"AGAIN WE OUTPLAY MANURE AND THE REF GIVES THE GAME TO THEM THE FA NEED TO STEP IN WITH THE QUALITY OF REFEREES AND THE WAY THEY RUIN GAMES WE WERE ROBBED YET AGAIN BY AN INCOMPETENT REFEREE BUT WELL DONE TO THE REDS BUT AGAIN THE LACK OF AN OUT AND OUT STRIKER LETS US DOWN AGAIN "
"Mark Halsey is a bl00dy disgrace! RVP's tackle every bit as bad as Shelvey; constant waving away of fouls against Suarez. Shocker. He absolutely ruined this game.
Great, gutsy performance by Liverpool. Keep your head up lads.
YNWA
JFT96"
"Justice for the 96! No change in ref's atude towards the club. And Jonjo was right. It is all him - the nasty red nose. Nevertheless, we need to improve our conversion rate! Heads up, guys! YNWA!"
"SHELVEY DONE A TACKLE EARLY AND MY FRIEND SAID HE THOUGHT HE MENT TO GET SENT OF.... ON 40 MINS HE DOES ANTHER RECKLESS TACKLE... HATE TO SAY IT BUT I THINK HE PLANNED IT..JUST WATCH HIM THE WHOLE GAME.."
"NO IT SHOULD SAY CHEATING REFEREE DEFEATS REDS!!!! SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE ABOUT MAN S ALWAYS GETTING DECISIONS, WHY DID EVANS NOT GET SENT OFF? OR VAN PERSIE? DISGRACEFUL! but we did play amazing so well done to the whole team"
"I am really sad that after some wonderful playing from Liverpool we lose again from bad refereeing. I never blame the referees but this was just sad. Liverpool played great and they will come good, believe me on that. I see many positives."
"What a joke. Man U and Ferguson have got every official on the payroll. Van Persie tackle way worse than Shelvey. No penalty for us and the one they got was never one. Reckon the FA want rid of Liverpool FC."
"One thing. We could hold our heads up high after this game. We lost yes but with dignity. Not easy to win or even draw the game when we are 2 men down."
"It was a great game. We really played well irrespective of the bad referee decisions. Sad with the loss but delighted with the spirit. Our days will come."
"the referee was bought by utd as a back up player just in case liverpool totally outplay them even from the start it was 11 players v 12 and show me how shelvy's tackle was any different than persies
and to me that penalty was never a penalty or if it was we should have had 3 penalty's very unlucky lads you were great today even down to 10 men we looked far better than the 12 men of utd
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"Good Job BR... congratulations.. you succeed to put us at relegation zone.. keep on playing Glen Johnson on the left.. are you blind??? Even stupid person in the world knows he is a right back and right footed... embarassing..
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"Joke refereeing has cost us again. Respect is a two way street and if that is the respect the referees are showing us we should treat them with equal contempt. The s were handed the game and were clearly the inferior side. Never a pen or sending off, the foul on Agger was more of a pen and now we have kells and Agger out injured."
"We should all be proud of the team today. Everyone played their hearts out and dominated Man U. Decisions are not going our way but they will and this team will move up the league. The future looks good so just be patient."
"enuff of talking...does rodgers really understand what it means by rivalry..?stupid tactics and selection..whats the point having nurin if not using him.."
"This is depressing stuff. I thought we were Brilliant until United scored. I took a day off from work just to watch this game and now i'm left heart broken"
"Sending Jojo out was the key to Man Utd win. Nevertheless and as I have always said they are superior on all scales.The league- table never lies.Painfull, we'll have to wait a long time for the happy years to come !!!."
"enuff of talking...does rodgers really understand what it means by rivalry..?stupid tactics and selection..whats the point having nurin if not using him.."
"GREAT PERFORMANCE LADS BUT WE DO NEED THE POINTS. SUSO WOW STERLING WOW WHAT PROSPECTS WE HAVE. LETS GET SOME POINTS IN TIME FOR JANUARY TO ATLEAST GET SOME PLAYERS IN"
"Sickened , Halsey is a manu puppet! We are bottom three , no wins in five , pretty football , no end product , if the 96 were all watching today they would have been so disapointed. We could very possibley get religated this season. Brendan I dont trust you FSG your partly to blame, Halsey ,pack it in your a disgrace."
"I pray to you guys to not write any negative comments. Those who watched the game would know that we were much the better side despite playing most of the game with 10 men. Gerrard was commanding, and suso and sterling were excellent. I sense good things are about to come. "
"Jonjo will learn from this and come back better. If someone could tell me what the point of taking off Sterling and replacing him with Hendo was, answers on a postcard to.....
Ridiculous sub competition
Anfield,
Liverpool,
England,
Earth.
Proud of the effort though. Weak ref."
"Also, that is the end of our tough start to the season, with our next 3 games coming against norwich stoke and reading. This may be the blessing in disguise we need to kickstart our season! YNWA"
"it will be suprised it liverpool will be at top 10 this season... congrats Henry .. a bull american... you beb... just keep your money... liverpool only capable of fighting with non premier league clib this season.. may be going to be loose the game with southampton.. hahahhahahaa
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"Pathetic Refereeing as I expected.. Shelvey deserved his card but that penalty?? Doesn't. A foul require contact? Reina thats four terrible displays and counting.. LFC top 4 by 2014 I'm 100% confident.. That is all"
"Played well Kelly excellent one for future so much of ball but no end product need a proven goalscorer and yes ac may have given us another option so will never understand that decision but must keep faith with br we won't go down will we "
"match summary: match referee ensured manure wins 2-1 over lfc.
finally to add insult to injury...the match referee awarded penalty for manure which clearly wasn't penalty!!!
one word: appalling decisions from match referee. clearly the match referee is a huge fan of manure
well done, lads...we are proud of the way you played"
"we did fantastically considering we were down to 10 men, but seriously, how much did Fergie pay the ref? if Shelveys tackle is a red card, why isn't van Persie's on Suso? Suarez should have had a pen, and Valencia clearly dived, and to make it worse, Agger is injured again... *sigh* :/"
"Sad to see liverpool win such a brilliant game to utd goons due to a referee not even worth calling a do***y. The old guffer at old toilet must me dictating things. "
"If only they can investigate match fixing in EPL, MANU will surely be caught coz its shows half of their lures are fixing. MANU! EPL.. Well done lads!!!"
