EPL 2001/02 - Liverpool vs Manchester United

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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
08:30Owen
08:35Veron
08:40Solskjaer
08:41It must be said
08:42on from the start this time
08:43but very quiet
08:47There's no Andy Cole by the way
08:48for Manchester United
08:49He's not fit
08:50Van Nistelrooy
08:51has looked quite lively
08:52could do with a bit more support
08:54and a bit of by-play going on between him and Gerrard
08:56by the way
08:59at this moment
09:00is Butt
09:01Veron
09:02Butt again
09:05Fortune rather got in Veron's way
09:07but here's Quentin Fortune again
09:17Veron lovely pass through the ball
09:19to another one in Beckham
09:21but they can't unzip this Liverpool defence
09:23not often anyway
09:25very well organised
09:26Owen
09:29and that's dropping dangerously around Arisa
09:31with an important header
09:32and Gary Neville
09:36amazingly
09:38it stayed in play
09:40but there was an offside flag
09:51well one or two problems here
09:53for Manchester United
09:55engineered
09:56by this young man
09:57Michael Owen
10:02well
10:03he knew all about him anyway
10:05there are others
10:07he'll be looking at
10:08here
10:11push by Brown
10:12free kick Liverpool
10:14edge of the area
10:22and this could be danger too
10:24Arisa
10:25can crack on with the left foot
10:27as we've seen already this season
10:28the young Norwegian
10:32Murphy
10:33scored with a free kick
10:35at Old Trafford
10:36last year from this kind of range
10:42but this might suit the left footer a bit more
10:45from this angle
10:52come on
10:59come on
11:04still arguing about the 10 yards
11:06Fortune needs to watch his step
11:08it's going to be Arisa
11:10oh what a goal
11:12what a fantastic goal
11:15from John Arne Arisa
11:22that was an absolute howitzer
11:29well there's never been a goalkeeper born
11:31who could keep this out
11:35check that out
11:36and pick it out as well
11:38that is
11:40a just superlative strike
11:43one of the great goals of the season
11:45from John Arne Arisa
11:51well it wasn't the greatest touch by Ancho
11:54but Liverpool got away with it
12:05there's only a minute of added time
12:07and we've already had a half a minute of that
12:21well Veron's wondering what all that was about
12:24the ball was cannoned off him
12:28no problem says Graham Pohl
12:30who's been
12:31to be honest with you
12:32in masterful control of this so far
12:35and seems to have the
12:36respect of the players out there
12:38now then
12:42David Beckham
12:46the need is great again from him
12:50but there's no answer this time
12:51that was a long long way out
12:53even for him
12:55and amid all of that
12:56the half-time whistle's gone
12:58half-time scoreline of Liverpool 2
13:00Manchester United 0
13:19Ancho
13:40Perpia's header
13:41picked up by Hamann
13:43Perpia took a little
13:44knock in the air from Van Meestelrooy
13:47has come back so well from that
13:49cruciate injury
13:51and dearly wanted to join Manchester United
13:53and of course he has
13:58Dwight York
13:59with Robbie Fowler
14:01among the millions of pounds worth of talent
14:04not in the starting line-ups today
14:17Barthez
14:19launching it downfield
14:21now here's
14:22Juan Sebastian Veron
14:23David Beckham
14:24Nicky Butt
14:25Dennis Irwin
14:28Risa has work to do
14:30and Beckham has got Manchester United
14:33back in business
14:35there's no doubt about it
14:37it's going to be a tough game
14:39it's going to be a tough game
14:41it's going to be a tough game
14:43it's going to be a tough game
14:45that's what Manchester United were looking for
14:50and Beckham who scored for England
14:52on this ground
14:53last season
14:54now scores for Manchester United
14:57and suddenly
14:58this game opens up again
15:00it cannoned off Risa rather unluckily
15:03and Beckham
15:04presented with the ball at his feet
15:06slammed it home
15:08well is it going to be
15:10another Manchester United comeback
15:12fortune
15:20well it's exactly
15:21the way it happened at Spurs
15:23where they got the early goal
15:24right at the start of the second half
15:39Liverpool will need to
15:40keep their composure
15:44Heskey
15:45well across
15:46Sylvester
15:50but now it's 2-1
15:52looks different
15:57the bounce
15:58possibly unkind to Liverpool
16:00but United are not going to worry about that
16:04Beckham's seventh goal of the season by the way
16:09for the danger
16:10Owen
16:11has made it 3-1
16:132 for Michael Owen
16:20and United's
16:21suspect defence
16:23whatever United want to say
16:26in denial
16:27lets them down again
16:30Owen
