L'pool 2 United 0
Sir Alex’s message prior to Sunday’s clash with Liverpool was simple: form counts for nothing in these matches, he’d warned. Unfortunately, he was right.
In the frantic final minutes, Manchester United had Nemanja Vidic sent off, with Liverpool having Javier Mascherano also red-carded. Fernando Torres and substitute David Ngog left Manchester United reeling as Liverpool brilliantly halted their four-game losing streak.
The most controversial decision was Carragher bringing down Michael Owen. He was clear through. The laws of the game were altered to prevent professional fouls of that nature and if Carragher goes off, he is their best player and their captain. It would have been a different game. They would have been under pressure. The referee was only four or five yards from it he cannot use a covering defender as an excuse. Michael was clean through. With Michael's pace he is going to get away from him.
They were also not awarded a spot-kick for a Carragher challenge on Michael Carrick He has gone right over the top of the ball. If it is outside of the box it is a free kick and maybe a yellow card. But it was inside the box and the referee was only six yards from it. It was another bad decision.
Dissapointed Lose!
