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00:00Went into their meeting with Manchester United on the 4th of November 2001
00:03sitting one place above them in the Premiership standings
00:07Liverpool were one of the league's form teams too, having won 5 of their last 6 matches
00:12United meanwhile hadn't beaten Liverpool in a league game since 2 Jamie Carragher owned goals
00:17handed them success back in September 99
00:20Plenty for the watching England manager to observe
00:26Liverpool boss Gerard Houllier was recovering at home after heart surgery
00:29so team affairs were handled by assistant Phil Thompson
00:33There was one change to the Liverpool line-up that had secured a great victory
00:36over Borussia Dortmund in the Champions League
00:39Sammy Hoopier came in at centre-back with Carragher moving to right-back
00:43Steven Wright, the unlucky player to miss out, he was on the bench
00:50Sir Alex Ferguson was one of Houllier's visitors in hospital
00:53showing how football rivalries could be left behind away from the playing field
00:59There were 5 changes in total to the Manchester United side
01:01who'd drawn at Lille in the Champions League
01:04Back came Fabian Bates, Gary Neville, Wes Brown, Juan Sebastian Veron
01:08and Ruud van Mistelrooy as Sir Alex shuffled his squad
01:15Graeme Paul, the man in charge, fierce desire on both sides and in the stands as well
01:20Your match commentator is Ian Darke
01:23It's United who in their change-strip who get us underway here
01:28and an early touch for Dennis Irwin who might remember being red-carded on this ground
01:34and having to miss the cup final as a result
01:36Now here's Van Mistelrooy
01:40Murphy with the challenge, he's having a fantastic season, Danny Murphy
01:45Right to Smica who got off the mark in midweek against Borussia Dortmund
01:50against Borussia Dortmund
01:55and Gary Neville with the challenge, Gary Neville another of those
01:59who was doubtful up until this morning
02:08Great noise ringing around Anfield
02:13and out comes Bates and has he got it? Yes, but only at the third attempt
02:19Now the goalkeeper has been struggling with an ear infection of late
02:25and he might have had some other problems there if he hadn't have grabbed that
02:30Half in the mouth after one or two high-profile recent errors
02:33Heskey helping this one on
02:35Heskey thinks he was fouled, Graeme Paul is not interested
02:48Owen with the little flick on
02:54This is Wes Brown
02:59Herpia with the header, Liverpool glad to have their defensive linchpin back
03:04although it's tough on Steven Reid who did well in midweek
03:07and scored against Borussia Dortmund too to be left out
03:11That's too long for Beckham
03:19Neville with the header
03:22Liverpool won this game 2-0 last season, that exercise from Steven Gerrard
03:28living long in the memory
03:34and Riese about to take this through making one or two headlines this morning
03:38saying I'll break Beckham in an interview he wasn't supposed to have given
03:42Now another long throw causing one or two problems
03:45Murphy lays it off towards Gerrard
03:47Couldn't get the shot away
03:49Hamann picking it up, Liverpool asking most of the early questions
03:54Heskey helps it on, Owen is offside
04:00A nerve-wracking start and was it offside?
04:03Is Hamann
04:06Now there may be something for Solskjaer if he's quick enough
04:09Herpia so strong
04:11What a buy he was for 2.6 million pounds
04:16Probably wouldn't get him for 5 times that now
04:26Hamann
04:34Gerrard asking quite a bit of Wladimir Smica
04:37and that's just a present for Gary Neville
04:45Van Nistelrooy, Van Nistelrooy, Van Nistelrooy
04:53Solskjaer's header, Van Nistelrooy, superbly done
04:56Oh and again, can he finish it here?
