 Manchester United |
2-1 |  Liverpool |
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van Persie 19  Vidic 54 |
Sturridge 57 |
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Evra (73)  |
Lucas (45) Skrtel (53) Johnson G (76) Agger (90) |
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| Old Trafford (att: 75501) | |||
| 94 | Full Time: Man Utd 2-1 Liverpool. Professional play from United to keep the ball in the corner and see the game out. | ||
| 92 | Suarez nods Johnson's cross towards goal but the looping effort is easy for De Gea. | ||
| 91 | Clever flick from van Persie to send Valencia's cross towards the corner but Reina makes the save. | ||
| 90 | Half chance for Sturridge but he can only find the side netting from a narrow angle. | ||
| 89 | Liverpool remaining patient but they can't quite craft an opening and in the end Gerrard fouls Carrick. | ||
| 88 | United are rocking here. Liverpool can sense blood. | ||
| 87 | Cynical foul from Johnson as he rugby tackles Valencia to the ground. Pressure relieved for United but Johnson is lucky to stay on the pitch. | ||
| 85 | Great chance for Sturridge. The ball breaks to him on the corner of the six yard box after some determined work from Suarez, but Sturridge can only shoot over. | ||
| 83 | Henderson isn't quite up to the speed of the game yet. His pass for Wisdom goes straight into touch. | ||
| 81 | Welbeck bursts down the left hand side and gets to the byline but can't find a telling cross. | ||
| 80 | Allen makes way for Henderson. | ||
| 80 | Vidic makes his way to the sidelines as Smalling comes into the defense. | ||
| 79 | Very few in red make their way into the box for Cleverley's corner and it's easily headed clear. | ||
| 77 | Phil Jones comes into the midfield. Kagawa is withdrawn. | ||
| 76 | Johnson is booked now after tripping Evra on halfway when United were looking to break. | ||
| 75 | Gerrard's ball in from the free-kick is a good one but Vidic does brilliantly to head it away. | ||
| 74 | Evra trips Downing as the winger breaks down the right hand side. Yellow card. | ||
| 73 | Sloppy from United and they give it away in their own third. Sturridge finds Borini but his volleyed effort drifts wide. | ||
| 71 | Liverpool break with precision until Sturridge skews his shot wide from a narrow angle. | ||
| 69 | Suarez and Sturridge link up again but a promising move comes to nothing as Suarez mis-controls in the box. | ||
| 68 | Johnson fires a low effort at goal after cutting inside but he drags it wide of the near post. | ||
| 66 | Vidic and Wisdom return to the action after a spot of treatment following a clash of heads. | ||
| 64 | Kagawa curls the ball towards the corner from the edge of the area but Reina makes a good diving save. | ||
| 62 | Sterling makes way for Borini. | ||
| 61 | van Persie strikes but its into the wall and deflects through to Reina. | ||
| 60 | van Persie controls on the edge of the box and is pulled down by Gerrard. This is a good position for United. | ||
| 58 | GOAL: MAN UTD 2-1 LIVERPOOL. We have a game on our hands! STURRIDGE reacts quickest to fire home the rebound as Gerrard's shot is parried by De Gea. | ||
| 56 | Just as Liverpool were starting to get a foothold in the game they suddenly have a mountain to climb. | ||
| 54 | GOAL: MAN UTD 2-0 LIVERPOOL. van Persie steers the free-kick to EVRA at the back post and the Frenchman powers the header home! | ||
| 53 | Skrtel hauls Welbeck to the ground as the striker spins in behind but its only a yellow card. | ||
| 52 | Good turn from Suarez and he has room to run into now. The Uruguayan picks out Wisdom on the overlap but his shot is sliced well wide. | ||
| 51 | Much better from Liverpool after the break as they show some signs of life. | ||
| 49 | An uncharacteristically miscued effort from van Persie from the free-kick. It's high and wide. | ||
| 48 | Kagawa is knocked over by a clumsy challenge from Kagawa thirty yards from the Liverpool goal. | ||
| 47 | Sturridge looks to run at the heart of the United defense before trying to find Suarez but the pass is cut out. Encouraging for Liverpool. | ||
| 46 | The second half kicks off. | ||
| 46 | Changes from both managers at halftime. Sturridge on for Liverpool and Valencia for United. Lucas and Young are the men making way. | ||
| 45 | Halftime: Man Utd 1-0 Liverpool. Despite dominating the play United only have a one goal lead at the break. Liverpool will need to improve if they're going to get back into this. | ||
| 45 | The play eventually restarts with Reina OK to continue. Lucas quickly goes into the book for a foul on Young. | ||
| 45 | Concern for Reina here. He is clearly suffering after that clash with Kagawa. | ||
