Liverpool 0 - 1 Manchester United

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United Too Good


Considering the wealth of talent on the field, this was not a technically great match, but it was certainly entertaining, and the spectators got their money's worth. Ronaldo and Giggs were not at their sparkling best, but Liverpool failed to take advantage, although there were some desperate moments in United's goalmouth. Van der Sar was caught out on a couple of occasions, but splendid cover first from Anderson, and then Patrick Evra kept the ball out.


Wayne Rooney had a good game, and a hand in United's goal after 43 minutes. In fact, it was his shot that was turned in by Carlos Tevez. The two strikers team up well together, and worked hard to secure a victory that was well deserved.


Although Liverpool applied most of the pressure in the second half, they failed to score, and didn't seem quite as determined as they should be. Sir Alex is nothing if not the wiliest of managers, but he does not swap his players around anything like as much as Benitez. The Liverpool boss was quoted as stating, after the match, that there was very little difference between the two teams. Perhaps the difference then could be in the managers!


There is no doubt that Rafael knows his football, but there are many fans, beyond Liverpool, who wonder what players of the calibre of Peter Crouch really think about their 'part time' roles.


If Liverpool had won there is little doubt that Benitez would have been praised, but they lost at home against the old enemy. They are a good side that are not performing badly. But they have the capacity not just to be good, but also to be great again. It just seems to be a case of fine-tuning, which is not there at the moment!


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