04:58It's still Van Nistelrooy, he's force wide
05:02and that's a wonderful piece of defensive work
05:07by Carragher to get that away
05:10Superb play from Van Nistelrooy at the other end
05:13Owen on the chase with Gary Neville
05:15who does well
05:18Well just for a moment there
05:20you wondered whether rude
05:21Van Nistelrooy was going to uncork that Liverpool defence
05:33Liverpool remember, haven't won the championship since 1990
05:38In fact they've never finished above Manchester United
05:41ever since, this was Van Nistelrooy's earlier run
05:44just taken a bit wide
05:51He's away by Silvestre who's being used in the centre of defence
05:55as he was against Lille in midweek
05:57and as he is sometimes used by France as well
06:02I just wonder whether that might become a more permanent role
06:05with United's well publicised defensive frailties this season
06:09Now here's Hamann
06:12Rieser
06:15Schmeitzer, good run
06:18Owen on the turn
06:19Oh what a clever effort from Michael Owen that was
06:28Lovely turn and shot from Michael Owen
06:32and that might have nestled in the corner
06:36Yes it was again, look at this
06:38this is why Owen is one of the top strikers in the world
06:41The angle looked impossible
06:43to get an effort in on goal, but he did
06:46Murphy to Owen
06:51Schmeitzer
06:54Schmeitzer
06:56Schmeitzer
06:58Schmeitzer
07:00Schmeitzer
07:02Schmeitzer
07:03Schmeitzer
07:06It's a cul-de-sac
07:09Bartosz
07:13Well I'm sure the Manchester United fans' hearts miss a beat
07:16every time Bartosz goes into one of his routines
07:19He had that nightmare evening against Deportivo
07:23in the Champions League
07:26when he just seemed to be away with the fairies really
07:29for the night
07:30I guess all goalkeepers have evenings like that
07:37Heskey
07:44Danny Murphy
07:52Hamann
07:53Schmeitzer's little flick on
07:55Owen's in here
07:56It's Michael Owen
07:57Oh what a finish
07:59What a finish he is
08:03The striker supreme
08:06gives Liverpool the lead
08:08in the 32nd minute
08:1615th of the season
08:17in all competitions
08:19for Michael Owen
08:20It was a mistake by Wes Brown
08:22and Owen needs no second invitation ever
08:30Lewandowski
08:31Lewandowski
08:32Lewandowski
08:33Lewandowski
08:34Lewandowski
08:35Lewandowski
08:36Lewandowski
08:37Lewandowski
08:38Lewandowski
08:39Lewandowski
08:40Lewandowski
08:41Solskjaer
08:42it must be said
08:43on from the start this time
08:44but very quiet
08:47There's no Andy Cole by the way
08:49for Manchester United
08:50he's not fit
08:51Van Nistelrooy
08:52has looked quite lively
08:53could do with a bit more support
08:55and a bit of by play going on between him and Gerrard by the way
09:02at this moment is Butt, Veroen, Butt again
09:08Fortune rather got in Veroen's way but here's Quentin Fortune again
09:20Veroen lovely pass through the ball to another one in Beckham
09:24but they can't unzip this Liverpool defence not often anyway
09:29very well organised Irwin
09:32and that's dropping dangerously around Arisa with an important header and Gary Neville
09:39amazingly it stayed in play but there was an offside flag
09:45well one or two problems here for Manchester United engineered by this young man Michael Owen
10:03well he knew all about him anyway there are others he'll be looking at here
10:09push by Brown free kick Liverpool edge of the area
10:24and this could be danger too Arisa can crack on with the left foot as we've seen already this
10:30season the young Norwegian Murphy scored with a free kick at Old Trafford last year from this kind of range
10:45but this might suit the left footer a bit more from this angle
11:00still arguing about the 10 yards Fortune needs to watch his step it's going to be Arisa
11:10oh what a goal what a fantastic goal from John Arne Arisa
11:23that was an absolute howitzer
11:27well there's never been a goalkeeper born who could keep this out
11:35check that out and pick it out as well that is a just superlative strike
11:43one of the great goals of the season from John Arne Arisa
11:56well it wasn't the greatest touch by Ancho but Liverpool got away with it
12:09there's only a minute of valid time and we've already had a half a minute of that
12:15oh
12:21Veron's wondering what all that was about the ball was cannoned off him
12:28no problem says Graham Pohl who's been to be honest with you in masterful control of this so
12:34far and seems to have the respect of the players out there now then
12:39David Beckham
12:46the need is great again from him
12:50but there's no answer this time that was a long long way out
12:54even for him and amid all of that the halftime whistle's gone
12:58halftime scoreline of Liverpool 2 Manchester United 0
13:28Ancho
13:40Perpia's header picked up by Hamann, Perpia took a little knock in the air from Van Meestelrooy
13:49he's come back so well from that cruciate injury
13:52and dearly wanted to join Manchester United and of course he has
13:59Dwight York with Robbie Fowler among the millions of pounds worth of talent
14:05not in the starting lineups today
14:29Barthez launching it downfield now here's Juan Sebastian Veron, David Beckham, Nicky Butt, Dennis Irwin
14:39Risa has work to do and Beckham has got Manchester United back in business
14:46that's what Manchester United were looking for
14:50and Beckham who scored for England on this ground last season now scores for Manchester United
14:58and suddenly this game opens up again it cannoned off Risa rather unluckily
15:03and Beckham presented with the ball at his feet slammed it home
15:13well is it going to be another Manchester United comeback fortune?
