EPL - Liverpool vs Manchester United - Oct 25

• AvanteGarde

  21 Oct 09, 08:25

  liverpool in real distraught right now. gerrard had to go off 25mins into the game with lyon. they lost 1-2 at home in the end.

  normally i would be shocked but considering how woeful they are this season, i was not surprised at all. i was only surprised barca got beaten 1-2 by rubin kazan tis morning.

  seriously this is the best time to take on liverpool. they have not lost 4 in a roll for a long time. if they cant get torres & gerrard fit for the game, liverpool is really there for the taking.

• zocoss

  21 Oct 09, 11:55

  Don't be too confident, I watched the first half and Lyon could have easily lost it in the first half, Pool put them under a lot of pressure and their keeper had to make a few great saved before finally letting one in. Had pool manager to score more than just one in the first half, I don't think Lyon would have made a come back and win the match...

• zocoss

  21 Oct 09, 20:23

  FERGIE PLAYS DOWN AKINFEEV TALK

  

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  Sir Alex Ferguson has played down rumours linking Manchester United with CSKA Moscow goalkeeper Igor Akinfeev. 

  Ferguson will get a close look at the Russia international in action on Wednesday when his United side take on CSKA in the Champions League. 

  The 23-year-old has established himself as one of Europe's leading goalkeepers over the last year and reports in Russia suggest the Red Devils are leading the chase to sign the highly rated shot-stopper. 

  However, Ferguson was quick to point out that when 38-year-old Edwin Van der Sar did decide to retire Ben Foster, whose performances in the Dutchman's absence this term have been heavily scrutinised, and Tomasz Kuszczak were more than capable of taking his place. 

  "I can't deal with rumour because we have two very good young goalkeepers at the club at the moment in Kuszczak and Foster and the future lies with them," he said. 

  "When Edwin Van der Sar finally decides to retire I'm quite confident these players can take over."

• zocoss

  22 Oct 09, 00:09

  Manchester United forced to opt for Russian cuisine

  • Meals sent from Manchester destroyed by customs officials
  • Airport catering staff are offended, Sir Alex Ferguson angry

  

  Sir Alex was not pleased.

   

   

  Sir Alex Ferguson's joy at tonight's Champions League victory over CSKA Moscow may have lasted no further than his arrival at the airport in Russia's capital, where he learned that his team's post-match meals had been incinerated by Russian customs officials.

  The Manchester United manager had arranged for special, nutritionally restorative meals to be sent out from Manchester for his players to enjoy on their four-hour flight home. However, local customs regulations led to the food being destroyed and replaced by Russian speciality cuisine.

  United's decision to import their own meals caused offence among airport catering staff. Ferguson is likely to be even angrier, though, given the importance of after-match refuelling, especially with a key match at Liverpool looming on Sunday.

  The news may give Rafael Benítez rare cause to smile.

   

   

• zocoss

  22 Oct 09, 00:15

   

• Franceso Totti

  22 Oct 09, 23:49

  even if torres and gerrard are to play on sunday, clearly they are not match fit and cant last the entire match. its a good time to be playing liverpool even if it is at anfield.

• a-Lost-9uY

  23 Oct 09, 00:14

  MU shld easily nick e 3pts..

• iceFatboy

  23 Oct 09, 15:02

  Originally posted by zocoss:

  Manchester United forced to opt for Russian cuisine

  cav• Meals sent from Manchester destroyed by customs officials
  • Airport catering staff are offended, Sir Alex Ferguson angry

  

  Sir Alex was not pleased.

   

   

  Sir Alex Ferguson's joy at tonight's Champions League victory over CSKA Moscow may have lasted no further than his arrival at the airport in Russia's capital, where he learned that his team's post-match meals had been incinerated by Russian customs officials.

  The Manchester United manager had arranged for special, nutritionally restorative meals to be sent out from Manchester for his players to enjoy on their four-hour flight home. However, local customs regulations led to the food being destroyed and replaced by Russian speciality cuisine.

  United's decision to import their own meals caused offence among airport catering staff. Ferguson is likely to be even angrier, though, given the importance of after-match refuelling, especially with a key match at Liverpool looming on Sunday.

  The news may give Rafael Benítez rare cause to smile.

   

   

  caviar.. no like???

• Rooney9

  23 Oct 09, 15:23

  I am hoping Rooney will play on sunday. if torres and gerrard dun play, thats even great.

• AEW5001

  23 Oct 09, 15:26

  they don't even need rooney to win this match.

