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Sunday March 21, 2010 Finished Old Trafford

2 - 1

Manchester United

  • Rooney 12’
  • Park 60’

Liverpool

  • Torres 5’

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  1. Park heads United back to top

    Park heads United back to top

    Manchester United returned to the top of the Premier League as they broke their losing run against Liverpool by winning 2-1 at Old Trafford. More

  • Live Commentary

    Time:90'
    • Manchester United
    • Liverpool
    • 90+6' The whistle goes, and United break their barrenr un against Liverpool, and retake their place at the top of the Premier League table!
    • 90+5' Alex Ferguson is on his feet, desperate for the final whistle to play.
    • 90+2' Agger takes his turn to fire an awful cross over the bar. United look comfortable as they ride this match out.
    • 90' There will be five minutes added on at the end of the match.
    • 90' The ball is played into the feet of Torres, but he scuffs his shot horribly! The ball sits up for Benayoun to head, but it's right at van der Sar who catches.
    • 89' Liverpool are seeing more and more of the ball, but they are lacking the cutting edge needed to grab an equaliser.
    • 87' Manchester United substitution: Paul Scholes replaces Park.
    • 86' Rooney breaks into the Liverpool area and twists and turns before firing a low shot wide of the near post.
    • 85' United are sitting quite deep now, inviting Liverpool to come on to them. The home side are confident that they can draw them in and then hit them with a killer third on the break.
    • 84' Liverpool substitution: Yossi Benayoun replaces Lucas.
    • 83' Liverpool build nicely and Johnson feeds Mascherano on the right, but the cross is woeful and out for a goal kick.
    • 81' If the scoreline stays the same then United will end the day two points clear at the top of the Premier League table
    • 80' Gerrard picks out Torres with a great long-range pass, but Ferdinand is on hand to rob the Spaniard of the ball.
    • 79' Manchester United substitution: Ryan Giggs repalces Nani.
    • 79' Johnson makes good gorund to coem across and tackle Nani.
    • 77' Park sees the run of Rooney, but the linesman sees that the striker was offside.
    • 76' Liverpool substitution: Ryan Babel replaces Maxi Rodriguez.
    • 76' Rooney skips across before trying to beat Reina with a chip that goes way over the bar.
    • 74' Liverpool substitution: Alberto Aquilani replaces Kuyt.
    • 73' A good spell of attacking possession from United ends with Evra's shot being blocked. Vidic brings down Torres as Liverpool clear and gets a booking.
    • 72' Nani is penalised for a foul on Johnson as the defender was dealing with a long ball down the channel.
    • 69' Valencia chases a loose ball out of play and crashes intot he advertising boards, to little sympathy from Insua.
    • 67' Fletcher fouls Lucas and squares up to Kuyt, causing a bit of a melee. Referee Howard Webb gets right in the middle of it and pulls Fletcher away. Once things have calmed down, he has a word with the pair and the match resumes.
    • 66' Daniel Agger has no movement in front of him, so goes for the long-range effort that sails into the stand.
    • 64' Play resumes, with Maxi still on the pitch.
    • 63' Maxi is receiving treatment on the pitch. This break gives the home fans plenty of time to wave the green and gold scarves that have come to symbolise the ill-feeling towards the club's owners.
    • 62' The ball falls to Torres in the United box, but his heavy touch sees the half-chance go begging. Maxi Rodriguez is down after a high-footed challenge from Neville.
    • 61' Thats Park's second league goal of the season. His last one came against Arsenal in January.
    • 60' GOAL!! Rooney finds Fletcher wide on the right. Neville's run on ther overlap distracts Insua long enough for Fletcher to curl in a cross that Park meets with a diving header to beat Reina!
    • 58' Alberto Aquilani has gone for a little jog down the touchline. Is this his time to make a major impact on a big Liverpool game?
    • 57' Fletcher pings a ball out to Valencia, but it's intercepted. Valencia fouls Maxi as he scrambles to recover the ball.
    • 56' Maxi Rodriguez is penalised for a foul on Fletcher.
    • 55' Kuyt and Johnson labour to create something down the right for Liverpool, but United deal with them effectively. United push forward and Rooney's cross to Valencia at the far post is headed clear. The game is nicely poised at the moment.
    • 53' Carragher muscles his way past Rooney to tackle him at the expense of a throw-in.
    • 52' Rooney flicks a lovely first-time ball into the path of Park. The Korean moves forward and lines up a strike from the edge of the box that's right at Reina.
