VIEW: United vs Liverpool (a). 1-3

Liverpool 3-1 United. The FACTS:

1. Firstly, a huge well done to Liverpool for taking a massive step towards another Europa League spot. It looks as though we'll just have to settle for a title race. Again.

2. Secondly: No excuses. Seriously, none. Very little creativity going forward, our best player Nani had the worst 45 minutes of his career, and our defence was completely shattered without at least one of Vidic or Rio controlling things - on that note, I hope Vidic felt a tad guilty for proceedings yesterday after his red at Stamford Bridge. We embarrassed ourselves and I fear have finally drawn a close to our 'getting away with playing shit' style of football this season. We have never managed to step up or maintain a steady run of good form, and so with two defeats on the trot - funny to think we were once tipped as going the whole season unbeaten - we can no longer rely on our winging-it style, or indeed the poor results of others. Arsenal (hardly the most fearsome of title challengers, thankfully) will undoubtedly lose more points as the season draws to a close. However our, I hate to say it, average looking side needs to start showing the one thing that can win us the league; the one thing you feel Arsene's boys don't possess: bottle.

3. Suarez is good, but our defence was horrid. And let's not forget that. His contribution to the impressive scoreline - skipping through the entire back four to single-handedly set-up the first, and striking a decent free-kick to again gift Kuyt the third - warrants a mention of respect in itself. However the lack of coherence we showed in our own half all afternoon warranted a punishing. The one time we have really looked shaky and out of sorts at the back just had to be at Anfield.




4. Look past the jheri curls - Rafael is one mean mutha. If you don't know by now, you do NOT fuck with this kid. Annoying little, money-grabbing Argie fucker who's eternally vexed because he looks like a werewolf?

"Yeh, WHAT!?"

Slovakian gangster pretending to play football on Merseyside?

"Bring yer fackin boyfriends too ya mug!!!"

I'm not sure about anyone else, but the heart and, lets face it, ridiculously oversized balls that little dough-eyed Raf possesses is fast turning him into my favourite player. 

5. Carragher is a dirty horrible c*nt who got away with his second red-card offence in as many matches against United at Anfield. Unbelievable decision to keep him on in a game that, you feel, may have altered somewhat had the correct decision been made and Liverpool's defence been a man short for a full 45 minutes.

6. Kuyt is officially the worst player in the history of football to score a hat-trick.