Not satisfied with giving Real Madrid a hammering during the week in the Champions League, Liverpool travelled to Old Trafford on Saturday and gave Utd a lesson on how to play attacking football putting 4 goals past them.
In both games the combination of Gerrard and Torres has been the key, Torres in particular who quite clearly on Saturday was not 100% fit - just imagine what would have happened had he been?
After all the hype about Utd going 10 points clear after they beat us disappeared when Torres broke clear and scored the first of the 4 goal humiliation.
While most fans were still on cloud 9 after putting 4 past one of Europe's best team and in all honesty it could have been a lot more, the thought of facing Utd at Old Trafford was daunting to say the least.
While Utd went ahead first, apart from the 5 minutes or so they were not really in the game, it was therefore with interest I read the Fergie has stated that Utd were the better team, this was quite unbelievable and I just wonder what game he was watching?
Our win was outstanding not only for the score line and the 3 points but we did not field our strongest team, Alonzo was missing and at the very last moment we had to draft Sammie into a central defence position and move Jamie to fullback. What a game our defence had, I don't think Sammie even broke into a sweat, so good was the midfield in front of him. I know that Raffa really likes this 2 lines of 4 - midfield and defence and in the last two games it has really worked. Last week against Madrid, time and time again the midfield broke up any attack and when they did break through the defence soaked up anything that came their way.
With only 9 games to go and with Utd having a game in hand, we all know that they still remain favourites to win the title, the challenge for Liverpool is not to let this great result be wasted by dropping points against lower placed teams, we all acknowledge that this result and this season have again been an improvement however we have dropped far too many points at Anfield with stupid draws. I mean look at Stoke, almost certain to be relegated and over 2 games we never even scored a goal against them.
Now this Friday will see the draw for the Champions League quarter finals and no seeding which means the chance of a Liverpool vs. Utd game is now a chance, as is against Chelsea.
On last weeks showing - we can match it with anybody!
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