What a game!! I told my friends before kick-off that I had a hunch we will finally win against Manchester United. I read in a report before the game that the last time Liverpool went on an 8 game losing streak against Man United, we won 1-0 at the 9th game. It was the 9th game last night. And we won by a one goal margin. History repeated itself.
To make the victory sweeter, we did not even start with our bext XI. Torres and Gerard was on the bench at kick-off. Most of our players are not at their best yet. Although our form hasn't been great, we remained unbeaten thus far. 3 games 9 points. What more can we ask for??
Some sore loser commented that our revival was helped by an own goal but who cares? We will take that any time. 3 points is all that matters. A win against a team like Man United can only serve to boost the players' confidence from now on.
Both Mascherano and Alonso were bossing the midfield magnificently. They made Carrick and Scholes looked ordinary. Although they scored the first goal, we were the better team for most of the game. Berbatov is a great player but we showed the world how collective determination and hunger for a win, will tilt the game in our favour. Skrtel and Carragher were out standing in defence. Albert Reira, our new spanish winger who made his debut, looked promising down the left flank. It's not always easy to be thrown into a game like this especially if it's a debut. I thought he did really well. Even without the full team, we played like champions. Last night's game was by far our best game of the season.
I must say something about Robbie Keane. Although I mentioned in my previous blogs that he must be given time to settle, I must say that he has been looking very ordinary thus far. I am beginning to agree with most people that he is probably not worth the 20million pounds the club paid for him. Agiainst Man United, his positioning was way off, his first touch was shocking and his passing can be totally rubbish at times. I just hope we did not make the wrong decision to sign him. He really needs to start playing better and scoring goals.
Whatever it is, a win is a win. Who cares if the equaliser came from an own goal? To win the league, we need to grind out results and learn to win ugly. If we keep doing this, I am sure the number 19th league title will finally be coming home.
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