"Very hard result to take, certainly deserved a draw out of that, but the referee seemed rather biased. Shelvey should've got a yellow at the most, but he is the type of player to go into 50/50 tackles, however Evans should've received four yellows in that match."
"English football is corrupt, when will someone have the stomach to investigate these cheating refs. We call Italian football corrupt, but our game is just as bad"
"Great Job today. Completely outplayed manure.....referee lost it. No 50/50 challenges went Liverpool's way and the Valencia dive was a joke. Is Johnny Evans related to the ref? Evans steps on Suarez's foot in the box...no call. I dont think Suarez will get any calls this year...YNWA"
"Really gutted and disgusted by the ref! It was not a pen and the direction of Halsey was very harsh. Excellent performance of many of the lads, Luis, Stevie G, Joe Allen, Glen Johnson and Suso over all! Really unlucky to not have turned the game in our behalf erly on! I think that I will be sad for some days. We have to bounce back from this defeat the soonest YNWA "
"Forget all dis nice football, its not gettin points on da board.
1)Replace Reina wiv neuer,
2)Get a new solid centre back,
3) sign a striker lik fernando florente to compliment/play ahead of suarez cos hes always wondering off outside da box
4) get rid of henderson
5) n sign fowler as striking coach to "
"we shud take note that playing positive football is the way forward. why change the way its played just because our team is not gelled properly yet and without that little bit of luck. maybe BR is not the right person but maybe he is? who knows? Everyone tot Rafa or KK is the right man but look at what happened? We 2nd in the league but did we win the league? we got to be e 12th man. YNWA"
"Same old way on how we lost. Played well but cannot score. Sterling looked tired but bringing on Hendo is like bringing on a granny! This is typical of BR though, see his record at Reading!! What a disaster in getting BR as manager. We need a front man and bring in a keeper to challenge Reina."
"JUST REMEMBER WE PLAYED - CITY - UNITED - ARSENAL - WESTBROM - SUNDERLAND... ITS BAD WE HAVENT WON AND ONLY GOT 2 POINTS. BUT UP UNTIL JANUARY WE WILL NOT HAVE A HARDER RUN OF GAMES JUST TRY REMEMBER THAT..ALL THESE TEAMS WILL DROP POINTS.. "
"Even after Shelvey was sent off, LFC still dominate and played as if it was 11 against 11. Great effort shown, good team spirit. Next game start suso coz he works well with Suarez and Allen was damn good."
"I dont have any faith in Rodgers, Raheem for Henderson? but im sure Rodgers will give us some excuse for that error, 3losses and 2 draws and not to mention were the laughing stock of the premiership, make us all very proud does Rodgers, fsg and the team we have, aint gonna wacth again cos this isnt Liverpool :( disgusting"
"Respect the ref campaign lol I can't when every season the same thing happens, refs decide games more than players, managers and fans. He won't be disciplined or anything.
<<Still been a great week YNWA 96>>"
"With 10 men against 12 in the second half, I thought Liverpool will be hammered, but even than the Reds were the better side and played wonderfully and I enjoyed almost every minute. It wasn't hard for the H referree to send off Shelvey and leave van Persie on the pitch, and it's easier to give United an undeserved penalty when the ref was far from the box."
"I dont like to moan about refs but come on, that was an awful performance from a so called top ref. gutted for the lads as they play out of their skins wd lads YNWA"
"Ref was a disaster for Liverpool but not for Manure.Playing with 10 for an hour against 12(including ref)it's no joke. FA should stand in or else hand the trophy now to UTD avoiding all the hassle.The REDS were outstanding.Suso will be a great player as Sterling.Being a Red supporter is not easy but it's Eternal. YNWA (Malta). "
"Didn't you guys know the ref is a Man United fan...! Whatever the stats was, or how unlucky Liverpool is, the team is just weak. The result tells it all. "
""refs + united =19 league les.......We were actually playing 10 against 12 .we can do it ,i see good signs, we just need to tune them psychologically.""
"king4life89: go support someone else you idiot be proud of the way we played today we was excellent and cheated out! so shut your mouth speaking rubbish"
"Yes, Shelveys tackle was never a red and the pen, looked like the united player was falling over before Johnson even touched him (?). What lost us the match was we didnt have a second gear but United did. Yes we didnt have the luck and the referee had an awful game."
"Come on LFC fans. Holds your heads up high. Don't call for BR sacking. Can't you see the team is improving and we have a lot of young talents. Hope to see the team start winning after this, it's being a long time. Thought that the winning will start today after watching our 5-3 wins against Young Boys. It was so promising."
"the quality is there and the results will come soon - fans and players alike need to keep their heads up because we have certainly deserved more than 2pts so far"
"We owned the game, the lads played really well and showed both United and the fans that they're not giving up. They were amazing, but sometimes the heroes fall, and we should all lift them up! This was a message of character and heart. Well played. The ref can't keep us down if we play like this all season. YNWA (And for Rodgers, he's doing a good job, takes time to change the system)"
"Some1 needs 2 reprimand suarez, clearly diving in more than 1 occasion, 2 selfish in others. Defensively we r , agger should have gotten closer 2 prevent the 1st goal, n another bad pass n stupid challenge caused the 2nd goal. Clearly borini does not deserve 2 start at the moment, his passing is just not up 2 par, keeps giving the ball away"
"Unfortunately sometimes you don't get the result you deserve. If we had got it to 2-2, it would have still been unjust! We played extremely well and were the best team- even with 10 men. Great reaction from the fans showing Rodgers support and made up for Stevie getting a goal to dedicate to his cousin. "
"Some1 needs 2 reprimand suarez, clearly diving in more than 1 occasion, 2 selfish in others. Defensively we r , agger should have gotten closer 2 prevent the 1st goal, n another bad pass n stupid challenge caused the 2nd goal. Clearly borini does not deserve 2 start at the moment, his passing is just not up 2 par, keeps giving the ball away"
"this has got to stop man utd get every decision in every game we played our hearts out today and for what a ***** penalty and a sending off yet again in a man utd liverpool game we battered man utd untill jonjo shelvey was sent off then they see more of the ball there is something dodgy with the ref in my eyes man utd player i think and it stinks"
"This must be a bad dream, we can't have started the season this badly. Played 5, won 0, drawn 2 and lost 3! It's a disgrace to the name of LFC. The owners, manager and players should be ashamed of themselves! "
"Great first half, and such courage in the second. Brendan is brilliant. I'm sad about today, but eagerly anticipate what the future holds for our club. Upwards and onwards."
