Manchester United 3-0 Liverpool 23.03.08 | Match Report

March 24, 2008

Liverpool feel the heat as Manchester United net three, to open the gap for the title up wide, prior to the London Derby.

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A 10-man Liverpool fell three-goals down to United on Grand Slam Sunday prior to the London Derby. Wes Brown bagged himself the first goal of the game with a header from a Wayne Rooney cross; leaving Pepe with arms flailing in the. Several mistakes from the Liverpool number 1 ment that the first half was United dominated.

At around ‘44 minutes Mascherano penalised for protesting a yellow after Fernando Torres fell and tried to make a tackle. This left Liverpool with ten men having Ryan Bable being the only one contesting United with a fine display on the left flank.

Apart from the goal Ronaldo hit the post and Rooney coming close twice.

The beginning of the second half began the way the last ended, United came close several times piling on a lot of pressure upon blundering goalkeeper Pepe Reina.

A Yossi Benayoun substitution for Liverpool’s most outstanding player Babel came them an unsuspected chance, several times, for a come back. Fernando Torres looked to continue recent form coming close twice, hitting one just over the bar. Gerrard also came inches away from an equaliser several times having his best long-range shot being saved by Edwin Van Der Sar.

After a wonderful display from United’s defence standing like sentinel’s under mass Liverpool pressure United made a match-finishing substitution. Nani coming on for Giggs and Tevez on for Anderson who still seemed unable to keep the ball low enough for a goal.

Ronaldo continued en route for an all-time premiership record for most goals in a season by bagging the second which appeared to put the game out of Liverpool’s reach with a soaring header from a Nani corner; which came from Ronaldo’s kick being put onto the bar as Reina made an epic save.

Nani then made a display of wonderful agility and class as he doubled up with Wayne Rooney, stretching past two defenders two send a shot soaring into to the back of the left side of the net.

In all a Manchester United dominated game left them 6 points clear at the top with Arsenal and Chelsea preparing to start a game that could end the title race finally.

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