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Five Ways in Which Liverpool can beat United at Old Trafford
These are five ways in which Liverpool can beat United at Old Trafford:
Liverpool must put as many balls into the box as possible.
United showed their vulnerability in defending balls inside the box against Chelsea. Daniel Sturridge’s mazy run led to Jonathon...
Manchester United vs Liverpool opens an exciting weekend of action in the EPL
Manchester United vs Liverpool
The Red Devils earned a point in controversial fashion last Sunday. Two crucial penalty decisions went in their favor as Chelsea dropped a 3-0 lead and thus two precious points at the Bridge.
Manchester United are now two points behind league leaders Manchester City. Ferguson’s men could temporarily claim the top spot but will Liverpool allow them to do so?
The Merseyside Reds have a pretty good record against Manchester United so they can confidently fancy their chances of winning. Liverpool should find pride, favor and hope in the following: their FA Cup triumph over Man United in January, Man City’s 6-1 humiliation of the Red Devils at Old Trafford and Blackburn Rovers’ 3-2 giant-killing at the same venue back in December.
Liverpool vs Tottenham Hotspur Preview
The fixture in White Hart Lane between these two sides wasn’t pretty. Tottenham put four past the team from Merseyside. Liverpool had two men sent off the pitch and thus finished with just nine players. Liverpool recently has picked up their form. They have knocked out both Manchester sides from cup competitions. They carried their Cup form into the league as they beat Wolves by three goals.Tottenham beat Wigan 3-1 in their previous Premier League match. Prior to that, they went down to City in very unlucky fashion, 3-2. Mario Balotelli sealed the deal with a penalty in the dying minutes of injury time when he should not even have been on the pitch following a horrific kick on Scott Parker.
Wolverhampton Wanderers vs Liverpool Preview
Liverpool put paid to Manchester United in the FA Cup this week. Dirk Kuyt was once again the hero as he scored a late winner past David De Gea, a keeper whose days at United are perhaps numbered. While Liverpool is mixing it with the big boys in the cup competitions, they are blatantly failing with the small boys in the Premier League.Their previous game in the league was a 3-1 loss to Bolton Wanderers. Liverpool struggles against the ‘smaller’ sides. Their next match is against one such team. Wolves lost their two previous home games which came against Villa and Birmingham. They are really reeling from those losses and find themselves nineteenth in the league.
Liverpool vs Manchester United Report
The Reds followed up booking their tickets to the Carling Cup final with progress to the fifth round of the FA Cup thanks to a late winner from Dutch midfielder Dirk Kuyt to secure a 2-1 win over Manchester United in Anfield on Saturday.The highly anticipated clash commenced at a frantic pace, as both teams tried their best to gain possession of the ball. Ecuadorian winger Antonio Valencia was the most dangerous player on the park in the first period, and he almost put the visitors ahead in the 17th minute when his 18-metre drive struck the left post.
Four minutes later Daniel Agger went a step better, when he rose to head home a Steven Gerrard corner-kick to open the scoring for Liverpool.
Liverpool vs Manchester United Preview
The clash will mark the first time the teams face one another since Liverpool's Uruguayan striker Luis Suarez was banned for eight matches after being accused of racially abusing Manchester United left back Patrice Evra in October.The eagerly-awaited contest is expected to be fought out right until the death, as the fierce rivals will do their utmost to inflict defeat upon one another.
What adds an extra dimension to the clash is obviously the race row conflict concerning both sets of teams, although both clubs have played their part to ensure that the match doesn't continue to play a secondary role.
Liverpool vs Manchester United light up weekend of FA Cup Fourth Round entertainment
Spurs’ fate was decided on Friday night. Van der Vaart’s 42nd minute goal helped them defeat Watford 1-0 en route to the Last 16 of the competition. Also on Friday was Everton vs Fulham. Murphy’s penalty goal gave the lead to the London side but Everton issued a comeback thanks to goals from Stracqualursi and Fellaini.
On Saturday, the FA Cup will continue with Queens Park Rangers vs Chelsea at 7:00am EST and 12:00pm GMT. Villas-Boas’ Blues cruised to victory in the previous round with a 4-0 result against 2010 FA Cup finalists Portsmouth. They are poised to beat QPR even in the absence of African stars Drogba and Kalou.
At 7:45am and 12:45pm GMT, Anfield will once again transform into the center of attraction as Liverpool will host Manchester United.