"What else can be said about the game? We have players who are apparently forwards, but have no idea what a goal is! Suarez is a flashy player about all i can say for him and borini who's he?! and i thought our business in the transfer market was priceless really shows us that they dont have a clue!"
"Isnt FA blind? Isnt governing body of world futbal and its chief blind? How can they see such horrible refering and do nothing? Not even take the help of technology? Either they shud do someting about it or leave the job. Let someone else who's honest, capbable,unselfish,unbiased do the job. We dont want d****ys run these organisations."
"The FA should ban this referee because of his desicions. Today was all about justice but we never got any. The quality of play from us was fantastic but with the referee,s desicions in was 9 vs 12.
Keep the faith but the ref is clearly a supporter of man. u. YNWA
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"hafaz you talk nonsense, clearly you and your opinions don't belong here. Had you watched the game, you probably wouldn't embarrass yourself as much with your stupid comments."
"Enjoyed the game, not the result. We show lots of promise, but little polish (or goal production). Still I can't wait for the next game. What crap have we got next?"
"To SteveFMMalta,please to see some comments from Malta.Utd have been given a penalty for every match.That's a good helping hand from the ref eh. YNWA(Malta) "
"With a new manager and system and lack of cash, I just wanted LFC to have an ok season, say finish in top 8 or even top 10. By the looks of things, we wont even make that. We need to get Carroll back in January or sooner, Lucas and Cole back to fitness, so we have more options."
"At Mr.PassandMove ... what on earth are you talkin about Pepe didnt make any mistakes today ... what on earth are you on about, if you dont know what to say then STFU."
"Are people forgetting we have probally had the most difficult fixtures to start the season! Give BR a chance because we are playing decent football! All you haters go support Man U then!
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"Boloyeung05 you have no idea! Great performance from the team and BR. Just unlucky - telling comments by Giggs. ALL the lads had a great game and should be proud. On the basis of this performance we will be just fine by the end of the season."
"please anyone answer my question:can we win one game in league with bad ref ?
i'm dissapointment.
i'm tired.
i'm so angry.
no win in 5 games.im so depressed."
"And BR please stop playing Johnson on the left and starting Borini, hes just not good enough lets just face it ... South African Scouser was right hes age aint got nothing to do with anything hes just not good enough lets be honest with each other and stop making excuses for him"
"Introducing first....neeeeew Howard Weeeeeeeebbbbbbb, sell Reina, he frustrated also us, his height isn't enough and littlebit overweight..Mr BR consider it...
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"Why is Enrique being left out of the starting line up week after week? He is a solid defender. I'm a little worried about Brendan Rodgers potential tunnel vision!"
"It was crystal clear that the referee helped Man Utd to win BUT Rodgers also was faulty-why he played Shelvey at the start? Was it because the latter scored 2 goals last week against a weak team, but Man Utd is not Young Boys, it would be better if Sahin was playing instead of Shelvey,it's not because someone scored 2 goals that he must start the next match."
"TERRIBLE REFEREEING AGAIN COST US DEARLY LFC PLAYED FANTASTIC AND COULD AND SHOULD HAVE TAKEN THE 3 POINTS WHAT DO WE HAVE TO DO TO GET A WIN
OUR DAY WILL COME SOON HOPEFULLY"
"Great effort in a loss. Shelvey earned a card, but not red. Suarez made chances but wasted them. Sterling should pull the trigger and had great chances he didn't take. SG was great as was Allen. TOO many errors. The one at midfield led to a penalty which the ref got wrong. Still need more pressure on the ball, but I see brighter days to come. Worst result was losing Agger and Kelly."
"some terrible decisions this game, if shelvey deserved a red, so did evans, who also jumped in two footed. FA should do somethign about valencias blatent dive, really well played, and people asking about sterling, he took him off in the hope puttin on another central midfielder would stop us conceeding which was a fair shout"
"The ref kidnapped the game and gave it to Manu., what a shame. Good performance by Liverpool
As always Manu got lucky again with a big help from the ref. just be patient the results will come.
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"Please note that Reading and QPR both have a game in hand. If QPR draw and Reading win, we are at the bottle of the EPL. Now I dont recall when was the last time we were at the bottom?!"
"All the refs decision in manure's favors proves one thing that they have influence in these decision. If this is the way they have won 13 EPL tles, it's total shame as it proves that they were not capable of winning them on their own ability. The gaffer there has learnt only one thing and ie "win at any cost". Diving, diving, cheating etc..."
"2 points from 5 games and in the bottom 3, this isnt Liverpool fc, thats 13 points dropped, I been a supporter for 36 years and ive never been ashamed during it until now, Rodgers isnt the man for me, his style has no end product but yet we keep getting told its coming, when? this season? next season? seems were full of excuses these days, wont be watching again :("
"I too believe Reina is overweight and too slow to react. Needs to shed some pounds. I think Shelvey was playing well. I think Hendu works hard but is really too slow and we needed quicker guys on the field. Sahin should have played and maybe Wisdom too."
"There is a clear agenda by the FA and the refs when it comes to Suarez, how many times does he have to be fouled in the box before a penalty is given? How many times does he have to fouled before getting a free kick? It' s an absolute disgrace and blatantly obvious, even to the neutrals. Shame on the FA for their hypocritical double standards."
"Great game guys but still irrespective of how well we play or how hard we work there will always be the refs biased decision making. I am devastated at the loss but overjoyed with the team. There's always the next time guys, we will win those decisions on merit and skilled play. 10 men and they still had to cheat their way to a win."
"Reina should not be sold and Enrique makes sooo many mistakes, can't pass because he doesn't lift his head, that's why he isn't playing. Also doesn't close down crosses, can't be bothered. Stevie's best game of the season by a mile and suso and sterling look so so good. Ref did decide this game, utd had 3 two footed tackles that were ignored, penalty that wasn't, team played very good."
"Get well soon to Danny and marty ... the good news for us is that defence is our strongest department (both the starters and cover) ... Johnson back on the rightback spot covered by Wisdon, and Enrique back into the leftback stop covered by Robinson or Downing"
"American Scouser.. Go look at the replay of the first goal + the distribution.. Top class keepers make great saves, Bet you Joe hart would have saved that first on?.. And I'll with all respect, I'll. Say what i like thank you."
