A pretty spirited performance from Liverpool saw them sway past Manchester United for the first time under Rafa Benitez in the English Premier League.
The match started with good news for Manchester United that neither Torres nor Gerrard would be starting the match. Berbatov was paired up front with Tevez in his debut match and Rooney, who returned to goal-scoring form against Croatia for England, was placed at the right flank.
The deadly combo of Berbatov and Tevez struck as early as the third minute, when Berbatov dribbled to the right by-line. He then passed the ball to his left, assuming that a Man Utd player would get it. And with Mascherano caught out of position, Tevez came in and blasted the ball into the top right corner.
Liverpool failed to create many chances of quality, but Kuyt threatened to score when he shot a 25 yard shot wide in the 6th minute. Liverpool equalised when they brought out a defensive mix up in the Man Utd. defence. Xabi Alonso fired a shot from far, which was headed by Patrice Evra towards Riera, who was marked by Wes Brown. Van Der Sar raced out the intercept the ball, but was successful in pushing the ball onto Wes Brown's shins, and the ball bounced into the net. Van Der Sar is well past his prime, and his bad start to the season continued.
Liverpool's winner came about in the 77th minute, when Mascherano ran into the box on the right by-line, kept the ball, passed it to Kuyt, who then set up Babel for a clean finish which was enough for Liverpool to claim victory. Robbie Keane continued his poor run, and he did look out of sorts yesterday. Man Utd's bad day ended with a red card to Vidic.
Highlights!
Tevez, 3rd minute, 0-1
Wes Brown (OG), 26th minute, 1-1 + First Half Highlights
Ryan Babel, 77th minute, 2-1
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