United takes on Liverpool in the pick up of the ties in the FA Cup
Liverpool claimed a major scalp by knocking Manchester City out of the Carling Cup. They achieved the feat over two legs. In the first leg at the Etihad Stadium, Kenny Dalglish’s side showed great determination. City kept knocking on the door throughout the match but Liverpool defended with great strength and kept them out. A Steven Gerrard penalty saw them win the game.In the second leg, Liverpool started well and tried to defend their lead. In the second half, City took a 2-1 lead and had the tie wrapped up. Liverpool nonetheless is a gritty team in their own backyard and scored an equalizer via a man who has been the hero on the field and a villain off it multiple times in his career, Craig Bellamy. They won the tie, 3-2, on aggregate.
Will Liverpool be able to banish City from the Carling Cup?
Liverpool is a team of multiple facades. On one hand, the top sides don’t fancy facing them as Arsenal, Manchester United and Chelsea would testify. On the other hand, the smaller sides always fancy their chances against them as Bolton proved against them. Liverpool can play wonderful fast-paced football as they showed last season in their thrashings of Fulham and City. Liverpool can also defend doggedly as they showed in the first leg of the Carling Cup. They kept a potent City attack out for the entire ninety minutes while bagging one at the other end themselves.
The EPL’s top 6 teams & 10 big records they made in the first half of the season
1) Who scored the first goal of the season?
How else to start but by recalling this moment which happened at Anfield? On Matchday 1 of the 2011/12 English Premier League, Liverpool hosted Sunderland. The Merseyside Reds were given the chance to take a seventh-minute lead through the penalty spot. This opportunity, however, went missing as striker Luis Suarez wasted it.
The Uruguayan later redeemed himself with a twelfth-minute strike which became the first goal of the 2011/12 English Premier League season. This will remind some people that Luis Suarez also makes the headlines for good reasons…
Tottenham Hotspur in EPL title crusade: The pressure is on Manchester City!
The top three zone in the Premiership is not Tottenham Hotspur’s usual place – especially not during the second half of the campaign. The reality, this year, is that the London club can optimistically dream about lifting the prestigious trophy in May.Of course, Spurs need long-term consistency to achieve such a feat. In addition, they have to fight against the historical and financial power of England’s top teams. These include Arsenal, Liverpool, Chelsea, Manchester United and Manchester City. The competition between the English Premier League’s top six contenders is tight – both in terms of points and mental strength.
Manchester City vs Liverpool Preview
A win for either team would go some way towards boosting morale. City were eliminated from the FA Cup last weekend at the hands of arch rival Manchester United, while Liverpool have went from one PR disaster to another thanks to Stewart Downing being charged of an alleged attack on his ex-girlfriend.Vincent Kompany will be suspended after being sent off in the FA Cup defeat to United, the club’s appeal against the decision was yesterday dismissed by the FA.
Gareth Barry will return from suspension for City, while Mario Balotelli, Edin Dzeko and star playmaker David Silva are injury doubts.
Leading goal scorer Sergio Aguero is expected to lead the City attack, and the Argentine striker will be looking to add to his tally of only one goal so far in this competition.
Liverpool vs Manchester United ignite the FA Cup’s Fourth Round draw
The Third Round produced everything football has to offer – controversy, drama, upsets and goals. Liverpool opened this season’s FA Cup competition with a 5-1 demolition of Oldham Athletic at Anfield. The result didn’t portray the visitors’ brave performance as the Merseyside Reds put on a great show.
At White Hart Lane, Spurs made fun of Cheltenham Town. A spirited performance from Giovanni dos Santos inspired Harry Redknapp’s second-string side. Norwich City trounced Burnley 4-1 at Carrow Road to make a rare appearance in the Fourth Round while Derby County ousted Carling Cup contenders Crystal Palace on a 1-0 score line.
In one of the biggest headlines, Swindon Town made a giant killing by securing a 2-1 victory over Premier League team Wigan Athletic. Newcastle United left it late at home to Blackburn Rovers, Everton beat Tamworth 2-0, Stoke City won 3-1 away to Gillingham and Aston Villa defeated Bristol Rovers as expected.
Big Manchester City vs Liverpool clash adds to Carling Cup semifinals excitement
For the second time already this year, Manchester City and Liverpool will clash at the Etihad Stadium. The Blues hammered the Merseyside Reds 3-0 in both sides’ latest meeting. Midfielder Gareth Barry received a second-half red card but Sergio Aguero, Yaya Toure and James Milner all inscribed their names on the scoring sheet as the visitors produced virtually nothing from their huge time of ball possession.
