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Saturday March 14, 2009 Finished Old Trafford

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Manchester United

  • Ronaldo 23’ (pen.)

Liverpool

  • Torres 28’
  • Gerrard 44’ (pen.)
  • Aurelio 77’
  • Dossena 90’

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  1. Four-goal Liverpool stun United

    Four-goal Liverpool stun United

    Liverpool capped a fantastic week with a 4-1 win over 10-man Manchester United at Old Trafford to rekindle their Premier League title hopes. More

  • Live Commentary

    Time:90'
    • Manchester United
    • Liverpool
    • - Click on the links to the right for more live action as it happens!
    • - Thanks for joining us today... plenty more to come, don't go anywhere!
    • 90'+2 There it is! All over in Manchester and Liverpool record a stunning win!
    • 90'+1 GOAL! UNBELIEVABLE! LIVERPOOL GO 4-1 UP THROUGH DOSSENA! Again, United fail to deal with a long ball and Dossena runs onto it before chipping over Van der Sar! AMAZING!
    • 90' Gerrard is taken off... to huge applause from the Liverpool contingent... El Zhar comes on in his place.
    • 88' Ronaldo misses his kick in the box and with that go United's hopes of getting something from this game... surely...?
    • 86' Gerrard! Oooh! What a chance for a fourth! Babel backheels to his skipper but he snatches at it and blazes into the Stretford End!
    • 84' United used to be adept at late comebacks, but thesedays they don't seem capable of such feats... and time is running out for them now.
    • 80' Babel comes on to replace Torres, who has more than done his job today.
    • 48' What a turnaround! Liverpool have come from behind to lead 3-1 with a man extra for the final 13 minutes!
    • 77' GOAL! LIVERPOOL GO 3-1 UP! AURELIO BANGS HOME THE RESULTING FREE-KICK, RIGHT INTO THE TOP CORNER! INCREDIBLE! What a strike! Van der Sar no chance!
    • 76' VIDIC IS OFF! The Serb sees the ball skew off his thigh allowing Gerrard in! He hauls him down and is sent off! United down to 10 men!
    • 74' Here comes those changes... it's a triple one! Giggs, Berbatov and Scholes all come on for Anderson, Carrick and Park.
    • 72' Ronaldo fires over from distance... still the Liverpool defence stands firm.
    • 71' Chance for Tevez to level things up! He takes a ball forward down on his chest, but he can't control his shot and the ball goes wide!
    • 70' Looks like Berbatov and Giggs are coming on...
    • 68' Liverpool make a change now... Dossena on for Riera...
    • 66' At the other end, Carrick's attempted headed clearance only finds Lucas on the edge of the box... he volleys goalwards! But Van der Sar is there to make the save!
    • 65' Breathless stuff at Old Trafford as United press for an equaliser!
    • 64' Skrtel goes into the book now for a reckless challenge from behind...
    • 64' Ronaldo crosses for Rooney at the far post! He manages to get something on it to direct the ball back across goal! But Tevez can't get on it - it's behind him!
    • 63' Real pressure from United at the moment, but still no breakthrough...
    • 62' Rooney looks up for the fight now! He jinks inside from the left wing and lets fly! Deflected over the bar for another United corner!
    • 60' Mascherano is booked for a challenge on Rooney...
    • 59' Rooney nearly plays Park in! But Reina comes off his line and play a cool clearance...
    • 58' It's a been a promising start to the second half from United so far...
    • 57' Oooh! Reina flaps on a cross! Tevez just needs a touch on it! But the Liverpool keeper drops on the ball and the danger passes!
    • 55' Ronaldo's effort hits the wall before causing a bit of confusion in the Liverpool box... Hyypia eventually gets it clear!
    • 54' Anderson gestures to the crowd to make some more noise as United prepare to take another free-kick!
    • 53' Ronaldo shoots! It's on target! But Reina finds it easy to take in a standing position.
    • 52' Lucas brings down Rooney 30 yards out and Ronaldo will have chance to fire on goal from a free-kick.
    • 50' Torres has a problem here... he's limping heavily and it's his right ankle... bad news for Liverpool...
    • 48' Ronaldo crosses and nearly catches Reina unawares... the ball ends up striking the outside of the post, with Reina scrambling to get there! He recovers just in time before Rooney gets on the rebound!
    • 47' Liverpool race out of the blocks and win an early second-half corner as Evra put the ball out of play.
    • 46' Back underway at Old Trafford! No changes in personel to tell you about at the break.
    • 45'+3 There goes the half-time whistle! And Liverpool do take a 2-1 lead in with them! Cracking first half...
    • 45'+2 Tevez wins a late corner! Danger here... no, O'Shea's knock back only finds a grey shirt and Liverpool look like they're going to end the first half in the lead.
    • 45' What an end to the half! Two terrible mistakes from United players have gifted Liverpool two chances to score... and they've both been converted with aplomb.
    • 44' GOAL! GERRARD SCORES! Van der Sar tried to do his best to put him - he gets booked for not getting onto his line - but Gerrard keeps his cool and slots past him! 2-1 to the visitors!
    • 43' PENALTY TO LIVERPOOL! Evra upends Gerrard as the Liverpool skipper bursts into the box! What a chance!
    • 42' Lovely turn by Carrick to escape the attentions of Mascherano... he advances towards goal before letting fly! Oooh! Just over the bar!
