Laudrup believes that after losing to West Brom on Monday night, they could face a Liverpool side with a point to prove as the Reds look to move back above the Swans in the league table.<\/p>\n
Liverpool also crashed last night in Europe – losing the first leg of their Europa League tie 2-0 to Zenit St Petersburg and of course there is the small matter of the fact that the Swans ended their reign as League Cup holders at Anfield back in October.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe fact that Liverpool lost to West Brom on Monday was a bad result for us because it means the Liverpool players will be even more motivated against us,\u201d said Laudrup in Dubai.<\/p>\n
\u201cPlus I do not think they have forgotten our game in the Capital One Cup earlier in the season.<\/p>\n
\u201cBut last Saturday our players showed that they were 100 per cent focused on QPR and not the final.<\/p>\n
\u201cI hope this will be repeated on Sunday \u2013 it has to be that way because otherwise it will be a very long afternoon at Anfield.\u201d<\/p>\n
Laudrup also hailed his side’s trip to Dubai a success<\/p>\n
\u201cThe break in Dubai has been good,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s been nice to have a bit of sun on our backs and the grass pitches we are training on are excellent.<\/p>\n
\u201cI think the players really enjoying it and the combination of training and relaxation has been good.<\/p>\n
\u201cChico is being treated several times every day.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt will be very difficult for him to reach the cup final, but the physios are doing everything they can, so we will have to wait and see if he makes it. If Chico isn\u2019t fit then I have three or four options to choose from.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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