<!--Article Start--> <table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tbody> <tr> <td class="document jq_ColDocument jq_ShareArea"> <div class="tooltipContent"> <div class="scrollContent jq_Content jq_langdir tinyscrollbar doctooltip-y fontsize_0"> <div class="viewport"> <div class="overview"> . <h3 style="text-align: justify">Liverpool gained their first Premier League home win under manager Jurgen Klopp as James Milner's penalty secured a 1-0 home win over struggling Swansea City on Sunday.</h3> <p style="text-align: justify">Milner lifted his spot-kick into the top of the net with just under half an hour remaining after Neil Taylor handled Jordon Ibe's cross.</p> <p style="text-align: justify">Striker Daniel Sturridge and captain Jordan Henderson made returns from injury as Klopp's side laboured to a victory that sent them up to sixth place in the table.</p> <p style="text-align: justify">Sturridge, waylaid by a knee problem, made his first appearance since Klopp took charge last month, while midfielder Henderson, who has been absent with a broken foot, played for the first time since August.</p> <p style="text-align: justify">Defeat leaves Swansea, who have won just one of their last 10 league matches, hovering just above the relegation zone.</p> <p style="text-align: justify">Garry Monk's side were fourth at the end of August, but have faltered badly since.</p> <p style="text-align: justify">They looked nervy at first and almost conceded a comical own goal inside the first six minutes as they were undone by a swift Liverpool attack.</p> <p style="text-align: justify">Ibe raced in from the right onto Adam Lallana's through-ball after Milner had won possession.</p> <p style="text-align: justify">Centre-back Kyle Bartley slid in as the winger lost control, diverting the ball against his own post as goalkeeper Lukasz Fabianski stood helpless.</p> <p style="text-align: justify">The visitors occasionally broke, with Kyle Naughton eager to get forward, and it was from the right-back's cross that Portugal forward Eder headed wide at the near post under pressure from Martin Skrtel.</p> <p style="text-align: justify">By and large, though, it was Liverpool who were creating the early problems with their crisp passing.</p> <p style="text-align: justify">One superb diagonal Lallana ball looked to have given a clear run at goal to Christian Benteke, whose first touch was loose and allowed Naughton to nip in and tidy up.</p> <h2 style="text-align: justify">A Sigh of relief</h2> <p style="text-align: justify">Swansea invited pressure as they dropped deeper to try to keep Liverpool at bay, and lived on their nerves, with captain Ashley Williams surviving a penalty appeal as he tangled with Benteke.</p> <p style="text-align: justify">Ibe then lost his footing when he was in a good position to control and finish Alberto Moreno's cross from the left, before Williams made a superb block to deny Lallana as Klopp's side continued to press.</p> <p style="text-align: justify">The visitors came through that tricky spell, breaking to engineer a couple of promising attacks of their own, as Gylfi Sigurdsson began to have more of an influence, but Liverpool's defence remained solid.</p> <p style="text-align: justify">And still chances were hard to come by, despite Ibe cutting in from the left early in the second half to fire in a low shot that Fabianski pushed around his near post.</p> <p style="text-align: justify">But Liverpool got the break they needed on the hour mark when Swansea left-back Taylor was judged to have handled Ibe's cross.</p> <p style="text-align: justify">Taylor was turning away from the ball with his arm out as he blocked the cross and referee Anthony Taylor only awarded a penalty on the advice of his linesman.</p> <p style="text-align: justify">Milner stayed calm to lift the spot-kick beyond Fabianski, allowing the Kop to breathe a big sigh of relief.</p> <p style="text-align: justify">Klopp then brought on Henderson and Sturridge to cheers as they made their returns.</p> <p style="text-align: justify">And his team almost added a second, with Milner drilling a shot just wide at the end of a fine passing move.</p> <p style="text-align: justify">Ecuador winger Jefferson Montero caused Liverpool concerns when he came on for the final 18 minutes, while fellow Swansea substitute Bafetimbi Gomis saw a late shot deflected wide.</p> <p style="text-align: justify">But Liverpool edged home to move into the top six and close to within four points of a Champions League spot.</p> <p style="text-align: justify"><strong>By AFP</strong></p> </div> </div> </div> </div></td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <!--Article End-->