    • 40' Rooney delivers the corner, but again the Liverpool back line remains strong and the ref eventually blows for a free-kick to the visitors.
    • 39' Park now wins a corner for United as the ball takes a deflection off Carragher!
    • 38' Ronaldo has a chance to run at Aurelio now... but he opts to centre early... straight to Hyypia and cleared to safety!
    • 37' Kuyt hits the deck in apparent agony after a challenge from Ferdinand... he certainly clips him and Alan Wiley has no choice but to brandish another yellow.
    • 36' Oh dear, that's cynical by Carragher as Tevez skips away from him and he trips him up! Yellow for the Liverpool stalwart.
    • 34' Oooh! Ronaldo has a crack at goal from the next United free-kick! It takes a slight deflection off the wall and Reina spills it! Tevez is there in a flash, but the Liverpool keeper reacts just in time to dive on the ball!
    • 32' United win a free-kick about 40 yards out... Ronaldo's over it... surely he's not going to have a pop at goal from there? No, he doesn't, but his chip into the box is easily headed clear by Hyypia.
    • 31' Torres has the beating of Vidic again now... Liverpool can sense their chance!
    • 30' Lovely from Torres! He nutmegs Vidic now! Ferdinand across to help to his team-mate out... Vidic looks rattled!
    • 29' Two goals, two errors of judgement... game on!
    • 28' GOAL! LIVERPOOL ARE RIGHT BACK IN IT! Vidic makes a terrible error of judgement as he decides not to head clear Skrtel's long ball... he lets it bounce, allowing Torres to pressure him... Vidic then slips as the Liverpool man outmuscles him... he's in on goal! And he beats Van der Sar with ease! 1-1!
    • 26' Liverpool will have to come out now... it's time for Gerrard, Riera and Kuyt to get more forward.
    • 24' That goal means so much to United and their fans! Reina will have to think long and hard about that one... it was a really rash challenge...
    • 23' GOAL! UNITED TAKE THE LEAD THROUGH RONALDO! Reina guesses the right way, but the Portuguese's kick is simply to well struck and right into the corner! 1-0 to the champions!
    • 22' PENALTY TO UNITED! Tevez plays in Park.... he's not really going anywhere, but Reina comes hares out of his goal and trips him!
    • 20' Torres into the box! He ghosts past Ferdinand, but not Vidic who again steps in to stamp out the danger!
    • 19' Liverpool are playing the ball around nicely now... they're increasing in confidence as the first half progresses.
    • 17' The second corner comes all the way across to Rooney who sends it back into the middle... Hyypia's there to clear for Liverpool!
    • 16' But that's not cool from Carragher, who concedes a needless corner! Ferdinand challenges for it and wins a second one moments later!
    • 15' Cool clearance from Reina under pressure from Tevez... lesser men might have panicked then!
    • 14' Aurelio brings a cheer from the home crowd as he lets the ball run out play on the far side.
    • 13' Anderson plays the ball into Evra... he's got a chance to run at Hyypia now! But he opts to take a pop at goal! Bad decision from the Frenchman - his effort flies into the Stretford End!
    • 12' Gerrard threatens to burst through now... great run from the Liverpool skipper! But Vidic displays all his defensive nous to hustle him off the ball!
    • 10' Liverpool just beginning to enjoy some possession now after United's strong first five or so minutes.
    • 9' Lucas is allowed to get close to the United penalty area with the ball at his feet... but Ferdinand steps in to make a decisive challenge and the Liverpool attack breaks down.
    • 6' Cracking atmosphere today, despite the early kick-off. You'd expect nothing less from these two sets of fans...
    • 5' Liverpool are struggling to settle so far... but here's Torres bursting forward... he runs into Ferdinand, and goes down! Play on says the ref! He was looking for a free-kick there, but it probably was one.
    • 4' Nothing comes of the corner though... United enjoying the better of the opening exchanges.
    • 3' Oooh! Ronaldo crosses to the edge of the box! PARK! Oooh! Great block by Carragher to divert it over the bar!
    • 3' Tevez breaks free on the right now... but his cross is over everyone's heads and Kuyt blasts the ball clear.
    • 2' Cleared at the near post by a Liverpool head.
    • 2' Rooney gets the better of Carragher on the United left and wins an early corner for the champions!
    • 1' Liverpool looking resplendent in all grey today as the sun beats down on the Old Trafford pitch.
    • 1' Arbeloa damaged his hamstring in warm-up... that's why he's sitting on the bench.
    • 1' So, here we go! Underway at Old Trafford!
    • - And that means that Jamie Carragher will have to play right-back... Tevez and Rooney's pace will really test the ageing legs of Hyypia.
    • - News is filtering through that Liverpool will be forced into a late change... Hyypia is drafted in with Arbeoloa named on the bench.
    • - For the visitors to Old Trafford, Xabi Alonso doesn't even make the bench after picking up a knock against Real Madrid on Tuesday.
    • - Carlos Tevez, a scorer at Anfield over the past two seasons, starts for United, with Dimitar Berbatov starting on the bench. Ryan Giggs and Paul Scholes are rested, with Park Ji-Sung and Anderson coming in.
    • - This is a classic six-pointer today... victory for United will see the champions go 10 clear again, while defeat would allow Liverpool to move within four - and blow the title race wide open.

