Carlos Carvalhal's fourth league game in charge of a struggling Swansea City side saw them take on a Liverpool team unbeaten in their previous 18 games (in all competitions) and featuring Virgil van Dijk at the heart of their defence for the first time in the Premier League.
It turned into a frustrating night for Jurgen Klopp's team as they went behind to a goal from Swansea defender Alfie Mawson late on in the first half. The Swans held on to their 1-0 lead for the remainder of the 90 minutes, preventing Liverpool from scoring for the first time in their last six league games – a combination of poor finishing from Liverpool, fine saves from goalkeeper Lukasz Fabianksi, and the home side's commitment to Carvalhal's effective game plan securing Swansea a valuable three points.
Here, Carvalhal talks exclusively to The Coaches' Voice about how Swansea's 5-0 defeat at the hands of Liverpool at Anfield just 27 days earlier was instructive in forming the tactics he employed on a night that kept the Swans' faint hopes of Premier League survival alive.