The promoted Swans face the Reds on Saturday almost 13 years after Monk endured a 7-1 Premier League embarrassment at Anfield as a teenager with Southampton. The 32-year-old centre-back says that heavy defeat has provided motivation throughout his career and claims he has no fear returning to the North West. Monk told the Daily Star: "I was a 19-year-old and we lost 7-1 against a team containing Michael Owen and Robbie Fowler. "Since that day, every single time I play I remind myself in the dressing room before the game of what happened that day. I do it so I can avoid it ever happening again. "It left a mark on me and has been a motivation. I don't ever want to feel embarrassed coming off the pitch like I did that day. It was an awful feeling and we were very poor. "I was only 19 and I didn't play very well either. Thankfully it has never happened to me again, but I want to put those memories right. "We go into every game looking for a win and it will be no different at Anfield - we fear no one and hopefully we can grow even further and get a result." Swansea boast a strong home record this season but are yet to win away from the Liberty Stadium, having thrown away a two-goal advantage at Wolves in their last road game. However, Monk was boosted by their 3-1 home win over Bolton last time out, adding: "We should have won at Wolves, when we deserved to take all three points, but we were good value for our win over Bolton. "We have a good home record, but we've yet to win away. These are the games you get promoted for and we don't want to go (to Liverpool) and not perform."