"Terrible referee, bad luck, but we also made mistakes. We need admit it. Shelvey was very hard on that penalty of his exclusion. Suso gave a bad pass before the penalty poorly marked. These young players need to be more calm.
But the team played well, with claw. I hope for better days. I have a question: why hire Nuri Sahin??"
"I dont understand why some fans say we have a tough start to the season? We have to play every team anyway. If we are going to compete at this level, we need to beat the top sides surely?"
"That reff should not be allowed to referee ever again. How can he send shelvey off when Evans goes in 2 footed in a 50 50 challenge. It's Liverpool v united for god sake there's going to be tackles flying in, but if u send him off be consistent the whole game, ie send rvp off. I so proud of my team wot a proformance reds, play like that every game. 3 points nxt week is a must! YNWA"
"I'm not going to read the comments. Defeats only bring out the wn kers on here. All I want to say is, well done lads, we were robbed today, but pick yoursleves up, suck it up and move on to the next game. Babies cry, real men deal with it."
"ing owners have to take the fallout for this as they didn't back the manager and buy us a striker and let Carroll go we are in bottom 3 and we will be lucky to finish in top half"
"We need to put an official complaint about
the Referee because that was definitely not fair and biased towards United.
Never a pen or a sending off. Absolute disgrace."
"Gutted with the outcome. It shouldn't have had to end this way. We were brilliant and were a much better team. Suarez, seemingly, is on refrees' hit list and I don't think he's going to get any decision in his favor this season. "
"ManU have nothing to be proud of. We played our best football all year, and we looked like a force; passing well, getting open, and whipping the ball into the box. Also, we are watching a star in the making in Sterling. He receives the ball in open space, is fast, and if he becomes even more creative with the ball he will be unstoppable.Great job today boys, we are proud of you in MASS, USA! "
"First of all-good game, boys,from LFC part.Team gave maximum in this moment...BUT,I AM SICK AND TIRED OF MANURES WINS,WITH FA REFS,RED NOSE,RED CARDS AND PENALTY KICKS...What suppose Luis has to do!?!To pray down on the pitch!??!Fault on Sterling WAS penalty,too.Cntd..."
"You can't beat the referee. How many years will we have to wait for fair and impartial officiating especially when playing against Man U. The manager can't say anything but the fans can...That referee destroyed that game and looked like he was playing for ManU."
"We won the game no matter what the result reflected. we were against 12 men by 10. Mother ing corrupted Referee was ready to flash a RED CARD and penalty was prejudiced. we were against Mafia. I'm proud of our boys."
"Bottom 3, 2 points 5 games played, 13 points dropped, scored 4 goals with 10 against, tables dont lie, were rubbish and havnt made any progress since Dalglish wasted millions, its a fact!"
"I'm 43 years old.Watched & supported Reds many years now(over 35).Not commented on the site for weeks now due to some of the idiotic posts in the past.1st time EVER in my life I walked out on a game when JonJo got sent off... for tackling... & winning the ball!!Very disillusioned with the game.Sad for the memory of the 96. "
"B. Rodgers - Before doing the talking,do your work properly. You are not even an accomplished manager to say that Carroll is a 3rd choice striker. This poor showing is because of some poor foolish decisions you made. Goals win matches, not statistics. Who will score the goals? You? The managemant?"
"How to ruin a football match by ref Halsey.
If Shelvey was sent off then so should van persie for the same tackle,
the united fans boo Suarez calling him a diver, well what about valencia.
Makes me sick of watching football"
"Lfc by far the better team.10 men against 12 at times.Concerned about injuries and the folly nay gross folly to let Carroll go without securing replacement. Shameful .Bravo lads.ynwa"
"Putting today's match to one side, don't forget that our form after Xmas last season was dire under Kenny and we haven't improved at the start of this season. 5 games without a win! Unacceptable and relegation form!"
"The Refs is a man of mancs. He is the last ref that let fergie win anfield. We fans must give time to brendan and be behind him because i sense what he is doing will be great for LFC thats why it is taking Time. January he need an extraordinary backing from FSG"
"...Johnson DID NOT make fault on Valencia,Shelvey DID NOT deserve stright red card,FA is on manures payroll machine,sure,more than clearly.They had 16 penalty kicks last season,more than any team in PL...They punished Suarez and LFC after Red Nose aims and speeches...cntd..."
"Well done BR and reds, I don't understand why people are complaining about BR and Reina. I dont think any keeper could save the first goal. What BR do now is really revamping the liverpool side after so many years of rot and with so limited budget. Yet i cant feel so much hope and belief. People should really stop the nagging and give BR full support. WE ARE HEADING THE RIGHT DIRECTION!"
"Well done BR and reds, I don't understand why people are complaining about BR and Reina. I dont think any keeper could save the first goal. What BR do now is really revamping the liverpool side after so many years of rot and with so limited budget. Yet i cant feel so much hope and belief. People should really stop the nagging and give BR full support. WE ARE HEADING THE RIGHT DIRECTION!"
"I think the boys gave good account of them selves. refereesing was awful. Evens went in two footed studs showing and it was 50/50 they both should have been given Yellow cards. And as for the Penalty there there never was. This is the same Ref who once celebrated united scoring against Liverpool why on earth is he still Refeering he should be polishing boots some where."
"I am tired of losing. Bring back King Kenny! He was far better and actually won us some games...since we have taken on Rodgers we have gone downhill. He made Swansea City 3rd to bottom last season, and now he has done it to us. (but even worst 2nd to bottom!) Don't get me wrong, I don't dislike him. I Just Want Kenny back. I liked our club better with him. "
"I know we played well yet again, and it was silly by Shelvey to get sent off, wether it was intentional or not, but you cant keep saying that were unlucky, 2 points from 15, is Championship if we dont string a run of wins together, Liverpool in relegation zone, is not good enough, i love Liverpool have done all my life , since i saw the great teams of 70's and 80's"
"Showed some true fighting spirit today. The boys will be gutted. The ref destroyed a great game. If we keep playing with that intensity, not many teams will beat us. Keep the Faith."
