Toure: Madrid just the motivation for outliers

Defender Kolo Toure claims being written off against Real Madrid was just the motivation Liverpool’s fringe players needed to prove they can provide viable alternatives for Brendan Rodgers.

The 1-0 defeat in the Bernabeu was nowhere near the catastrophe many predicted when it emerged star names like Steven Gerrard and Raheem Sterling were being rested with a meeting with Chelsea on the horizon.