    • 50' Gerrard bundles his way through the middle but his pass for Torres is cut out.
    • 49' United have a free-kick on the left. Lucas heads clear but United retain possession.
    • 47' Ferdinand heads clear and United can break. Nani's cross is blocked and Gerrard hacks clear for a throw-in. Park digs out a cross but Valencia can't stop it going out for a goal kick.
    • 46' Carrick fouls Torres, and Liverpool send men up for the free-kick.
    • 46' The second half is underway!
    • 45+3' That's the final kick of the half, and the two sides go into the break on level terms.
    • 45+3' Rooney curls a dipping shot over the wall, but Reina catches it with both hands.
    • 45+2' Fletcher is fouled on the edge of the D and, after Rooney tries and fails to break into the box, referee Howard Webb calls play back for the free-kick. Carragher is booked for the foul on Fletcher.
    • 45' There will be two minutes added on at the end of the half.
    • 44' Torres beats Vidic with a stepover but his ball in from the byline is caught by van der Sar.
    • 43' Van der Sar comes out of his area and stoops down to head the ball to Ferdinand.
    • 42' Mascherano is penalised for a foul on Park. United fail to use the free-kick to their advantage.
    • 40' Valencia has the beating of Insua again and his cross is bound for Rooney, only for Carragher to get there first. Evra swings in another ball and Park outjumps Agger, but again he heads off target.
    • 38' Liverpool are keeping their shape well, denying United the space on which they thrive when they are on the counter attack. The down side is that Torres is often lacking in support when he's in good positions with the ball.
    • 36' Ferdinand shrugs off Torres as he shields a wayward through-ball out of play for a goal kick.
    • 35' Vidic chests a long ball down and is about to pass back to van der Sar, only for half of Old Trafford to let him know that Kuyt was ready to pounce on the backpass.
    • 34' Evra curls in a cross towards the far post and Insua nods it back to Reina with a tidy cushioned header.
    • 33' Glen Johnson loses the ball in the final third and United come forward. Fortunately for Liverpool, their progress is held up in midfield and they can't exploit the gap left by the England full-back.
    • 32' Nani gets back to do his share of defensive work.
    • 31' Carragher tries an Alonsoesque 50-yard crossfield ball, but it's a lost cause for Torres to chase.
    • 30' Vidic wins a little duel with Torres wide on the right before Evra steams in to fully thwart the Spaniard.
    • 29' Nani surges forward with the ball and digs out an effort from distance that Reina tips round the foot of the post. Liverpool scramble the corner clear but not convincingly.
    • 28' Nani whips in a ball aimed at Rooney that bounces all the way to Reina.
    • 27' Torres nips at the heels of Fletcher and concedes another free-kick.
    • 26' Some tidy football at the back from United as Liverpool start to press them up the pitch.
    • 25' Torres gets himself booked for a late challenge on Park. He gives a bit of backchat to the referee. And we though he was such a nice boy.
    • 23' Valencia teases half a yard out of Insua and uses it to curl a delightful cross in for Park, but the Korean heads wide of the far post.
    • 22' Gerrard's corner is headed towards goal and van der Sar catches after almost dropping in front of Kuyt.
    • 21' Ferdinand turns the ball behind for Liverpool's first corner.
    • 20' Nani squares a pass infield for Park but it's hacked clear before the Korean can meet it.
    • 19' Carragher sends a long ball upfield and Torres give Neville a cheeky nudge in the back as they tussle for it. The United skipper stays strong and shepherds the ball out for a throw.
    • 18' Kuyt rolls the ball Gerrard who tries to release Torres with a first-time ball, but van der Sar is off his line quickly enough to slide in and collect it.
    • 17' Liverpool have a little spell of keep-ball around the back four as they aim to stop United's momentum.
    • 16' The tempo has understandably dropped just for a moment, but United are keen to force the issue now they are back on terms.
    • 15' Well, after such a blistering start to the match, we're all square again. Who is going to emerge from this as the dominant side?
    • 13' Rooney gets his 26th league goal, and now both side's star strikers are on the scoresheet.
    • 12' GOAL!! Reina does brilliantly to block Rooney's shot, but it rebounds right back out to the England striker who taps in to level!
    • 11' There's a bit of wait as the referee gets everyone out of the box. Rooney places the ball on the spot...
