The midfielder could not hide his disappointment after the two sides played out an entertaining draw and says the Swans deserved to win the game

Jonjo Shelvey apologised to Swansea fans after his side’s 2-2 draw with Liverpool, claiming he “gifted” his former side a point at the Liberty Stadium.

The midfielder opened the scoring after just two minutes, but was to blame for Liverpool’s equaliser minutes later after a poor back pass was seized upon by Daniel Sturridge who calmly beat Michel Vorm to level the scores.

Shelvey was then involved again as the Reds took the lead, passing the ball straight to Victor Moses who proceeded to score a debut goal to put his side 2-1 up.

“I just want to say sorry to the Swansea fans for two bad mistakes to be honest, I sort of gifted Liverpool the draw really and I think we deserved more than that,” he told Sky Sports.

“Obviously it started tremendously to get the goal, but then two poor mistakes, but then we showed a bit of character to get on the ball.

“I will still be disappointed but that’s just what football’s is about.”

However, Shelvey did then play a part in Swansea’s equaliser, heading the ball down to Michu to make it 2-2 and complete the scoring, yet he still cut a dejected figure after the match.

“I didn’t really want to celebrate [after scoring], because obviously I was at Liverpool and have huge respect for the fans, but its hard to hide your emotions and then two minutes later you give them a goal,” he added.

“You just want to go to a hole where no-one can see you but football is about coming back, it’s happened to great players before

“It’s just a horrible feeling [giving the ball away for the goal] you don’t want to wish it on anyone, even you’re worst enemy.

“It was a bit of a relief [to assist the equaliser] but I still feel I’ve given Liverpool a draw, but it was a great game to play in and both sets of fans were superb.”

Jonjo Shelvey starred at both ends as Liverpool survived a late Swansea barrage to maintain their unbeaten start to the season at the Liberty Stadium.

Shelvey weaved through the Reds defence early on to give the hosts the lead, before a stray backpass gifted Daniel Sturridge the chance to score his fourth goal in as many matches.

The former Liverpool man’s stray pass then allowed Victor Moses to put the visitors in the lead, but his clever knockdown enabled Michu to level the scores after the break, and that was the way it stayed.

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Brendan Rodgers returns to the Liberty Stadium looking to keep up his sides’ 100 per cent record in the league, our tipster is backing the Reds to continue their fine start

Liverpool travel to Wales this evening to face Swansea City and the Reds will be looking to return to the top of the Premier League after the weekend’s results saw Arsenal and Tottenham go above them on nine points.

Rodgers’ men have not won at Swansea since 1982, but have started the season in fantastic form so confidence will be high. Michael Laudrup’s side have already played seven competitive fixtures, so will certainly should have plenty of match fitness coming into this match.

Liverpool have kicked off the season with three straight 1-0 wins, which sees them as the only team to have a 100 per cent record in the Premier League this season.

They have ground out victories against Stoke City, Aston Villa and Manchester United thus far.

Last season Liverpool turned over Swansea at Anfield 5-0, and will be looking to gain maximum points again. Paddy Power price the away side at 5/4 (2.25) to win the match.

Swansea City come into this fixture in inconsistent form. Despite a decent victory away at West Brom last time out, this followed two losses to Tottenham Hotspur and Petrolul Ploiesti in the Europa League, although the later result was of little importance given the aggregate scoreline.

The Swans were also soundly beaten by Manchester United on the opening game of the league season 4-1 at the Liberty Stadium. Paddy Power price them at 23/10 (3.30) to be the first side to beat Liverpool this season. The same firm price the draw at 23/10 (3.30).

When you take into consideration Liverpool’s start to the season, the confidence will be high in Merseyside.

The price of 5/4 (2.25) that Liverpool win the match seems like an excellent price. Swansea have not looked like a solid outfit this campaign, especially at the back, so expect Liverpool to make the most of this and record their fourth straight victory in the league.

For those looking for more value, backing Liverpool’s main man to opening the scoring at 4/1 (5.00) is certainly worth investing in.

Daniel Sturridge has more than filled the gap left by Luiz Suarez during his ban, scoring five goals in his last four matches.

That includes scoring first in all three Premier League games this season. Expect Sturridge to continue this fine form after a few weeks off due to a slight injury that meant he missed England’s internationals.

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