16:31one of the smallest men on the pitch
16:33free header
16:36and Barthez
16:37came for it
16:38didn't get it
16:40he was in no man's land
16:42and Owen
16:43was there
16:44to apply the coup de grace
16:49and that goal
16:50you sense at a psychologically damaging time
16:53for Manchester United
16:55just when they must have sensed they had a chance of getting back in
16:58Dwight York meanwhile has come on the pitch
17:02fortune goes down
17:03wanted a penalty
17:04didn't get it
17:07so short
17:08is the player who's gone off
17:12there's a lot happening here Yorker
17:15and the decibel level is turned up again
17:19I told you there were goals every time these two met at Anfield
17:24and it's happened again
17:25Hamad
17:26ooh Gerrard had made a lovely run through the middle
17:29Fortune
17:49but
17:50up towards York
17:54Owen
17:56was there
17:57Owen the danger for Manchester United of course is in chasing the game now they
18:04may leave more room for Owen's lethal pace well he's not having a happy time
18:12of it at the moment Fabian Barthez
18:19and the chant from the Liverpool fans is dodgy keeper I don't know whether
18:25Barthez is English is good enough to make that translation for his sake I
18:31hope not
18:41once again today defensive errors are costing United but here is Veron can he
18:48get them back into it again
18:55Heskey
18:58Smeetsa
19:03the Liverpool fans want more they want to see United's noses rubbed in it
19:11can't do anything wrong at the moment Phil Thompson man who knows what it's
19:29like to lift the European Cup a lot for his beloved Liverpool
19:37Heskey Owens in there again he might still finish it not this time and there
19:44are one or two inquests going on Dennis Irwin usually so calm is the man
19:50screaming at his fellow defenders and there I think was a little moment that
19:55showed you about one or two of the frustrations about Manchester United's
20:01defending this season Heskey helps it on again
20:18here's Dwight York
20:22Nicky Puck
20:26good tackle by Hamann
20:30it's just a bit of a lack of conviction about United today Heskey's pulled
20:36sweetly into space but Wes Brown got across
20:43I just love to know what's going through Sir Alex Ferguson's mind what he says
20:48for public assumption about his defense and what he's really thinking two
20:52completely different things perhaps
21:03it's fortune now York I think I'll be a bit of rust there as far as he's
21:10concerned
21:19nicely worked by Manchester United Gary Neville Van Nistelrooy
21:27but lets it run but there's nobody behind him and Liverpool have room to
21:33engineer something maybe Murphy what a pass what a pass for Smeetsa and he's
21:39got past Brown he's flooded me Smeetsa and he's deep into the Kop
21:49well Wes Brown is having an unhappy match again the bounce was unkind to him
21:55there but Smeetsa goes past him and I'm not sure he's really fully fit Wes Brown
22:07here's Beckham
22:09good ball in towards Van Nistelrooy wonderful work by Ocho it really was
22:19Irwin
22:31three kick Irwin complaining actually scored and got sent off in the same game
22:49one
22:51two
22:52three
22:55four
22:57five
22:58six
22:59seven
23:00eight
23:01nine
23:02Ten
23:04Dwight Yorke
23:07Nicky Buck fell at the vital moment Yorks won it back again though
23:11Veron, van Nistelrooy, it's all tight, Beckham's made a bit of space and well done Jersey Dudek with the help of Ancho
23:24but United work this well, in particular Beckham
23:36O'Shea gets it away
23:41Scoles, given away, difficult times for Manchester United
23:55They're still up there in the Premiership and they're into the last 16 in Europe
24:02but the side is not performing with that easy, slick rhythm that we've seen so often from them in recent times
24:11and the defence is a worry
24:13United! United! United!
24:36Just look at the celebrations going on around Anfield now
24:41No victory is sweeter for Liverpool than one over Manchester United
24:47and now they've done it four times in a row
24:49It's Liverpool 3, Manchester United 1
24:54Yes, another sweet moment for Liverpool at Manchester United's expense
24:58The Reds finished the season on 80 points and in second place only 7 behind Champions Arsenal
25:04their miserly defence a key factor
25:07Manchester United had to suffer the ignominy of finishing out of the Premiership's top two
25:12as they came third
25:14Their defence was a real worry for Sir Alex Ferguson
25:17his team shipped 28 goals away from home
25:20only two less than bottom placed Leicester City
25:23and that's why their season didn't live up to expectations