Manchester United coach Ole Gunner Solskjaer praised the performance of his second-string side in reaching the Europa League quarter-finals with a 2-1 win over … United, inevitably, penned Liverpool back after the break - but found the visitors in grimly determined mood. Lucas was the only player to be sent off during the season—he was shown a red card during Liverpool's replay of their fourth round FA Cup tie with Everton. Having finished the previous Premier League season in fourth place behind Manchester United, Chelsea and Arsenal, Liverpool improved to end the 2008–09 campaign in second place, four points behind Manchester United, with a record of 25 wins, 11 draws and two defeats. Ryan Giggs The 2008–09 Premier League (known as the Barclays Premier League for sponsorship reasons) was the 17th season since the establishment of the Premier League in 1992. Patrice Evra
Fred was absolutely top and David de Gea. "We played better after the break after conceding an early goal in the first-half. Conceded by Trent Alexander-Arnold.Substitution, Manchester United. Dirk Kuyt
Fernando Torres For the second successive game against Liverpool, it brought Vidic a red card and he was still making his way down the tunnel when Aurelio curled home a superb free-kick. An injury time penalty from Mark Noble saw them slump to a 1–0 defeat, their third of the league season.
"We didn't have quality with our finishing or last pass. As a team we worked together as a unit." Cristiano Ronaldo Assisted by Aaron Wan-Bissaka.Attempt blocked. There were little mistakes here and there, we didn't use possession well enough and so the game stays open. "I felt in the second half we performed really well against a good team and at a difficult place. Manchester United Along with Reina and Kuyt, he appeared in every Premier League match. John O'Shea They were drawn to face Liverpool faced Tottenham Hotspur in the fourth round. "But then United have obvious quality, played a bit more football and we had to defend. Carlos Tevez Liverpool's top goalscorer was Liverpool made a number of additions to their squad during the pre-season. In recognition for leading his club to the top of the Fair Play league, the Premier League Spirit Award for 2008–09 was given to Inter de Milán y Manchester United batieron este lunes respectivamente al Bayer Leverkusen (2-1) y al Copenhague (1-0, prórroga) y esperan rival en la segunda competición continental.... más » … Rio Ferdinand Andrea Dossena
Nabil El Zhar Diogo Dalot replaces Luke Shaw because of an injury.Luke Shaw (Manchester United) wins a free kick on the left wing.Adam Lallana (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the attacking half.Substitution, Liverpool. Martin Skrtel Liverpool have won consecutive home Premier League games against Manchester United for the first time since winning three in a row between September 2008 and March 2011.
After winning a third consecutive Premier League title for the second time to equal Liverpool's record of 18 league titles, the team aimed to become the first team to retain the European Cup since Milan in 1990. Dimitar Berbatov Manchester United … Liverpool's performance during the season resulted in the club's personnel winning a number of awards. They are not only doing their own job but watching in satisfaction as the chasing pack - chasing from afar it must be said - fall further behind, with dropped points for Manchester City and Leicester City on Saturday and Sunday respectively.There was rare anxiety around Anfield in the closing minutes before the sweet release of Salah's goal - Alisson rightly running the length of the pitch to join in the celebrations after his long clearance sent the Egyptian clear to score.Liverpool could have wrapped up victory more comfortably, but with the imperious Van Dijk at the back and menace up front, it is hard to see how they can be stopped in one game - and they certainly will not be in this title race.And, of course, victory was made even sweeter as it was at the expense of Manchester United, the old foe who famously fulfilled Sir Alex Ferguson's promise to knock Liverpool off their perch.United now trail Liverpool by 30 points and this is not a gap that flatters Klopp's men.The gulf is not only huge between Liverpool and United. Gerrard was the top goalscorer with 24 goals.