First Half: Sturridge fires a shot wide of the near post. Suarez has a penalty appeal turned down. Penalty! Rafael handles the ball inside the box. Goal! 0-1, Liverpool take the lead as Gerrard scores from the spot into the far side. Rooney has an effort really well parried away.
Half Time: 0-1.
Second Half: Penalty! Jones fouls Allen. Goal! 0-2, Gerrard scores from the spot again but this time with a low strike into the far bottom corner. United have a penalty appeal turned down following a Johnson handball. Rooney has a penalty appeal turned down. Penalty! Vidic fouls Sturridge. OFF! Vidic is consequently shown a second yellow card and sent off. Gerrard hits the near post with a low penalty effort. Sturridge has a penalty appeal turned down. Surez goes past Jones before having a sweetly struck volley saved by one of the best stops of the season. Goal! 0-3, A scuffed shot from Sturridge falls to Suarez who coolly slots past De Gea into the far side.
Full Time: 0-3.
Man United 6th>7th, 48pts
Liverpool 2nd, 59>62pts
My Opinion:
My man of the match was Gerrard. Liverpool thrash sorry United. That was completely woeful and embarrassing for anyone associated with Man United. They were defensively shocking and deserved their 3-0 crushing defeat to their fiercest rivals. As a United fan I found it tough to watch as United couldn't get much going up front whilst Liverpool looked so much more dangerous with the ball. It was an inevitable defeat with the form of the two teams coming into this match but it was the crazy defensive tackles inside the box that could so easily have been avoided. Another crushing blow for Moyes and United as they move down one place into 7th with that calamitous spectacle.
Liverpool were organised well and definitely played like the better team today. Despite the problems that United are facing, it should not be taken away from Liverpool that they outplayed and outclassed United at Old Trafford. Gerrard was as cool as ever taking the penalties up until he missed his third for what would have been an unforgettable hat-trick. Suarez, Sturridge and Sterling provided so much pace and dynamism up front for them that they looked like scoring every time they went forward. Very impressive performance and I'm beginning to believe more and more that Liverpool are becoming serious title contenders now.
Tottenham Hotspur 0 v 1 Arsenal Rosicky (2)
First Half: Goal! 0-1, Arsenal take the lead as Rosicky scores an absolute pearler into the far top corner. Chamberlain skips past the Spurs defence but puts his chip wide of the far post. Chamberlain fires a low shot from the edge of the box wide of the far post. Adebayor puts an effort from close range wide of the far post.
Half Time: 0-1.
Second Half: Chadli has an effort blocked by Koscielny. Adebayor heads wide of the near post. Koscielny has a penalty appeal turned down. Mertesacker has a low effort really well saved. Adebayor has a curling shot from the edge of the box across goal saved.
Full Time: 0-1.
Spurs 5th, 53pts
Arsenal 3rd, 59>62pts
My Opinion:
My man of the match was Rosicky. Rosicky wonder strike seals North London derby victory. Tottenham created plenty of chances in front of goal but were pretty poor when trying to convert them. Their players certainly didn't have their shooting boots on today in this massive match for them. They went behind early on and it seemed to rattle them a bit. On another day they may have won this match with the chances they had but today Piers Morgan will surely be gloating to the heavens whilst Alan Sugar will be as disappointed as the rest of the Spurs faithful.
Arsenal were pretty solid today and defended pretty well which just as much won them the match as the stunning strike from Rosicky. It was a perfect start for the gunners who took an early lead as the ball fell kindly for Rosicky who blasted in a fine strike across goal into the far top corner. It was certainly a fitting winning goal to win any match. It will relieve some of the pressure on Wenger who has come under some fire in recent weeks and keeps their title hopes alive.
Best Goal: Suarez, Rosicky. Winner: Rosicky
League Leaders
1. Chelsea 66pts
2. Liverpool 62pts
3. Arsenal 62pts
4. Man City 60pts
5. Tottenham 53pts
Relegation Battle
16. West Brom 28pts
17. Crystal Palace 28pts
18. Sunderland 25pts
19. Cardiff 25pts
20. Fulham 24pts
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