"Excellent performance by the lads. The ref should be executed. How many bad decisions can u make in a game. totally biased aswell. Shocking great tactical move by mctaggart. Swapping webb for halsey. "
"...If they were better an won regiularly-OK,no problem,but on this way is disgrace and shame.LFC need stablity,now I hope that Agger will be recovered soon.On the end-Thanks to Stevie G.,our legend, for extraordinary perfomance.YNWA>"
"I think that Kenny was a better manager and that the player looked up to him because of what he had done for Liverpool in his glory days. So...Yeah BRING BACK KENNY! "
"Fair play! Huh! Only fair to ManU, not to others. They always managed to win games by their mediocre performance because mother ing corrupted referees were on their side, being bought by Mafia chief Ferguson."
"Raheem Sterling off for Jorden Henderson says it all, we needed that pace to attack but yet Rodgers took him off, aint got a clue BR and to think our own supporters think that fellow supporters aint got a clue about football lol this club is on its a$$ excuse after excuse :("
"Arsenal started badly last season but ended up top 4. Beautiful football. But the official spoils the game. With 10 men and to dominate says alot. Chill guys. 3 big clubs out of the way. Will be climbing now."
"dagger go to a game and see what we are actually trying to do,we had alot of young lads out there and for a ref we would have won that game,some reason he wanted to take the spotlight on a great accation to himself.
RFT 96 YNWA"
"Well I am sure the ref handled "IT" well enough. Whatever this "IT" may be. If I were sent off I would accuse the Admiral of the Fleet that "This is all your fault". Now an admiral can recruit sailors and sea-men but he could also bribe the Umpire of the war..."
"THE FAN ??? 2001, WHAT ARE YOU ON ABOUT ? WHAT 'POOR PERFORMANCE' ? COULDN'T FAULT THE GRAFT OR COMMITMENT. AS USUAL NOT GETTING AN OUNCE OF LUCK. SUSO, STERLING, KELLY, ALLEN, ETC, THE FUTURE IS BRIGHT, EARLY DAYS !!!"
"andyp2609 are you so naive. If RSVP (regrets sil vou plez) plays for the FA (Fergie's army the lens is then different...
And what about Reina getting a yellow card for 'gouling Glen Johnson and donating a penalty to FA!"
"i am so proud of the way Liverpool played against Manchester United ,they played with drive, conviction,and skill,they did not deserve this result.shelby should not have been sent off it was a 50/50 ball, but not a straight red ! The penalty was the softest penalty ive seen so far this season,i felt the referee bottled it,another reason why we should have a video referee. "
"You guys need to give us this kind of performance and spirit. Great! we don't care win or lose, as we know who was the better team. BR you are right, the style is adorable and entertaining. Our time will come soon; sooner than we can imagine. YNWA!"
"I dont understand why people are giving Rodgers loads, i dont understand why people are giving certain players stick to, erm maybe its cos were in the bottom 3 or could it be that weve only got 2 points after 5 games and dropped 13? how long have we been building? how much have we spent with dalglish and BR? and still no progress :("
"Forget that idiot reff, nothing will be done about it so I'm looking forward to next week now. The future is bright here, suso is going to be amazing in a few years, an then there's Stirling aswel. We've got alot of young talent, 2 years an we will be a very strong team. There's 3 easy games coming up, 9 points in the bag! YNWA"
"I hate it when fans dont study football, how can you say we've had a bad start playing all the big teams at home ... we havnt played one decent team away and you saying we had a bad start ?? are you serious ??"
"Should we feel sad or should we feel glad? I never feel glad after losing a game, especially MU. I do however feel a sense of warmth knowing that the game went off largely without negative incident and we dominated, so in that sense I think I feel glad. GOOD TIMES WILL COME, TRUST ME! "
"The ref intentionally implemented double standards in his decisions, he is and the FA is worst than the Italian one. But what practically makes us lose the game was Sterling's taking off, and we are much better with Suso in place of Borini. "
"BANKSY 2012, IF YOU UNDERSTAND FOOTBALL, YOU WILL UNDERSTAND WHY BR PUT HENDERSON ON. THINGS DIDN'T WORK OUT TODAY BUT IN THE MAIN YOU CAN,T POINT THE FINGER AT ANY 1 PLAYER OR THE MANAGER. GOT TO STICK WITH IT AND KEEP THE FAITH."
"12 man (i doubt all of them are) manure beat 9 man LFC by 2 goals to one. Early i n 2nd half SteveG put LFC in front and seconds later opponents equalized. REFEREE broke the dead lock in 75th minute and put the opponents head. Jonjo gets a red for winning the ball. RVP gets a pat for bringing a man down thru an akward challange."
"Gentlemen,we need to start winning.The situation is very bad.Yes we have had good home performances against man city,Arsenal and ManU but we only managed 1pt out of a possible 9.Just 1 pt from 3 home games in the league is a sign of trouble.Our opponent's play poorly but they get the results."
"After 10 coaches, we have lowered our standard from Championship/Champion League contenders to a mediocre level. We start to accept losses with one or two good moments in a game soon enough I believe we will start to accept survival from a relegation battle an over achievement. Enough said."
"blizz89
I would replace him instead of Borini in the next few matches.
He is as pathetic as the referee. Thank God Nani and the Japanese were playing like schiittee!"
"Unbelievable!!! That we got robbed by a spineless ref is the biggest shame. If i performed like that in my workplace once, I'd get sacked. Credit to utd for winning a match they should be grateful for coming away with a point, let alone 3. We made them look average. It was 10 men vs 12. I guess we can only hope to play like that and get some points on the table. YNWA"
"I am sick to death of all this negativity. We played well and it was so unfortunate we had Howard Webb 2 as a ref. It's been a long time since we played such wonderful football. We will turn this around and BR is the right man for the job. Sack Brendan for what? For trying to rebuild the greatest team in the world? Get real!!!!"
"LESS OF THE KNEE JERK REACTIONS !!!!! 33 GAMES TO GO BY THE WAY !! 3 POINTS FOR A WIN AND A COUPLE OF WINS ON THE SPIN AND WE WILL START CLIMBING THE LEAGUE TABLE. "
"Well were 18th in the league form and like i said stats dont lie, 2 points from 15 is not acceptable, were in a relegation fight and been there since the start of 2012/13, dont worry? im worried :("
"Some mental comments on here about biased refs etc. I thought we were unlucky today and with a couple of good strikers we could be having a very different season."
