Skrtel plays down “lonely” reports

Liverpool defender Martin Skrtel has played down recent reports suggesting he is unhappy with life on Merseyside since his move from Zenit St Petersburg almost a year ago.

Reports said that the big 24-year-old central defender, who is currently sidelined until Christmas through a knee injury, was lonely and looking for a January transfer back to Russia.

But the Slovakia international insists he is happy and is going nowhere. He said, “I am very happy here at Anfield. It was always my dream to play here