United leave it late to snatch Anfield draw; Liverpool 1 Manchester United 1
Fresh off the back of the dreaded international break, United returned to Premier League action with a trip to Anfield, to take on the old enemy Liverpool. Having not won at Anfield since 2007, and having generally played very poorly there in recent years, United were looking to set the record straight and deliver a performance for the small contingent of travelling reds to sing about. With speculation over the personal life of Wayne Rooney, Fergie took the somewhat shock decision of leaving the England striker on the bench, instead favouring Danny Welbeck and Ryan Giggs to spearhead the United attack. Phil Jones was also used in the somewhat unfamiliar role of central midfield, in an attempt to overcome the combative side of Liverpool’s midfield, an area where United had perviously suffered in past trips to Anfield. (More …)
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Ste 01:13 on October 17, 2011 Permalink |
A very flattering scoreline and a very very lucky and undeserved point scraped at Anfiled for the Salford Hoofers.