  • Team Stats

    Manchester United Stats Liverpool
    54% Possession 45%
    17 Shots 9
    3 Shots on target 5
    0 Saves 0
    10 Corners 3
    16 Fouls 14
    3 Offsides 2
    2 Yellow cards 3
    1 Red cards 0
    18 Tackles 32
    350 Accurate passes 267
    74 Bad passes 50

  • Player Stats

    G =
    Goals
    S =
    Shots
    SoT =
    Shot on Target
    F =
    Fouls
    FW =
    Fouls Won
    O =
    Offsides
    A =
    Assists
    AP =
    Accurate Passes
    BP =
    Bad Passes
    T =
    Tackles
    • Manchester United
      G S SoT F FW O A AP BP T
      1 Edwin Van der Sar 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 0 0
      15 Nemanja Vidic 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 33 5 1
      5 Rio Ferdinand 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 50 2 0
      3 Patrice Evra 0 1 0 1 3 0 0 32 21 2
      22 John O'Shea 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 32 2 3
      16 Michael Carrick 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 38 11 7
      8 Anderson Oliveira 0 0 0 4 3 0 0 30 6 0
      7 Cristiano Ronaldo 1 5 3 0 2 2 0 27 5 0
      13 Ji-sung Park 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 23 8 1
      10 Wayne Rooney 0 6 0 1 2 0 0 16 5 0
      32 Carlos Tevez 0 1 0 3 2 0 0 25 5 2
      17 Luís Almeida da Cunha 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      12 Ben Foster 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      24 Darren Fletcher 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      11 Ryan Giggs 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 8 0 1
      23 Jonny Evans 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      9 Dimitar Berbatov 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 5 1 1
      18 Paul Scholes 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 17 3 0
    • Liverpool
      G S SoT F FW O A AP BP T
      25 Jose Reina 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 13 0 0
      23 Jamie Carragher 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 24 1 4
      37 Martin Skrtel 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 18 2 1
      4 Sami Hyypia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 19 0 1
      12 Fabio Aurelio 1 2 1 0 1 0 0 34 14 3
      8 Steven Gerrard 1 3 1 0 3 1 0 24 7 1
      20 Javier Mascherano 0 0 0 3 2 0 0 29 4 4
      21 Lucas Leiva 0 1 1 5 3 0 0 38 7 9
      11 Albert Riera 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 17 7 3
      9 Fernando Torres 1 2 1 2 3 0 0 11 2 2
      18 Dirk Kuyt 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 34 3 4
      19 Ryan Babel 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
      31 Nabil El Zhar 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
      2 Andrea Dossena 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 3 3 0
      24 David Ngog 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      1 Diego Cavalieri 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      22 Emiliano Insua 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      17 Alvaro Arbeloa 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

