Manchester United 2 Liverpool 1

It wasn't a fantastic match but it was redemption!

Man United carried the pain and suffering the past year. Three successive losses against our fiercest rivals was too much to stomach. Last night victory was so sweat and coupled with Chelsea's failure to win at Ewood Park and in this stage of the season, it was a superb result!


I knew Blackburn would get a result - refer this posting Champions League; Chelsea 0 Inter Milan 1 ), it meant we would still be top of the league in regardless of Chelsea's performance away to Portsmouth. Love the Portsmouth brilliant recovery against Hull City on Saturday. Could Chelsea have yet another away blues? Would love to see Pompey get a result too!

Like Drogba, Torres opened the scoring for United on the 6th minute.

That was one horrible piece of defending. The entire defense turned ball watchers. Neville and Vidic stood and watched as Torres found acres of real estate right in the middle of United's penalty box! Well, Gary Neville had been guilty of this during his career but I did not expect Vidic not to pick up Torres. That was plain sinful.

Suddenly, I got the shivers. Flashback of the painful losses recently. Thank goodness United did not give up. The minute Rooney equalised from the rebound of his saved penalty, I had no doubt at all that United would come out winners.

Here are a couple of fun stats held last night. United has not lost a match with Nani started this season. United has won all their matches this season when Rooney scores. ( Charity shield not counted).

Some after thoughts.

Fletcher was the best player last night. He was superb! Well done Fletchino!

Except for Torres goal, Rio is back, isn't it?

Vidic's form was rather below average.

Carrick was strong, wasn't he? He played the holding midfield position well last night.

Rooney was all over the park. Not that he was poor but despite him contributing a lot his goal scoring threat wasn't there simply because he wasn't there. He was all over to be effective.

Ji was't just a Football Player, yes? Fergie played Ji in the middle of the park and Ji actually turned in a great performance.

• It’s the stuff of dreams for millions of Reds around the world, and the Korean, who turned in a potential Man of the Match-winning performance on Sunday, was delighted to make it reality.
  
  ”It was a great feeling,” Ji told MUTV. “Derby matches are very important games, so to score the winner in a derby is a fantastic feeling.
  
  ”Doing it in front of the Stretford End was unbelievable as well because you’re right next to the fans’ reaction. I was very happy [celebrating in front of them].”
  
  Park was given a standing ovation when he was replaced by Paul Scholes late on in the match, and he says he hopes to impress the United faithful in the future with plenty more goalscoring displays.
  
  ”I want to score more goals for United and it doesn’t matter who they are against,” he said, referring to the fact that his last three goals have come against Liverpool, Milan and Arsenal.
  
  “I know I should score more goals. I feel good scoring against the big teams like Arsenal, Milan and Liverpool, but I want to score more goals, hopefully I experience it more often.
  
  Park has been hugely effective when deployed as a search-and-destroy central midfielder against Milan and, most recently, Liverpool. It’s a role he relishes, but insists it’s not entirely alien to him.
  
  ”I enjoy playing in the middle of midfield. I have experience playing there before for PSV Eindhoven and for the Korean national team. So, for me, it doesn’t matter playing in the middle or
  
  ”It was very important that we got over losing 1-0,” he said. “We did that and won in the end, it’s a big boost for the rest of the season. There are seven league games left and if we win them all then we will win the title. So we need to concentrate and keep up our performance levels.
  
  "We don’t need to worry about Arsenal or Chelsea, because if we win our games then we will be champions. So that’s why we need to concentrate on our performances and our games.” ( Source: here )

Some comments on Liverpool.

Glenn Johnson. I was surprised that he did not push up. With Johnson not attacking United flanks, there was no threat from Liverpool at all. Containing Liverpool was simply too easy.

Torres. You got lucky. A gifted goal. You got lucky not being booked for kicking out the turf from the penalty spot. That was shocking behaviour. And yes United got lucky when you missed a sitter near the end of the match. Gunners fans would be left bewildered how you miss that.

Gerrard. Were you playing? Yes, you had a hand in creating the goal but where were you last night?

Rafa. Omigosh! What are you thinking? Seriously, why did you bother bringing Aquilani into the match, only to play from the back? I simply could not comprehend. You paid 20 million pounds for him and you don not use him much and when you do, you play him Torres.

Oh, that away outfit you wore was ghastly! Black with gold shorts? It looked as if the whole team wasn't any shorts from far. :P