Liverpool vs Manchester United
Match pulse
Who won: Man United 1-0
Manchester United beat Liverpool 1-0 on Saturday, January 15, 2005 at Anfield. Goals for Man United: Wayne Rooney (21').
Play by play
- 90'
Morientes was poor, but there's much more to come from him - and surely from Liverpool under Benitez
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Even when they were up against ten men, Liverpool just could not find the creation to seriously test Carroll before injury time
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United win three consecutive matches at Anfield for the first time - and they deserved it
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And that's it, game over and victory for United with now seven consecutive clean sheets
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United eat up the seconds with a final change - David Bellion on for goalscorer Wayne Rooney
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Baros whips in the cross, Pongolle goes up for the header but it's wide of the post. Goal-kick
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Hyypia launches one into the box and it's easy for Carroll. Surely that's it for the home side?
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Two minutes left to go, all hands to the pump on both sides
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...Carragher's shot is blocked well by Carroll - he couldn't see a thing and it was an instinctive save
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Liverpool get a free-kick right on the edge of the box for climbing by Heinze. A chance to shoot for Gerrard, from the left. He opts to square it to Carragher...
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The board goes up and it's four minutes! A roar goes up from Anfield
- 89'
Nunez plays a good deep ball to Garcia at the back post, he goes for the shot from a very tight angle and fires wide. Such a waste with options in the centre
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Liverpool heads wait for the fourth official to raise the board - how much time will be added on?
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Once more it's Gerrard to play it in, Nunez gets his head to it put can only help the ball out of play
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Keane catches Biscan late and that will be yet another booking from referee Bennett
- 88'
Time is running out now for Liverpool - still they have to test Carroll
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Now Nunez enters the book for a sow of petulance after failing to keep the ball in
- 87'
Garcia takes this time from the left - he puts way too much on the cross and United escape with ease
- 86'
Scholes fouls Baros ten yards outside the box on the right flank. Gerrard bends it into the area and it comes off a United head for a corner
- 85'
Nunez wins a corner off Silvestre as the Kop calls for a penalty for handball. Gerrard plays it in deep, Traore wins the heads and it's scrambled away - finally some pressure from Liverpool
- 84'
Another booking, this time for Fortune
- 83'
United find themselves deep in the Liverpool half, happy to watch the clock tick down
- 82'
Baros trips Keane, and United have a free-kick. Carragher and Heinze exchange words with the Argentine wanting the Czech striker booked
- 81'
And Liverpool will make their final change, Igor Biscan on for Dietmar Hamann
- 80'
Another change for United now as Quinton Fortune replaces Louis Saha - another move to put up the blockades in the last ten minutes
Leaders
More from this season series: MAN leads series 3-2
Aston Villa8-7-83
Norwich City2-10-110Final
Charlton10-4-93
Birmingham6-8-91Final
Fulham7-4-12
West Brom1-10-12Postponed
Man City8-7-83
C Palace4-6-131Final
Boro10-6-7
Everton13-5-5Postponed
Newcastle7-8-82
Southampton2-9-121Final
Portsmouth7-6-100
Blackburn5-10-81Final
Spurs9-6-80
Chelsea18-4-12Final
Bolton8-6-91
Arsenal14-6-30Final