"In all due respect, BR has done a good job since coming in. the only wrong i can think of was letting Caroll go. in our first five games we have played 3 of the top four teams, regardless of the score we have outplayed them all, an that being with a new, young and inexperienced team. With a bit of luck and chemistry, I honestly believe we will challenge for top 4. Have faith and patience."
"this was another game decided by a ref not the 22 players on the pitch people spend a lot ofmoney going and the game is ruined by disgraceful decisions but who do these people answer too ? "
"Guess,whose the man of the match?
The refree - Mr. Hasley.
He provided a superb assist to RVP in the 75th minute resulting in a winner.
He was out standing for the manure. Without him, they surely would have lost. "
"Sigh! Saw Man U fans celebrating all over my FB feeds. They were celebrating that they have now Mark Halsey in their pockets along with long term occupant Howard Webb"
"Heartbroken! Great game except for the Ref and the dive by Man U! Would love to have seen what the scoreline would have be if allowed 11 v 11 for the whole game... EPL is the best league in the world! How can the referring be so poor? I'm starting to see the quality and a brighter future! "
"why we do not protest with the ref!! why our players do not surround the ref for the pen decision of valencia and also gerrard do not protest for our pen of suarez or sterling!! Please more agression in protesting!! and as usual the refs/fa are with utd"
"Fact is we lost again, we are now 2nd from bottom,we do not even look like scoring goals and are very frail in defense.Sadly I can see no way up with this style of play"
"authority has a problem with LFC, have done for years... police, refs give us a fair go JFT96 and for the 18 men today who were robbed a victory over manure"
"Thanks to ManU for respects and support, and to bad the ref was not as willing to show minimum respect and give us a game without agenda's and unsporting decisions.. I am waiting for the day we get a game vs ManU with fair decisions. Anyway we know who to blame for two points and no striker!! "
"when we played sunderland last weekend suarez was fouled in the area we should have had a penalty suarez was booked for diving wlbeck dives for manure and gets a pen now this weekend valencia dives and gets a pen he should have been booked as for jonjo he went in abit over the top with 1 leg the manure player does a 2 footed lunge and stays on the pitch ref was a joke"
"no good playing well and losing !!! this isnt liverpool fc. not winning any of our first five games is unacceptable i dont care who wer playing. we are LFC. hard hard season ahead. possible relegation fight"
"No point blaming it on poor ref or luck if you do not have defense splitting strike force and score goals...goals. Now every team in the league fully capitalize on our perennial weakness - lack the ability to defend a lead. "
"Nothing else liverpool could have done better. Henderson came in to help with the defence. For those who keep slating BR. Mark my words. He is the man. "
"Maybe we were unlucky. But playing like Shelvey did will always create a chance for controversal and could end up a red card uncessarily and a damage the team. It's a lesson.
And I am not sure Valencia fell because of Johnson or not. Looks like he did. but if he had not, he showed how to trick the ref. This is called world class act."
"5 GAMES GONE, 3 OF THEM AGAINST MAN.U, MAN.C AND ARSENAL, 2 OF THOSE 5 GAMES PLAYED WITH 10 MEN FOR A FAIR CHUNK OF THE GAME AND THE DOOM AND GLOOM HEADS ARE TALKING ABOUT RELEGATION ??????????????????????????? BE REALISTIC !!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
"were getting there just need to put more effort into scoring and not trying to walk the ball in the net lets hope come january were not in the bottom 5. the owners need to back the manager in january we need 2 strikers a center half and cover in midfield "
"After watching the game I'm satisfied we'll be in the top-half of the table come next May (just being realistic) & we have nothing to worry about. Will the ref be credited with a goal or an assist for their penalty?"
"Same old story corrupt fa and officials ensuring utd win. Dodgy red card against us then rvp does same challenge gets a yellow. 2 clear pens not given one dosgy won to utd given. Great performance beaten by our corrupt fa an its official not by man utd"
"I think we played well, it's something to e proud of. Though we lost, I think there's a lot of positive sides to this game. Hopefully we can still perform like this, or even better. YWNA"
"What a banter! What a display! This hopeless referee should be ashamed of his career ever! He absolutely brought on an injustice to us yet again!!! Was RVP's tackle not even worst? Challenge was 50/50 against Headless Evans who shamefully went on to play a compeive game to d end & his cheater old coach was smiling at d chance!! I don't care United didn't win the game! "
"Point 1. Brendan is not a miracle man, he is a 39 year ol male human. It is up ti Ian Ayre to protest to this kind of decisions in the right places this is a matter for the courts of law!! But he will do nothing because he is useless... point 2. We knew we would be fighting relegation with no striker, Ian again!"
"Despite the loss, (undeserved on so many levels) realise today why I love this club.
True we have had some difficult home games, however the forthcoming fixtures will be just as difficult, need to be more "composed" in front of goal to support the build up play. Defensive confidence would also improve if we started scoring a few more."
"And I am trying to be positive. Today our forward played well, especially young players like Sterring and Suso. Suso assisted the first goal, didn't he. And I like to tactic we use to fail Man U oide line. YWNA."
"from malta, to all liverpool real supporters. very good game,dont listen to some jung comments.just belive in the team. today they show us that they can play a real football but the ref was against us too.we have to be sailors in the storms not in good weather.YNWA"
"The game today,Liverpoolv Manutd and the FA,again fergie has a 12th man on the field whats f22222 ng new.
This ref in time may contribute towards BR losing his job.
Well done Mark Halsey you did Fergie and Man utd proud"
"If it were the reverse, the entire press would be unrest till only God knows!!! United will slaways realise whatever hopeless champions they thought they are, they are no champions against LFC! This ref should be demoted to division 1! He's clueless and shows no quality exp to Ref such a game! The game is bigger than him in thousands miles! What dumb he is ! An absolute idiot!"
"Nothing unusual, referees at the centre of attraction when Manu is in town. Had it not been for Mr Halsey, United would have been dead and buried. They were thought a lesson today. FA to investigate dodgy referees. Suspend them or kick them out. I hope Shelvy appeals the red card. Even if the FA overturns the decision, what good will be. The damage has been done."
"United were poor and there for the taking today. We played well but couldn't beat them. The ref was poor and gave us nothing, but we had enough possession to create chances. Yet again we could not put the ball in the back of the net. Letting Carroll go without a replacement was just crazy! The fact is we are now in the bottom two. We have to start winning games!"
