awarded after he was fouled by Max Aarons inside the box.
Although we were far from our fluent best, it is perhaps worth noting that, at this busy time of the season, the results sometimes take precedence over the performance, and that Manchester City, Chelsea and Liverpool also required spot-kicks to win their respective matches against Wolves, Leeds United and Aston Villa respectively.
The boss felt the defensive aspects of our play, in keeping a clean sheet, were satisfying but we lacked a little going forward in difficult conditions against aggressive opponents.