Manchester United vs Liverpool

Patrice Evra celebrates wildly after a game which was always going to be overshadowed by what had come before.

<b>FULL TIME: Man Utd 2-1 Liverpool</b> Wayne Rooney's brace early in the second half is enough for United to go top of the table, with Liverpool unable to capitalise on Luis Suarez's goal.

Wayne Rooney wins a free kick in the corner flag and that should be that...

Luis Suarez heads over from inside the six-yard box. Luckily, the flag was up for offside and his blushes are spared.

United deal with the corner well and Valencia hoofs clear.

The free kick is headed clear, but Glen Johnson rifles a shot in from 25 yards which De Gea tips over.

Liverpool free kick on the left...

<b>THREE MINUTES ADDED TIME</b>

Into the closing minutes and Liverpool are in a hurry. They're struggling to create opportunities.

Suarez looks to feed Johnson on the right wing, but his pass is massively over hit. Johnson does well to make a fight of it, but it's a United throw-in.

Carroll with a flick-on for Suarez, but he is adjudged to be offside. A very close call.

Liverpool with a fresh injection of energy, as you'd expect. Can United see out the last five minutes?

Carroll involved again, this time over-hitting a pass to Enrique and conceding a throw-in.

Very poor from Ferdinand for Liverpool's goal. The defender was slightly unsighted, but he should have hooked the cross clear. Suarez hits a volley from the edge of the box, but it ricochets off Carroll and goes wide.

Welbeck straight down the other end for United, he raced into the box and blazed his left-footed shot high and wide.

<img src="http://soccernet-assets.espn.go.com/design05/gp10/i/goal.gif"> <b>GOAL</b> <b>Man Utd 2-1 Liverpool. Guess who?</b> Luis Suarez with a lifeline for Liverpool! Enrique's free-kick reaches Ferdinand, who fails to clear and gifts Suarez with a tap-in. Game on.

<img src="http://soccernet-assets.espn.go.com/design05/gp10/i/yellow_card.jpg" height="15"> <b>Carrick</b> the second name in the book.

Liverpool free kick, Suarez fouled by Carrick.

Ferguson could look to rest one of his veteran centre-midfielders. Perhaps give Tom Cleverley some time on the pitch?

Andy Carroll and Luis Suarez struggling to connect. Carroll running away from Suarez's neat lay off.

<img src="http://soccernet-assets.espn.go.com/design05/gp10/i/subs.gif"> <b>Charlie Adam on for Dirk Kuyt</b>

Welbeck almost makes it three. Patient build up from United, Rooney and Valencia involved before Giggs' cross reaches Welbeck. His scuffed effort is gathered by the stretching Reina.

Enrique with the latest poor delivery for Liverpool. A comeback looks beyond them.

United break but Giggs' low cross is blocked by Johnson. There could be a third for the home team on the break.

Suarez punished for a high foot on Evans. Free kick to United in their own half.