  • Summary

    • 90'+1 GOAL! UNBELIEVABLE! LIVERPOOL GO 4-1 UP THROUGH DOSSENA! Again, United fail to deal with a long ball and Dossena runs onto it before chipping over Van der Sar! AMAZING!
    • 86' Gerrard! Oooh! What a chance for a fourth! Babel backheels to his skipper but he snatches at it and blazes into the Stretford End!
    • 77' GOAL! LIVERPOOL GO 3-1 UP! AURELIO BANGS HOME THE RESULTING FREE-KICK, RIGHT INTO THE TOP CORNER! INCREDIBLE! What a strike! Van der Sar no chance!
    • 76' VIDIC IS OFF! The Serb sees the ball skew off his thigh allowing Gerrard in! He hauls him down and is sent off! United down to 10 men!
    • 71' Chance for Tevez to level things up! He takes a ball forward down on his chest, but he can't control his shot and the ball goes wide!
    • 66' At the other end, Carrick's attempted headed clearance only finds Lucas on the edge of the box... he volleys goalwards! But Van der Sar is there to make the save!
    • 64' Ronaldo crosses for Rooney at the far post! He manages to get something on it to direct the ball back across goal! But Tevez can't get on it - it's behind him!
    • 62' Rooney looks up for the fight now! He jinks inside from the left wing and lets fly! Deflected over the bar for another United corner!
    • 48' Ronaldo crosses and nearly catches Reina unawares... the ball ends up striking the outside of the post, with Reina scrambling to get there! He recovers just in time before Rooney gets on the rebound!
    • 44' GOAL! GERRARD SCORES! Van der Sar tried to do his best to put him - he gets booked for not getting onto his line - but Gerrard keeps his cool and slots past him! 2-1 to the visitors!
    • 43' PENALTY TO LIVERPOOL! Evra upends Gerrard as the Liverpool skipper bursts into the box! What a chance!
    • 42' Lovely turn by Carrick to escape the attentions of Mascherano... he advances towards goal before letting fly! Oooh! Just over the bar!
    • 34' Oooh! Ronaldo has a crack at goal from the next United free-kick! It takes a slight deflection off the wall and Reina spills it! Tevez is there in a flash, but the Liverpool keeper reacts just in time to dive on the ball!
    • 28' GOAL! LIVERPOOL ARE RIGHT BACK IN IT! Vidic makes a terrible error of judgement as he decides not to head clear Skrtel's long ball... he lets it bounce, allowing Torres to pressure him... Vidic then slips as the Liverpool man outmuscles him... he's in on goal! And he beats Van der Sar with ease! 1-1!
    • 23' GOAL! UNITED TAKE THE LEAD THROUGH RONALDO! Reina guesses the right way, but the Portuguese's kick is simply to well struck and right into the corner! 1-0 to the champions!
    • 22' PENALTY TO UNITED! Tevez plays in Park.... he's not really going anywhere, but Reina comes hares out of his goal and trips him!
    • 3' Oooh! Ronaldo crosses to the edge of the box! PARK! Oooh! Great block by Carragher to divert it over the bar!

Live Team Line-Up

  • Referee: Alan Wiley

  • Manchester United

    Manager: Alex Ferguson

    Captain: Rio Ferdinand

    Starting line-up

    • E. van der Sar Yellow Card
    • J. O'Shea
    • R. Ferdinand Yellow Card
    • N. Vidic Red Card
    • P. Evra
    • C. Ronaldo
    • O. Anderson Substitution Out (74′)
    • M. Carrick Substitution Out (74′)
    • J. Park Substitution Out (74′)
    • C. Tevez
    • W. Rooney

    Subs

    • P. Scholes Substitution In74′
    • R. Giggs Substitution In74′
    • D. Berbatov Substitution In74′
    • D. Fletcher
    • B. Foster
    • .. Nani
    • J. Evans

