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21 Feb 2010 15:00
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Premier League
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City of Manchester Stadium
Rafa pre-City press
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3:08
Rafa Benitez speaks to the press ahead of our trip to Man City
Match Videos
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95 MinFull-time:
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92 MinFirst Booking: Fernando Torres:
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91 MinBenayoun runs past Kompany in the area but his cross is cut out
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90 MinFive extra minutes to be played - can either side find the inspiration to win a disappointing game?
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90 MinAquilani connects sweetly with a long range effort, but the shot is blocked
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86 MinSubstitution: A. Aquilani for D. Kuyt
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86 MinBarry and Bellamy combine well and Mascherano is fortunate to get away with a late tackle. Play goes on
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84 MinAdebayor wants a penalty after a challenge from Agger, but thankfully the ref says no
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80 MinAnother good chance for Adebayor from Kompany's cross, but he heads over Reina's goal
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79 MinPhenomenal tackle from Skrtel to rob the ball off Adebayor with the striker set to pull the trigger
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78 MinBridge and Bellamy combine well but the Welshman overruns the ball
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76 MinFirst Booking: Dirk Kuyt:
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75 MinSubstitution: A. Ibrahim for S. Ireland
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75 MinSubstitution: F. 'Torres' Torres Sanz for R. Babel
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72 MinAgger is adjudged to have fouled Adebayor, giving City a free kick which Johnson wastes with a poor delivery
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70 MinTorres and Riera are both warming up - wonder if we'll see El Nino for the last ten minutes?
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69 MinBenayoun has space in the area but Zabaleta closes the Israeli down quickly to smother the danger
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68 MinSubstitution: C. Bellamy for S. Wright-Phillips
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67 MinFirst Booking: Yossi Benayoun:
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66 MinJohnson wants a free kick after a Carragher challenge but the referee tells him to get up
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63 MinSubstitution: Y. Benayoun for M. Rodríguez
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62 MinFirst Booking: Ryan Babel:
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60 MinGreat strike from Adebayor outside the area is met by a great Reina save away to his right hand side
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58 MinZabaleta charges through the Liverpool midfield and then gives the ball straight to Insua. The game has gone scrappy again
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55 MinBabel back on his feet now and looks set to continue - in the meantime we have to defend a corner with ten men, and do it well
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54 MinLooks like a head injury for Babel as he continues receiving attention
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54 MinBabel is down injured needing treatment - and Yossi is warming up
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53 MinFirst Booking: Gareth Barry:
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52 MinJohnson cuts in onto his left foot and his cross deflects off Agger for a corner
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51 MinMuch, much better tempo to the game in the early minutes of the first half
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50 MinFor the record, Ireland shouldn't have been flagged offside as the ball fell to him off a Liverpool player - but he missed anyway
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50 MinHearts in mouths time for the Reds as Ireland is through on goal, he misses the target but the flag is up anyway.
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47 MinGood take by Reina under pressure as City swing in another corner
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46 MinJohnson swings the kick in and Reina palms the ball away well
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46 MinSecond Half Begins
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45 MinHalf Time Reached
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45 MinFirst Booking: Steven Gerrard:
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45 MinAlmost the opener as Skrtel has a free header from the corner, but he directs the ball just wide. Great chance - our best so far
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44 MinGiven punches the ball to the edge of the area where Maxi sends in a volley which deflects for a corner
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43 MinLoads of space from Babel down the left but his cross is disappointing and Kompany heads behind for a corner
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41 MinPoor defending from the Reds almost results in us gifting City a goal, but we get away with it
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37 MinThe match has gone scrappy again. As expected, not much between the two sides so far
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31 MinFirst Booking: Javier Mascherano:
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28 MinAdebayor has space down the left but drives his cross away from danger as far as we're concerned
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25 MinCity back off Gerrard as the skipper drives towards goal, but off balance he blasts a shot over Given's goal
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23 MinJohnson almost threads the ball towards Adebayor, but Agger defends well
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19 MinJohnson has only Adebayor to aim at in the box, but he skies the ball behind the goal
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18 MinDe Jong defends well at the expense of another Liverpool corner - they're mounting up now, but can we make one count?
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15 MinCity clear the latest corner more effectively and then win a free kick as Kuyt fouls Barry. Good spell of pressure from the Reds
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14 MinGood cross from Gerrard and good defending from Kompany - another corner
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14 MinGerrard and Insua work space from the corner, and Insua's cross is turned away for another corner
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14 MinRight on cue comes the first shot of the game, a snap effort from Maxi which is deflected behind for our first corner
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13 MinScrappy affair so far, neither goalkeeper troubled and neither side have managed to create a shooting chance
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12 MinWright-Phillips is caught offside as he looks to latch onto Zabaleta's forward ball
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8 MinGreat cross from Gerrard across the six yard box towards Rodriguez, but City scramble it away through Wright-Phillips
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8 MinMascherano's instant pass finds Lucas in space, but the Brazilian had gone too early and is flagged offside
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7 MinGerrard whips in a dangerous looking cross which is glanced away for a throw-in on the left
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6 MinFree kick to Liverpool after a foul against Kompany - chance to get the ball into the City area
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5 MinBabel has started on the right, Maxi on the left, with Gerrard behind Kuyt in the Reds' attack
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5 MinGiven smashes the ball downfield but Adebayor is caught offside
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4 MinCity enjoying possession in the early stages but no chances created just yet
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2 MinThree Liverpool players immediately crowd Adam Johnson out of possession on the touch-line
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1 MinSteven Gerrard led the talking in a pre-match huddle of the players before kick-off
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1 MinMatch Starts
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-1 MinAlmost ready for kick-off - massive match for both sides, and Villa are level at 1-1 at half time v Burnley
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-1 MinThe atmosphere is building up nicely inside Eastlands
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-1 MinGood news for Reds fans as Torres and Benayoun are named on the bench. Meanwhile, Lucas, Insua, Maxi and Babel are all handed starting roles.