"who cares about the result the ref did that himself. but lfc played a fantastic game with some very young players .keep going with this sort of play. the future is getting brighter"
"Yes the referee did have a bad game, however good squads will get results in these situations and this shows the squad is not good enough. Despite playing well there are no goalscorers in this team .I wounder what would have happened if we had Andy up top. "
"I despair of the inane postings ging off BR, individual players and some of the refs decisions. LFC is a club in transition from a period of no PL success. BR is a laying a good foundation and soon we will not be in the relegation zone. Halsey did not get the pen decision wrong. Look at slomo replays.I hate S but to say he is in their pay is stupid. For God's sake get a grip. "
"Anyone who critercises anyone of our players or the manager after that proformance doesn't no nothin bout football. The only man you could critercise is the reff for being inconsistent and incompetent in his dessicions. Everyone one of our players did me proud. YNWA"
"Guys, i just think we should be patient..we will know how good BR really is over the next 5 games...if he is really good, he'll get out 10points out of next 5matches...and of a truth, the referee got it all wrong today.Shelvey got the ball first and Valencia went down too easily."
"Its all nice and cute and pretty, but in the real world what you need is a striker, you can have all the tiki taka in the world passing and resting and all that but if you dont score you dont win.. no matter how good you play, so if you dont understand that you know nothing about football. I have played enough to know that myself. We are lucky to be in top 10 next Jan"
"We did eveerything we could do both teh fans and players and then THAT referee decided HE was going to put himself in the running for Man of teh Match! and HE did. We are close REDMEN, let's keep beleiving. "
"All honors, guys. You fought bravely. I'm proud supporter of Liverpool. Again catastrophic trial. It makes no sense. Shame for The English Football Association. From Belgrade, Serbia!!!! LFC - YNWA!!!!!"
"Sick and tired of referees that just keep on punishing us. It matters nothing now if Shelveys red card ban is rescinded cause the decision ultimately cost us the game, then he gives a penalty for valencia doing the splits on purpose - would suarez have been given that? NO!..."
"Penalty box incidents should be reviewed by video it would take a minute at most. This is turning into a re-run of last season, we're getting no favours at all. Was Evans injured? NO! came back on within a minute - it's just plain cheating and bad refereeing..."
"It was a good honest, robust challenge by both players although Evans' lunge looked far worse - it should have been a yellow for both, a quick word to the captains to calm the situation then move on, but no. We got, rash, senseless, weak refereeing. They need to start using the video replay otherwise the cheating will continue to ruin the game. "
"THICK + THIN don't no how they can say anythin bad bout any of our players or BR. We're building a team here an BR knows exactly wot he's doin, he can spot tallent, like how he's give suso a chance, he's goin to be a really good player for us. I can honestly say I wouldn't want anyone but BR in charge, hope he stays for years! YNWA "
"Some people who post on here are a disgrace to call themselves Liverpool Fans, the comments are ridiculous.
I am frustrated as anyone that we have not got more points, but today every player was excellent, we outplayed United and some lets say dubious decisions cost us."
"You off Shelvey and Henderson and they did nothing wrong. Shelvey went for a ball you would exopect him too as did the United player how the refe could punish one and not the other i do not know.
Henderson has a big future and those of you who give him a hard time probably did the same with Lucas, give him a chance.
If you are a SUPPORTER, SUUPORT THE TEAM. Otherwise go somewhere else"
"I think some of the idiots criticizing BR and FSG should go and support Man City or Chelski if they think teams are built with bottomless pits of money. Get lost from here. The club doesn't need short sighted supporters like you. Short memories of how close we came to being a bankrupt club without FSG. Support the team or shut up please. Well done today boys. YNWA "
"We outplayed the mancs with 10 men, BR has got us playing proper football. Halsey was poorer than poor today, and the BBC report of the game is as biased as Halsey was. As long as we get fair referees, we will win more games than we lose. The FA should apologise for Halseys performance today, embarrassingly one sided."
"Been a hard start to the season but I think we are showing good signs. We have had some poor luck and today's refereeing decisions turned the match against us.
Keep faith in Rodgers and the team!"
"I expect all the BR and FSG haters to grovel when we start getting the results our play deserves. Today was as good as I've seen us against the mancs, and if Rafa was still in charge, we would have parked the bus once we went down to 10 men. BR is the business, young players are coming through, and the future is bright. Keep supporting your team"
"THANKFULLY THE MAJORITY OF OUR FANS ARE TALKING SENSE BUT WE DO HAVE A MINORITY WHO DONT HAVE A CLUE. IN THE WORDS OF THE KOP TODAY, "THERE'S ONLY 1 BRENDAN RODGERS". THE SENSIBLE FANS CAN SEE THE BIGGER PICTURE."
"Guys, today we loose becoz of REF!!!!. Why no red card for rvp when both legs tackle suso?????? Why suarez not given penalty ??? all is ref. It's clearly MU buy ref. The penalty incident can be seen clearly from ref angle when we watch the replay. UNFAIR!!!!!"
"What annoys me the most is the fact that we actually have a squad capable of not only challenging for top 4, but also the league, I just don't see this team played ever. Suso and Sterling have impressed me alot. Include them in the starting 11 alongside the likes of Gerrard, Assaidi and Suarez and you got a match winning team. "
"United had a more attacking threat today and despite LFC being the better side, final result = loss. Nani and Valencia down the wings and Kagawa playing off RVP. Liverpool could quite easily have this but it is never played! United also have the like of Hernandez, Young, Rooney, Wellbeck... "
"Suso should play off Suarez, Sterling and Assaidi down the wings, We have a jam packed midfield to choose from and rotate. Gerrard should always play alongside someone. The bench will still look average but it's a start! "
"The future is bright my friends <3 We just need to keep Brendan and keep singing YNWA, then sooner than later, we're in the top 4... PS, ref today should never judge another game..."
"First things first and because I may never say this again in my life- well done utd with the respect you showed.
As for the game, if you get the ball and then hit the player-however hard- its a tough tackle. Pepe booked for the pen even though he was, what 2 yards from the player with Johnson inbetween? If it was the other way around, there'd be an FA panel to look into it!"