    • 10' Valencia gets inside the box ahead of Mascherano who brings him down... PENALTY!! Mascherano gets a booking. It looked as though initial contact was made outside the box, but a penalty it is.
    • 8' Rooney sees one strike from distance blocked by Carragher but he regain the ball and goes for a second try, but it's wide of the target.
    • 7' Carragher barges Rooney over on the halfway line and concedes the free-kick.
    • 6' Torres's 16th goal in 20 league games has certainly given this match a start.
    • 5' GOAL!! Torres picks up a loose ball in midfield and backheels it to Gerrard. The Liverpool skipper drives forward and feeds Kuyt. The Dutchman chips a cross in for Torres who is completely unmarked and heads past van der Sar for the opener!
    • 4' Rooney has the ball on the edge of the box, back to goal. He slips a ball through to Fletcher but the cut-back pass for Park is intercepted. It's been all United so far.
    • 3' Lucas tracks Rooney and nicks the ball from him. He continues his run forward and sprays a pass across to Maxi, but it's just too long for the Argentine. We're not going to see another roving, attacking game from Lucas like the one in Europe on Thursday, are we?
    • 2' United take a free-kick quickly in midfield and it's pinged out to Valencia, but Fletcher's pass forward is wayward.
    • 1' Liverpool kick off and the match is underway!
    • - Or, perhaps, the magic number is 19. Both these side's have a haul of 18 league championships in their illustrious histories, but United can surpass that this season if they beat Arsenal and Chelsea to the title. That should be more than enough motivation for both these sides.
    • - Let us know how you think this match is going to pan out. Can Liverpool make it four straight wins over United? Will Vidic make it four straight red cards against Liverpool? Will a win here spur United on to a fourth-straight title? It seems that four is the magic number this afternoon.
    • - Currently, United are 8/11 to win, with Liverpool 7/2 to grab a victory. You can bet live and in-play on the result, half-time score, correct score, goalscorers and a lot more besides at Eurosport Bet.
    • - Wayne Rooney has scored 25 goals in 28 league games this season. Fernando Torres has 15 in 19 Premier League appearances. Not bad, not bad at all.
    • - United's current form: WwWldW. Goals for 14, goals against 4.
    • - Liverpool's current form: WlWdlW. Goals for 7, goals against 4.
    • - United v Liverpool - league head-to-head: Liverpool 52, draws 43, United 58.
    • - Former United defender and Eurosport-Yahoo! pundit Paul Parker asks one simple question in his preview of this match: Can Vidic handle Torres?
    • - Liverpool once again start with Alberto Aquilani on the bench, so it's the sitting duo of Mascherano and Lucas in midfield. Yossi Benayoun is usurped by Maxi Rodriquez and Dirk Kuyt.
    • - So, Rooney is the lone frontman as United play with a five-man midfield, although he will no doubt be ably supported by Nani and Valencia. Nemanja Vidic and Rio Ferdinand start together, plus every Scouser's favourite right-back, Gary Neville. The returning Ryan Giggs only makes the bench.
    • - Here are the teams for today's clash. The man in the middle for this one England's top referee, Howard Webb.
    • - Man Utd: Van der Sar, Neville, Ferdinand, Vidic, Evra, Valencia, Fletcher, Carrick, Park, Nani, Rooney. Subs: Kuszczak, Berbatov, Giggs, Scholes, Rafael Da Silva, Jonathan Evans, Obertan.
    • - Liverpool: Reina, Johnson, Carragher, Agger, Insua, Mascherano, Lucas, Kuyt, Gerrard, Maxi, Torres. Subs: Cavalieri, Aquilani, Benayoun, Kyrgiakos, Babel, Ngog, Kelly.
    • - Wayne Rooney has scored 11 goals in his last eight Premier League matches.
    • - The visitors have failed to score in their last four Premier League away matches.
    • - Liverpool have only won two of their last 12 Premier League away matches and none of the last five.
    • - United have only won three of the last 10 Premier League matches where the opposition has scored.
    • - United have lost the last three league meetings with Liverpool. The only team to beat the Red Devils four times in a row in the Premier League era is Liverpool between 2000 and 2002.
    • - Nemanja Vidic has been sent off in his last three Premier League meetings with Liverpool.
    • - There have been six red cards in the last six Premier League meetings between Liverpool and United.
    • - Wayne Rooney has scored in each of the last seven Premier League matches at Old Trafford, racking up a total of 12 goals.
    • - The Red Devils have won their last seven Premier League home games in a row, scoring 26 and conceding none.
    • - United have lost 99 Premier League matches since the creation of the division.