• Rooney9

  23 Oct 09, 15:32

  Originally posted by AEW5001:

  they don't even need rooney to win this match.

  with rooney around, more chances of a win mah. somemore its an away match, not a home match for utd.

• TIB657M

  23 Oct 09, 15:33

  Last season, Gerrard and Torres didn't play. But they managed to fight back, thanks to an own goal from Wes Brown.

  If all Liverpool players buck up with teamwork, Man U would be hard to break their defence.

  But as a Man U supporter, I think Man U would win 1-0 as Man U should have learnt from last season's shock double loss.

• zocoss

  23 Oct 09, 19:23

  Neville: I’ll take Kop loss if we win title

  

   

   

   

  GARY NEVILLE will be happy to suffer another double dose of Mersey misery - if it means Manchester United lift the Premier League title again.

  The champions lost home and away to Liverpool last season but still beat them to the trophy in the end.

  This Sunday the old foes face each other at Anfield in another gigantic clash with all the pressure on struggling Liverpool boss Rafa Benitez.

  But while veteran England right-back Neville, 34, is desperate to win, he will not worry if Benitez is beaming come Sunday night as long as the big prize is United's once more.

  He said: "Liverpool may have beaten us twice in the league last season but I wouldn't say we're looking for revenge.

  "When the top teams play against each other it seems to go through cycles and teams have good results and bad results.

  "We know anything can happen in these kind of games, so the main thing is not losing.

  "The most important thing at the end of the season is winning the league and we're delighted that we won it last season.

  "I suppose we'd rather lose both games again and win the league than beat Liverpool and not win the title."

  Liverpool stand seven points behind Alex Ferguson's leaders after losing four of their nine league games.

  But Neville, the player the Kop fans love to hate, believes even if United win on Sunday, Liverpool's title bid should not be written off.

   

• Rooney9

  23 Oct 09, 20:01

  Rooney is 50-50. tommorrow will know if he will play on sunday or not. that is not good news for utd. I hope owen come on from the bench and score in the last min to win the match.

• MaNyZeR

  23 Oct 09, 20:06

  I take man utd to win 2-1, and condemn liverpool to the bottom half of the table.

  BYE BYE POOL!!!

• Ashianamarley

  24 Oct 09, 16:30

  They went one better last season, enjoying their most successful campaign since winning the treble. They saw off the challenge of Chelsea and Arsenal to win an exciting Barclays Premier League title race and defeated the Blues on penalties in the Champions League final after a 1-1 draw between the two sides in Moscow.

• zocoss

  24 Oct 09, 17:22

  

   

   

• progene

  24 Oct 09, 18:24

  Owen to score one against Liverpool!!

• Mambond111

  24 Oct 09, 23:23

  If you are wondering where to watch tmr's big game, you can try Maska bar. They have a pretty interesting promo, come down in ur jerseys and enjoy 1 for 1 whenever a goal is scored. Yeah, soccer and booze make me a happy guy...
• sand king

  25 Oct 09, 08:55

  Originally posted by Mambond111:

  If you are wondering where to watch tmr’s big game, you can try Maska bar. They have a pretty interesting promo, come down in ur jerseys and enjoy 1 for 1 whenever a goal is scored. Yeah, soccer and booze make me a happy guy…

  Where is that sia?

• iceFatboy

  25 Oct 09, 10:21

  well, with the media's attention and the hype... seems like a fishy smell in the air.. and we all know fishes are caught with nets, @ K....

   

   

• One Harmonius Blend

  25 Oct 09, 10:25

  This should turn out to be one pulsating match though

• iceFatboy

  25 Oct 09, 10:32

  Originally posted by One Harmonius Blend:

  This should turn out to be one pulsating match though

  well, it may.. but hopefully, it is down to the players.. not the MIB.

• One Harmonius Blend

  25 Oct 09, 10:35

  i remembered even without Fabregas, it was already a pulsating match to being with

• TIB657M

  25 Oct 09, 10:45

  Originally posted by One Harmonius Blend:

  i remembered even without Fabregas, it was already a pulsating match to being with

  
  Teamwork, no one-man team.

  That's how Man U manage to survive without both aces. Same goes to Arsenal, Arsene Wenger was smart enough to train pro youngsters. Other than losing to both Manchester teams, they have no problem to win others.

  For Liv-Man U match:

  Man U won't gain any advatnge of it. But if Man U endures most of 90mins, then it would become winner of encounter.