| 45 | Carrick finds Rafael who squares for van Persie. van Persie tries to back-heel it in but Skrtel blocks on the line Kagawa comes in for the rebound but Reina somehow keeps it out. | ||
| 43 | Liverpool have plenty forward as Gerrard finds Sterling on the flank but his low cross is blocked by Evra. | ||
| 41 | Rafael's cross drops to Cleverely in the box. Cleverley hits it on the volley but the powerful left-footed effort goes just wide of the far post. | ||
| 39 | Liverpool get into a threatening position but it comes to nothing as Gerrard's return pass for Suarez is hugely over-hit. | ||
| 36 | Rare touch for Suarez as he tries an instinctive volley from a very tight angle. The effort is well off target though. | ||
| 35 | Cleverley finds Welbeck in the left channel and the striker beats Skrtel for pace before firing over from a tight angle. | ||
| 33 | Young comes back on. Allen gives it away in a dangerous area and Welbeck gets free in the box but his shot is well blocked by Agger. | ||
| 32 | Young is now making his way to sidelines but he's not moving freely. Valencia is warming up. | ||
| 30 | Young needs treatment on his knee after he collides with Daniel Agger. | ||
| 28 | Allen tries to force an opening with an ambitious pass for Suarez but the pass is a wayward one. | ||
| 26 | Young cuts inside and threads the ball in for van Persie who takes the shot first-time. The effort goes well over. | ||
| 24 | Powerful run from Wisdom as he gets down the right but his low cross for Suarez is cleared by Vidic. | ||
| 22 | Gerrard has to scamper back and slide in to deny van Persie a run at goal after the Liverpool skipper had given it away cheaply in his own half. | ||
| 21 | Calm refereeing from Howard Webb as he gives Allen a ticking off after a slightly careless challenge on Carrick. | ||
| 19 | GOAL: MAN UTD 1-0 LIVERPOOL. VAN PERSIE finds the net. A fine move from United is capped by a great finish as the Dutchman strokes home Evra's low cross. | ||
| 17 | Good play from Welbeck before Cleverley slips in van Persie but his shot from a tight angle is blocked by Skrtel. | ||
| 16 | Suarez looks to square up Vidic and break into the box but the Serb does well. No way past. | ||
| 14 | Gerrard once again delivers a set-piece from deep. The ball comes in with pace but Carrick does well to head clear under pressure. | ||
| 12 | Gerrard whips a deep free-kick towards the penalty spot but Vidic is on hand to head it clear. | ||
| 10 | A sloppy pass from Reina gifts United possession in the final third. The ball is worked to van Persie on the edge of the box but his right-footed strike is blocked. | ||
| 9 | Young delivers the first corner of the game but Liverpool defend it well. | ||
| 8 | Classy reverse pass from Carrick to find Evra on the left hand side. | ||
| 7 | Excellent covering from Carrick as he tracks a run from Suarez and wins it inside his own penalty area. | ||
| 6 | United come forward well but the attack comes to nothing as Evra's cross is easy for Reina. | ||
| 4 | Its been quite a scrappy few minutes here. Neither side has been able to get the ball down and play. | ||
| 2 | Kagawa has started from the left with Welbeck central. Johnson is at left-back, Wisdom right for the visitors. | ||
| 1 | A huge roar from the crowd greets the kick-off. We're off and running. | ||
| Young defender Andre Wisdom starts at left-back for Liverpool, with fellow teenager Sterling ahead on the wing. Gerrard, Allen and Lucas start in central midfield with Downing wide on the right. | |||
| Sir Alex has Ferdinand and Vidic together in central defense as Evans drops out. Rooney is still absent with injury so Welbeck starts in attack. Kagawa also makes the eleven. | |||
| Liverpool: Reina, Johnson, Skrtel, Agger, Wisdom, Allen, Gerrard, Lucas, Suarez, Sterling, Downing. | |||
| Man Utd: De Gea, Evra, Rafael, Ferdinand, Vidic, Carrick, Kagawa, Young, Welbeck, Kagawa, Cleverley, van Persie. | |||
| It doesn't get any bigger than this! Manchester United and Liverpool go head to head in the Barclays Premier League. | |||
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1 David De Gea 2 Rafael da Silva 5 Rio Ferdinand 15 Nemanja Vidic (  79)3 Patrice Evra 16 Michael Carrick 23 Tom Cleverley 18 Ashley Young ( 46)26 Shinji Kagawa ( 77)19 Danny Welbeck 20 Robin van Persie |
Pepe Reina 25 Andre Wisdom 47 Martin Skrtel 37 Daniel Agger 5 Glen Johnson 2 ( 46) Lucas 21Stewart Downing 19 Steven Gerrard 8 ( 80) Joe Allen 24( 62) Raheem Sterling 31Luis Suarez 7 |
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40 Ben Amos 4 Phil Jones (  77)7 Antonio Valencia ( 46)8 Anderson 11 Ryan Giggs 12 Chris Smalling ( 79)14 Javier Hernandez |
Brad Jones 1 ( 80) Jordan Henderson 14( 46) Daniel Sturridge 15Jamie Carragher 23 ( 62) Fabio Borini 29Jonjo Shelvey 33 Jack Robinson 49 |
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