  • Summary

    • 90' The ball is played into the feet of Torres, but he scuffs his shot horribly! The ball sits up for Benayoun to head, but it's right at van der Sar who catches.
    • 60' GOAL!! Rooney finds Fletcher wide on the right. Neville's run on ther overlap distracts Insua long enough for Fletcher to curl in a cross that Park meets with a diving header to beat Reina!
    • 52' Rooney flicks a lovely first-time ball into the path of Park. The Korean moves forward and lines up a strike from the edge of the box that's right at Reina.
    • 23' Valencia teases half a yard out of Insua and uses it to curl a delightful cross in for Park, but the Korean heads wide of the far post.
    • 12' GOAL!! Reina does brilliantly to block Rooney's shot, but it rebounds right back out to the England striker who taps in to level!
    • 5' GOAL!! Torres picks up a loose ball in midfield and backheels it to Gerrard. The Liverpool skipper drives forward and feeds Kuyt. The Dutchman chips a cross in for Torres who is completely unmarked and heads past van der Sar for the opener!
    • - Wayne Rooney has scored 25 goals in 28 league games this season. Fernando Torres has 15 in 19 Premier League appearances. Not bad, not bad at all.
    • - Man Utd: Van der Sar, Neville, Ferdinand, Vidic, Evra, Valencia, Fletcher, Carrick, Park, Nani, Rooney. Subs: Kuszczak, Berbatov, Giggs, Scholes, Rafael Da Silva, Jonathan Evans, Obertan.
    • - Liverpool: Reina, Johnson, Carragher, Agger, Insua, Mascherano, Lucas, Kuyt, Gerrard, Maxi, Torres. Subs: Cavalieri, Aquilani, Benayoun, Kyrgiakos, Babel, Ngog, Kelly.

Team lineup & ratings

  • Lineup

    Live Team Line-Up

    • Starting line-up

      • E. van der Sar
      • G. Neville
      • R. Ferdinand
      • N. Vidic Yellow Card
      • P. Evra
      • M. Carrick
      • D. Fletcher
      • J. Park Goal Substitution Out (87′)
      • A. Valencia Yellow Card
      • Nani Substitution Out (79′)
      • W. Rooney Goal

      Subs

      • P. Scholes Substitution In87′
      • R. Giggs Substitution In79′
      • D. Berbatov
      • T. Kuszczak
      • G. Obertan
      • J. Evans
      • Rafael

    • Starting line-up

      • J. Reina
      • G. Johnson
      • J. Carragher Yellow Card
      • D. Agger
      • E. Insúa
      • J. Mascherano Yellow Card
      • Lucas Substitution Out (83′)
      • D. Kuyt Substitution Out (73′)
      • S. Gerrard
      • M. Rodríguez Substitution Out (76′)
      • F. Torres Goal Yellow Card

      Subs

      • Y. Benayoun Substitution In83′
      • A. Aquilani Substitution In73′
      • R. Babel Substitution In76′
      • D. N'Gog
      • M. Kelly
      • D. Cavalieri
      • S. Kyrgiakos

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