15:24well it's exactly the way it happened at Spurs where they got the early goal right at the start of the second half
15:39Liverpool will need to keep their composure
15:45Heskey well across Sylvester
15:47but now it's 2-1, looks different
15:57the bounce possibly unkind to Liverpool but United are not going to worry about that
16:04Beckham's seventh goal of the season by the way
16:09for the danger Owen has made it 3-1, 2 for Michael Owen
16:18and United's suspect defence whatever United want to say in denial lets them down again
16:31Owen one of the smallest men on the pitch free header
16:37and Barthez came for it didn't get it he was in no man's land and Owen was there to apply
16:45the coup de grace and that goal you sense at a psychologically damaging time for Manchester
16:54United just when they must have sensed they had a chance of getting back in
16:59Dwight York meanwhile has come on the pitch fortune goes down wanted a penalty didn't get it
17:05so short is the player who's gone off there's a lot happening here York over
17:19and the decibel level is turned up again
17:23I told you there were goals every time these two met at Anfield
17:28and it's happened again come on oh Gerrard had made a lovely run through the middle
17:36Fortune
17:53but up towards York
17:58Owen the danger for Manchester United of course is in chasing the game now they may leave
18:06more room for Owen's lethal pace well he's not having a happy time of it at the moment Fabian Barthez
18:20and the chant from the Liverpool fans is dodgy keeper
18:24I don't know whether Barthez's English is good enough to make that translation
18:30for his sake I hope not
18:35once again today defensive errors are costing United
18:46but here is Veron can he get them back into it again
18:55Heskey
18:58Smica
18:59now the Liverpool fans want more they want to see United's noses rubbed in it
19:10so
19:25can't do anything wrong at the moment Phil Thompson
19:28a man who knows what it's like to lift the European cup a lot for his beloved Liverpool
19:37Heskey Owens in there again
19:40he might still finish it not this time and there are one or two inquests going on Dennis Irwin
19:47usually so calm is the man screaming at his fellow defenders and there I think was a little moment
19:55that showed you about one or two of the frustrations about Manchester United's
20:01defending this season Heskey helps it on again
20:10so
20:19here's Dwight York
20:25Nicky Butt good tackle by Haman
20:30there's just a bit of a lack of conviction about United today Heskey's pulled sweetly into space
20:38but Wes Brown got across
20:43I just love to know what's going through Sir Alex Ferguson's mind
20:47what he says for public consumption about his defense
20:51and what he's really thinking two completely different things perhaps
21:01his fortune now York I think there'll be a bit of rust there as far as he's concerned
21:20nicely worked by Manchester United Gary Neville Van Nistelrooy
21:25but lets it run but there's nobody behind him and Liverpool have room to engineer something maybe
21:35Murphy what a pass what a pass for Smeetsa and he's got past Brown he's flat on his Smeetsa
21:41and he's deep into the Kop
21:43well Wes Brown is having an unhappy match again the bounce was unkind to him there but Smeetsa
21:55goes past him and I'm not sure he's really fully fit Wes Brown
22:01here's Beckham the ball in towards Van Nistelrooy wonderful work by Anjou it really was
22:20Irwin
22:22so
22:31freaking Irwin complaining actually scored and got sent off in the same game
22:51oh
23:02Dwight York
23:05Nicky Buck fell at the vital moment York's won it back again though
23:13Veron Van Nistelrooy it's all tight Beckham's made a bit of space
23:18and well done Jersey Dudek with the help of Anjou but United work this well and particular Beckham
23:36O'Shea gets it away
23:43Scoles given away difficult times for Manchester United
23:56they're still up there in the premiership and they're into the last 16
24:00in Europe but the side is not performing with that easy slick rhythm that we've seen so often
24:07from them in recent times and the defence is a worry
24:15so
24:36just look at the celebrations going on around Anfield now
24:40no victory is sweeter for Liverpool than one over Manchester United and now they've done it four
24:46times in a row it's Liverpool three Manchester United one yes another sweet moment for Liverpool
24:54at Manchester United's expense the Reds finished the season on 80 points and in second place only
24:59seven behind champions Arsenal their miserly defence a key factor Manchester United had to
25:06Manchester United had to suffer the ignominy of finishing out of the premiership's top two
25:12as they came third their defence was a real worry for Sir Alex Ferguson his team shipped 28 goals
25:19away from home only two less than bottom-placed Leicester City and that's why their season
25:24didn't live up to expectations

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