Matchday 17 ~{Recap of all matches}

[Freddy Adu]

It was the prelude for more sustained Liverpool pressure, which United countered by throwing their bodies in the way of anything vaguely threatening.

[Freddy Adu]

Substitute Ryan Babel injected more life into the Liverpool attack but it was Rooney who would have saved the visiting fans an anxious final 10 minutes if he had not turned Ronaldo's low cross wide from eight yards.

[Freddy Adu]

"We had our chances and didn't take them. They had just one, and that was the difference.In the second half we saw they were compact, working hard in defence, trying to play the counter. In the second half we had two or three chances and for me, that was the difference."
- Rafael Benitez

[Freddy Adu]

"It was a typical United v Liverpool game. It's not about playing flowing football, it's about winning the game.I said before the game that the games between the top sides will be important so it's great for us."
- Sir Alex Ferguson

[Freddy Adu]

Edwin van der Sar
(Manchester United)
Kept a clean sheet and made three saves to ensure his side upheld their advantage.

[Freddy Adu]

LIVERPOOL 0-1 MANCHESTER UNITED

[Freddy Adu]

Carlos Tevez got the goal as Manchester United produced another Anfield smash and grab to beat Liverpool 1-0 on Sunday. Last season John O'Shea netted a last-gasp winner on Merseyside after his team had been under the cosh for most of the afternoon. And this time it was a similar story as Tevez turned the ball home from close range for the only goal of a game that Liverpool dominated.

[Freddy Adu]

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