Liverpool vs Manchester United
Who won: Liverpool 2-0
Liverpool beat Manchester United 2-0 on Sunday, March 2, 2003 at Principality Stadium. Goals for Liverpool: Steven Gerrard (39') and Michael Owen (86').
Play by play
- 90'
United had their chances and forced Dudek into numerous saves, but an ultra-solid Liverpool performance never allowed them to create any attacking fluency
- 90'
Conservative for the first half hour, the game went entirely to Houllier's plan - sneak the first goal and hit United on the counter
- 90'
Giggs takes one last swipe - sliced horribly. The full-time whistle blows and Liverpool have put one over their greatest rivals to win the Worthington Cup
- 90'
Deep into injury-time and Gerrard and Murphy hold the ball in the corner before Keane arrives to briefly interupt the party
- 90'
There's unlikely to be a more raucous rendition of You'll Never Walk Alone this season... Ferdinand is heroic again, blocking Owen's shot after another Murphy raid. Biscan replaces Diouf, who's had perhaps his best game in a Liverpool shirt
- 89'
Ferdinand clears off the line after Murphy waltzed past Neville to cross for Smicer at point-blank range. Extraordinary miss by the Czech -but it matters little now
- 88'
An emphatic finish from the England striker that sends the Merseyside fans into ecstasy. The killer blow. Off goes Baros, replaced by Smicer
- 87'
Hamann hoofs clear and Silvestre's sloppy chested ball towards Ferdinand is seized on by Owen, who surges into the box before rifling the second past Barthez. 2-0 Liverpool!
- 86'
United press on. Again Carragher clears - this time from Solskjaer's cross
- 86'
Carragher nods away after Beckham's cross from wide out
- 85'
Hyypia comes up to the United box but Neville can bring it away
- 84'
Liverpool work it to the right, where Diouf brings another foul from Silvestre
- 83'
Baros holds it up nicely on the Liverpool left. Veron and Keane team up but the Irishman is over-eager. Freekick
- 82'
Then panic in the Liverpool ranks as they fail to deal with a bouncing ball in the box. Van Nistelrooy seizes on it but Dudek gets down to palm away
- 81'
Easily dealt with by Henchoz and Liverpool work their way up the left. Smicer waiting to come on, meanwhile, with O'Shea next up for United
- 81'
Gerrard gets back to take the ball away from Van Nistelrooy. Throw to United though
- 79'
Neville cuts inside to feed Scholes, who makes a blatant dive with his back to goal. Referee Durkin not fooled and Hamann is furious with the England midfielder
- 78'
After Veron sprays the ball wide, Neville's first-time cross is diverted by Murphy back to Dudek
- 77'
Beckham crosses from the left but Gerrard is there to tidy up as Scholes waits for the ball to drop
- 76'
Silvestre gets across speedily to prevent Baros' long pass from reaching Diouf. United probe down the left where Carragher concedes a throw
- 75'
Veron brings down Baros as Liverpool break after another headed clearance. Barthez called into (now rare) action as he rises to claim Gerrard's cross
- 74'
Wes Brown is sacrificed as the Norwegian supersub arrives
- 73'
Meanwhile Giggs skips past Carragher but ignores Beckham, free on the right, as he looks instead for Scholes, who can't reach his prodded pass anyway
- 73'
Solskjaer ready to take the field...
- 72'
United increasingly anxious as Van Nistelrooy gets a sight of goal but hurries it a little, hitting straight at Dudek