This result helped Manchester City strengthen their authority at the top of the table despite the challenges posed by second-placed Manchester United and third-placed Tottenham Hotspur. The gap between City and Liverpool is currently of 14 points in the English Premier League but this statistic will probably not count during the Carling Cup semifinal tie.
Liverpool beat Oldham Athletic 5-1 in FA Cup third round but racism again rears its ugly head at Anfield
Kenny Dalglish will no doubt be pleased with the performance of his players on te field, but the idiotic actions of one fan have again damaged the club's reputation.On the field, Oldham threatened to produce a famous giant killing performance when an outstanding Robbie Simpson strike gave the Latics a 28th minute lead. That lead did not last long however, as Craig Bellamy and Steven Gerrard scored to give Liverpool a 2-1 half-time lead.
Jonjo Shelvey put Liverpool 3-1 up during the second half, before Andy Carroll and Stewart Downing struck late to put a gloss on the score line.
Oldham surprised the Anfield crowd by flying out of the blocks and created three early chances. Manchester City loanee Luca Scapuzzi fired wide when presented with a good chance, before leading goal scorer Shefki Kuqi fired into the side netting after a powerful run.
Can Chelsea, Spurs and Arsenal emulate Liverpool’s great start to the FA Cup?
The Merseyside Reds overcame the pressure of playing the first fixture of this year’s FA Cup competition. Oldham Athletic never looked dangerous anyways, until they tried to prove otherwise on the pitch. Inside the 28th minute, Robbie Simpson stunned Pepe Reina with an incredible shot from long range which hit the top right corner of the net.
At that moment, followers of the match perhaps thought that Liverpool – probably distracted by the absence of goal poacher Luis Suarez – would succumb to an upset. However, Kenny Dalglish and his men had other ideas.
The legend rallied his team from the sidelines and the prayers of the anxious home crowd quickly received a response through Craig Bellamy’s equalizer in the 30th minute. Game on!
Uruguayan ace Emiliano Alfaro likely to join Lazio and Genoa in co-ownership deal
Italian Serie A clubs Lazio and Genoa are on the verge of completing a co-ownership deal to land Uruguayan international Emiliano Alfaro, who currently plys his trade at Liverpool of Montevideo.Alfaro, 23, is one of the most sought after strikers from the tiny South American nation, scoring seven goals in the Uruguayan Apertura championship to finish as the competition's second highest marksman.
Due to his impressive form he has attracted the attention of Uruguay's two biggest clubs, Nacional and Penarol, however, recent interest from abroad means he has greater chances of moving to Italy instead, even if it may be through a tricky co-ownership deal.
A racist, a troublesome guy or a lively player – Who is Liverpool’s Luis Suarez?
Sandra Diaz, Luis Suarez’s mother, claims to know the 24-year-old better than anyone in the world. The Montevideo inhabitant spoke to the press on Wednesday as she came in defense of her accused son, saying:
“I laugh when they call my son racist. Nothing could be further from the truth. I'm afraid now when he comes up against a black person, especially because they're going to go looking for him.
“I know my son. I know he has to calm down a bit with things like the salute he made to rival fans. But he's no racist.”
Others believe that this race row, marked by the alleged use of the word “negro” or “negrito”, is the result of cultural misunderstanding.
Manchester City regain upper hand in title race with 3-0 win over Liverpool
City bounced back quickly from their New Year’s Day defeat at the hands of Sunderland, while this result snapped a five game unbeaten streak for the Reds.Liverpool started without the suspended Luis Suarez, but had the first chance to score when winger Stewart Downing was denied by a Joe Hart save.
Hart’s exploits were not matched by Pepe Reina at the other end, and the Spanish goalkeeper gifted City a 10th minute lead when he allowed Sergio Aguero’s long distance shot to slip underneath his body.
City carried the play after Aguero’s strike, and almost doubled their lead when Edin Dzeko’s shot was deflected wide of the goalpost.
Manchester City vs Liverpool: Kenny hoping to spoil the Citizens’ redemption plans
The Citizens still lead the English Premier League table ahead of Manchester United. However, they are on top through goal difference only. Like the Red Devils, Manchester City have 45 points from a possible 57. This statistic certainly looks amazing but Roberto Mancini and his men might find more disappointment than pride from it.
Their failure to clinch maximum points in each of their last two encounters could turn out to be a great loss in the long run. Manchester City are probably feeling the pressure as league leaders and Liverpool have vowed to make things even harder for the Citizens.