    Injured

    • G. Neville
    • O. Hargreaves
    • W. Brown
    • R. Da Silva

    Suspended

    None

  • Liverpool

    Manager: Rafael Benitez

    Captain: Steven Gerrard

    Starting line-up

    • J. Reina
    • J. Carragher Yellow Card
    • S. Hyypia
    • M. Skrtel Yellow Card
    • F. Aurelio Goal
    • L. Lucas
    • J. Mascherano Yellow Card
    • D. Kuyt
    • S. Gerrard
    • A. Riera Substitution Out (68′)
    • F. Torres Goal Substitution Out (90′)

    Subs

    • A. Dossena Substitution In68′ Goal
    • A. Arbeloa
    • R. Babel Substitution In80′
    • D. N'Gog
    • N. El Zhar Substitution In90′
    • E. Insua
    • D. Cavalieri

    Injured

    • Y. Benayoun
    • X. Alonso
    • P. Degen
    • D. Agger

    Suspended

    None

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  1. Haha...4 goals in the 'theatre of­ Dreams'....priceless.

    From MissFernandoTorres, on Tue 16 Jun 8:15PM

  2. The next season is going to be a cracking season for­ football. With the new promotions this should
    be an­ interesting time.

    From Free bet www.freebets.co.za, on Tue 2 Jun 6:21PM

  3. man u may have won the league but they will never­ forget this. COME ON YOU REDS

    From gerrard1894, on Fri 22 May 4:51PM
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    As I said before, comment 2622.. 'Do not proud! The­ spirit of the red devil lives within­ the soul of all­ mankind. Manchester United will pay­ Liverpool back.­ Man U will score hattrick BPL Champion,­ this year.­ Liverpool will get nothing this year. For­ your­ victory, Rafa, walks in hand-in-hand of your lose.­­ Then, we (earthlings) will see the fall of Rafael­­ Benitez and his Liverpool.'

    I'm right.. The­ Spirit lives in the soul of all mankind and Manchester­ United paid Liverpool back.. and yes, Man U have scored­ hat-trick BPL Champion.. and yes, Liverf**kers­ didn't get anything.. For your victory Rafa,­ that's nothing.. We shall see your fall.. GLORY­ GLORY MAN UTD!

    F**K YOU LIVERPOOL WE F**KING HATE­ YOU! F**K ALL YOUR SCOUSE CAUSE MANCHESTER RULE!!!!

    From Angelos, on Sun 17 May 9:22AM

  5. something to be proud of for 08/09

    From fhotaj, on Sat 16 May 11:50PM

  6. Man u Are scum
    they cant beat the owls in the champ

    From jamesyeadon, on Sat 9 May 6:58PM

  7. liverpool is beaten man utd time

    when liverpool was vs­ man utd i thought they were going to lose

    From amedu_joy, on Wed 15 Apr 6:11PM

  8. liverpool is beaten man utd two time

    From amedu_joy, on Wed 15 Apr 6:08PM

  9. Ki sanla 1er????

    From mervincurpen, on Sat 11 Apr 2:03PM

  10. man u are @#$%

    From SHIRLEY, on Fri 10 Apr 3:34PM

  11. I THINK IT WILL BE NEXT TIME IT WILL BE MU 10-0 LP

    From Lorna, on Wed 8 Apr 9:51PM

  12. IN FERNANDO TORRES VS GERRARD TORRES 7-90 GERRARD

    From Lorna, on Wed 8 Apr 9:47PM

  13. Fernando Torres vs Gerard

    From norisadiku, on Fri 3 Apr 5:11PM

  14. good result for Liverpool

    From veronironker, on Thu 2 Apr 9:04PM

  15. liverpool the one,k

    From beboo, on Thu 2 Apr 5:10PM

  16. bhsadok you lost twice this season to liverpool

    From dianesellars, on Sun 29 Mar 4:32PM

  17. To all liverfool fans which always be a fools, I think­ you had forgotten where you are... you're from the­ 4th.. not 1st.. anyway, the 4-0, 4-1, 5-0 aren't­ going to be for a long time. Just keep going on like­ this and when Man U and Chelsea had enough.. There will­ be hell to pay to you Rafa the Benzites

    From Angelos, on Thu 26 Mar 2:48PM

  18. n

    From Beverley, on Thu 26 Mar 11:50AM

  19. ladz u no y u did da trouble cuz vidics was sented of

    From Adam, on Tue 24 Mar 6:38PM
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    BAD ONE LIVERPOOL

    From murataksoy2004, on Tue 24 Mar 5:03PM
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