"The only way to deal with those Ref mistakes it allowing the managers to challenge big decisions-playing the video replay to They are doing it in Tennis and American football. It wont take more time than a player diving or acting injuries
Great performance from Liverpool today and a painful loss. When you are sending Johnson and Agger so high up we are exposing ourselves in the back"
"At Gerrard o ya beauty ... Both Sterling and Suso were bort to liverpool Fc by Rafa Banitez, Jonjo as well. Please get your facts right in order to be taken seriously. Its laughable to think Sterling and Suso are talents spotted by BR. Get your facts right buddy : )"
"How come a Chelski player can nearly break someones leg and not get a red? The FA need to sort the refs out so that they are consistent. I just want the same treatment as every other team! It was the same at West Brom."
"Absolutely disgusted with today's game, Soccer was a game with honesty and integrity, now that's gone. We're trying to play this tippy-tappy football which has no 'End Product', if it had, then all top teams in EPL would have adopted it ages ago, we won't replicate Barca, especially as the players we have at the moment, are light years behind them in quality, I'm thinking Buddha is right. "
"smithy101 Taking off Sterling and bringing on Henderson was a tactical decision to negate the growing influence of Paul Scholes and the midfield of United.
This change forced the opposition to play into wide areas while also allowing Liverpool to play compact and have good ball retention which is vital when playing with a man light."
"PEPE REINA'S fault again when will RB see he is a liability more than an asset, last played when we finished 2nd. He is just nuts stands routed on his line since 2009, his goal the equalizer. Call a spade a spade not a shavel.Routine save by any keeper against us in the Premier. "
"There's an awful lot of knee jerk comments.
I am proud of how the lads performed today. They gave as much as they could give. When the ref gives you nothing there is not much you can do. Jonjo's challenge looks rash but he did go with a side foot and the fact the impact took his foot sideways and into the opposition is something you can't help."
"The defeat is hard to take but now is the time we have to stick together. Through the rough times. Lets not moan, the transfer window is closed. Support the team like Bill Shankly would expect us to. I applaud those at Anfield today that kept singing their support for the lads."
"Gutted to lose another match we dominated. And gutted to see United get the benefit of poor refereeing decisions - again! Shelvey out for a couple after a straight red, Borini and Agger injured. How much worse can this eason get?"
"what i cant understand is why the media are not slating number one the referee and two valencia for diving horrific refereeing today he should be demoted to refereeing kids games and he would still get it wrong then,there is not even one mention of the ref on the sports news,fa's ref standards are a joke shelveys tackle never a red evans should have gone,well played liverpool,YNWA."
"How many times are those greasy mancs gonna get away with this crap! Every time they get refs calls and penalties. Its high time someone made them and their little henchmen refs accountable. Bring on an enquiry into PL corruption. Old geez AF needs taking down a peg cuz he's corrupt."
"Whats AF gonna say, he's boys tackles were all fair and dealt with justly by the refs and LFC's were not? LFC need a miracle to get such decisions and that's a fact!"
"After WBA game I was worried as the players showed little passion or heart especially after goin down to 10 men. In this game let me tip my hat to u fellas. I'm proud of the way you all played out there and make no mistake you were the best team redmen. Keep the faith boys cuz we are coming to get those greasy mancs n co and take back our mantle mark my words. YNWA ... LFC forever!"
"Can the fitness coach to do something on Pepe. He has lose his sharpness lately. Someone has to tell him to take care of his diet. If he is a little bit sharper, the penalty can be saved. He was bought by Rafa because of his skills of penalty saves in La Liga. It has deseterted him so far... BR pls do something..."
"Liverpool have been better than both Manchester clubs now. We are much better than I had expected at this stage. BR will be a legend. This season is about rebuilding and learning the new philosophy. Winning matches is secondary in my view. Would like to see Ngoo given a chance next. We will finish 8th/9th which is fine for this season. YNWA."
"We got what we deserved. Nothing. Shelvey was a walking disaster and deserved his sending off, maybe Evans should have gone as well though. As for Jono, played a great game then knobbles Agger and gives away a needless pen when Reina & Skrtl had it coverd. Too much panic in the ranks."
"As for lacking a striker that's obvious and Borini isn't it, but why don't we get players in the box? We even had the ludicrous situation where Kelly our RB was in the box as a lone striker. Carroll must be laughing his head off. and NO 8/9th this season ISN'T good enough. 4th or Rodgers walks."
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We're seeing improvements all the time guys, we know we're a few players short from being a solid unit, we'll just have to wait till january or next summer.It was always going to be a transitional season. The squad will get even better under this new system.Will be happy with top 6."
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Cannot understand the 4th or he walks comments.BR is building a philosophy that will last for future generations..Shankly did it, and it didn't happen over night.It's clear to see what he's trying to do.Just needs the correct players.It'll be worth the wait when it all clicks into place.
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"Denmark with Landrup were the most exciting & attacking side in World cup 86 yet they were beaten 5-0 by Spain (not that strong at that time)in quarters thru tactical naivety. LFC play well but have same tactical naivety & make it difficult to win games. "
"M Utd do not need to have much possession, they contain the domination & remain strong at the back but in the right moments they have these dangerous clear cut chances to kill you. We played good entertaining, attacking football 10 against 11 but tactically naive in leaving space at the back.
Rafa would have organised the team & make us difficult to break. "
"4th or he walks? Yeah that makes sense, let's start all over again and become a laughing stock - how long did AF get and now look. Faith, Patience and Stability is what is needed to turn things round, otherwise you create chaos!"
"CAN,T UNDERSTAND WHY DURING OUR BIG GAMES WE ALWAYS GET PENALISED WITH RED CARDS FOR FOULS UNLIKE OTHER TEAMS,WHO OFTEN GET AWAY WITH IT ESPECIALLY MU.BIAS REF S OR JUST OUR LUCK.WE PLAYED WELL BUT NO ONE TO PUT IN THE GOALS. "
"19TH...We left space at the back because we had 10 men but still had the courage and desire to get forward to try and win the game, then the ref helps them out again! You can't just lie down against UTD, we competed admirably with a man down but then the ref just stuck the knife in!"
"I said to the wife even before kick off thta if the s weren't winning by the last 10 minutes they'd get a dubious penalty. Am I the only one thinking Mark Halsey was the ss best player yesterday."
"Sunday's match was one of most important of the season not only because of M Utd but also for the memory of 96 at Anfield after the report. Where were any of the owners of FSG??? This shows LFC is NOT really important in their hearts."
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