VINE: Brendan Rodgers with David Brent-esque penalty joke before Liverpool lose on penalties

Brendan Rodgers doesn't deserve half the grief he gets but, come on, sometimes he doesn't help himself.

The Liverpool boss was in buoyant mood in Turkey tonight pre-kick off and he was having a good laugh with the reporter - okay, he was having a good laugh with himself TO the reporter. Asked about the penalty drama which has surrounded his team from last week's first leg win at Anfield, Rodgers came back with a quick-witted reply. Well, he thought it was good anyway. "Oh, I don't know. A little thing called morale..." as Mr Brent would put it himself. In fairness, he couldn't have known that fate would play a cruel trick on him and send Liverpool out on penalties but it just makes it funnier for us.