A Perfect Win

Manchester United were no match to Liverpool as far as their latest meeting is concerned. Liverpool came from behind to win a well deserved 2-1 win over Manchester United. Liverpool started with Gerrard and Torres both on the bench. They got behind right in the third minute into play. Two debutantes from either side (Riera for Liverpool and Berbatov for Manchester United) left something to look for in future. Berbatov set an early goal for Tevez who was completely missed by Mascherano, that gave them lead in style. On the other side, Riera played really good football at the left wing putting on decent crosses at times. With a couple of mistakes from goalkeeper Van Der Saar, Manchester got a little bit unlucky to have conceded an own goal through Wes Brown. The game ended levelled at 1-1 at the end of the first half.

The second half began with Liverpool putting pressure right from the beginning. Couple of chances created by ManU went pegging with the likes of a 5 yard effort from Tevez and a long range effort by Paul Scholes. Rafa had no choice but to send Gerrard on field in the 68th minute who changed the game literally by troubling the defense. Then came the super substitute Ryan Babel in the 72nd minute to replace Riera. Within minutes after entering the field, Kuyt set a nice goal to Babel who in turn struck so confidently that the ball had no destination except the back of the net. This was a perfect reply and a replica to what Manchester United had produced in the 3rd minute of the first half to take the lead. This time it was Liverpool's turn to take the lead.

Referee had no choice except to send Vidic off with second yellow card, after a harsh challenge over Alonso in the 90th minute. The game ended with 2-1 scoreline, Liverpool winning and climbing to the top of the table with 10 points. Chelsea are visiting Manchester City later tonight and if they lose or draw the game, Liverpool will be on the top for at least a week.