** Official Match Thread: Liverpool Home **

[Wonderwall]

Burnley pull one back....Scouse back in Fifth for now

villa are currently 4th mate on 45 points and plus 16 GD

[kinkylola]

sopcast is definitely worth the download ..

[shawzy]

Im feeling very soppy on 81774

[dazby]

Well I caught 12 minutes of that. From those 12 I thought we were the better team. We looked stronger in attack and Scouse look to be seriously lacking in confidence across the park. But, it was only 12 minutes.

[dikdik]

Most entertaining for weeks. AJ and SWP switching and bewitching.
Ade actually running down the goalkeeper a la Tevez almost created a great chance
Ireland looks best when he doesn't think and just one touches.

Shame about Barry

All others look up for it.

[dazlebluefrog]

cheers mike j i'll try and find a stream if i carnt i'll go and watch the 1st half on the tele

[Niall Quinns Discopants]

Adam Johnson is some player, very impressed with his performance so far his foot work is awesome.

Love watching that lad mate. Proper school yard footballer. Looks like the ball is glued to his feet.

Little bit work on th end product and this kid could be next superstar.

[david yearsley]

Anyone feel this is one hell of an important second half coming up? Would prefer not to put so much emphasis on it in the bigger scheme of things, but it just feels that way

[DoomMerchant]

STAT ATTACK
0 Shots On Target 0
1 Shots Off Target 4
5 Fouls (Conceded) 8
1 Corners 5
0 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
thats the stats off sportinglife fcuking only one shot neither team with an attempt on goal !!! sound like a poor game but you lot say no its not is roberto playing for a draw ?

City clearly aren't playing for a draw. the last 20 mins of that half we had them on the back foot and with a little more pace, a decent cross or Ireland not being a total fucking lunkhead we'd be up 1-0 right now.

those stats don't show that it's been a pretty entertaining match tbh. Midfield battle is actually pretty fun to watch, and Liverpool have gotten into some positions to create chances, but our CBs have been rock solid, and we have no yellow cards vs their 2.

Who will get sent off 2nd half? Komps or Masch? One of them won't finish this match i don't believe.

Jinky is amazing. Crazy that after spending 200M our best player today is someone we snagged from a mid-table Championship side. He's pacy, and his ball control and crossing is just fantastic. Love this kid. What about him maybe on the left tho? We can't buy a cross from the left and have created some chances there...

cheers

[avoidconfusion]

I think Johnson is awesome today again. Constantly has 2-3 Liverpool players around him and still gets past them or finds a City player.

I think Adebayor is playing really well too his hold up play is great today. Ireland looks decent too.

[carl_feedthegoat]

FIRST 15 MINS WE WERE NOT AT THE RACES BUT AS THE HALF WENT ON WE PLAYED SOME GOOD STUFF.

VERY POSITIVE FOR THE SECOND HALF.

[kinkylola]

seems like swp and jinky swapped halfway through the half ... 2nd half could see them return to normal ... or return at about the 70 minute mark. If we bring bellers on who would it be for? Ireland? I think swp and johnson both doing great

[Mike J]

are these commentators watching the same game?

[btajim]

I've got the Key 103 commentary on via the MCFC site.

Started well in the second half, apparently.

[Swales4ever]

IRELAND.... I know he is a local hero and nobody can't say a word different that he is Maradona+Messi.

Today 4-2-2-1-1 is the best oppotunity a "" playmaker" or "attacking Mid" may be gifted by a manager.

Fully intetled to move upfront from line to line....

He is gifted, we desperately need some of that stuff, but, as a matter of fact:
alway hidden amongst opponents
never stepping at the ball and or attacking spaces to dictate the pass to the carrier...
rarely attempting to tackle, quite never succeding in it.

The action when Ade succeded to put the keeper under pressure - despite his not acting according to proper scheme of pressing - then Ade returned ang get the ball and delivers it to him, quite unmarked on the box.... Hopeless

However, very good attitude, quite good display, hope for Bellers to come... imo

C'mon City

[carl_feedthegoat]

FFS !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[CityGer]

Shocking, inept, clueless linesman.

Missed anyway but that was an awful decision.

[carl_feedthegoat]

WHAT A SITTER TO MISS!!
I DONT THINK THE LINESMAN FLAGGED FOR OFFSIDE EITHER.

[CITYSTEVEDON]

bad call linesman ireland was onside, but bad miss as well

[Mike J]

bennayoun coming on. good player that lad.

or maybe not