The Big Match : Man Utd vs Liverpool
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Liverpool go into what is already a make or break showdown at Manchester United - even in October - with an injury crisis at just the wrong time.
Skipper Steven Gerrard missed the midweek Champions League game in Bordeaux with a hamstring injury sustained during last weekend's home draw with Blackburn.
Liverpool are hoping intensive treatment while his colleagues were away in south west France will leave Gerrard fit to lead out his side at Old Trafford, where the Reds go into the game eight points behind the Premier League leaders and knowing that a defeat and an 11-point margin will be virtually impossible to claw back.
But boss Rafael Benitez also has Robbie Fowler (back) and Daniel Agger (broken hand) out of action and also unlikely to face Sir Alex Ferguson's men.
Striker Craig Bellamy believes the squad have just got to get on with things, while insisting that Liverpool have a big enough squad to cope.
Following the encouraging if not hugely entertainingt Champions League victory away to Bordeaux on Wednesday, the Welshman said: 'We have taken some criticism this season, even with the Champions League away victory we still have a poor away record despite being unbeaten at home, and we know what is at stake at United.
'But you have to get on with it and show character. There's enough players with a lot of character at this club to handle the situation.
'After the Champions League we now have Manchester United next in the league, and we know that's tough. It's a big week for us. We have some hard games and from now to Christmas I don't think we have a week where there's not two games for us.
'But we have a lot of players and the manager will rotate us. Obviously that's nothing to do with me. He picks the best team he thinks fit for each game.
'We are a big enough club and squad to get on with it and try to do as well as you can.'
Benitez also accepts the importance of Sunday's clash, saying: 'We know we have Manchester United after the Champions League, and there is a gap now, so we know how important this game is. But every game against your main rivals is important, this is no different. You must win, or at least get a good result.
'Now we will turn our attention to Manchester United. We know we are eight points behind, but we must keep going and think about our own game, and I believe that after the international breaks our team will improve.
'You never want to lose against anyone, and especially against United, and considering the situation this is a game that is really important to win.
'We know we have not been playing well at times, but now we have more time with the players with the international breaks over, we can spend more time working with them. And that can improve things. That will help us to start doing things really well on the pitch.' -
and what more the best part of that is they Criticise me for cutting and pasting and yet they are doing the same themselves izzit that irony ?Originally posted by 798:i dun think i need to open another forums which have no substance like zocoss or dead_man_inc did. all they did are cut-n-copy.
tis place is for well-behave posters.
anyway welcome! -
MU to win.
cant see a way liverpool can nick.
maybe a point//but definately not full points..
going to be a tight game..lets hope there's no red cards or brawls..
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Fergie sets United 90-point target
Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson has set the Reds a 90-point target to win the Premiership title this season
http://www.teamtalk.com/football/story/0,16368,1765_1616150,00.html
Liverpool Hoping For Gerrard Boost
http://uk.sports.yahoo.com/20102006/4/liverpool-hoping-gerrard-boost.html -
Skipper Gary Neville and Rio Ferdinand seem certain to return to the Manchester United defence after missing the midweek Champions League victory.
Gabriel Heinze and Ryan Giggs could also feature, but Mikael Silvestre and Park Ji-Sung remain sidelined.
Steve Gerrard will captain Liverpool in his 350th outing for the club.
Gerrard has shaken off the hamstring injury that ruled him out midweek and Dirk Kuyt, Mohamed Sissoko, Daniel Agger and Robbie Fowler could figure.
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Manchester United(from): Van der Sar, Kuszczak, Neville, Brown, O'Shea, Ferdinand, Vidic, Heinze, Evra, Fletcher, Ronaldo, Solskjaer, Scholes, Carrick, Giggs, Richardson, Rooney, Saha, Smith.
Liverpool (from): Reina, Finnan, Carragher, Hyypia, Agger, Riise, Aurelio, Luis Garcia, Pennant, Gerrard, Sissoko, Alonso, Zenden, Gonzalez , Crouch, Bellamy, Kuyt, Fowler, Warnock, Dudek. -
i for one hope liverpool can win this match, even though the odd is on man scum.
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I hope Liverpool loses this match .
There'll be more + than - if we loses this match , at the least , the guys will really wake up their f*cking idea .
And also , if we loses this match , Benitez will do a re-think of tinkering with players . -
This match will end up in a low scoring match once again .
0-0 .... 1-0 ....0-1 .....
If MU scores , u can go and sleep , there'll be no more goals .
If Liverpool scores , even worst , we'll packed all our players inside the box after the goal . -
all those that Criticise me for doing this not replying this message ??? still waitingOriginally posted by ghimpheng:and what more the best part of that is they Criticise me for cutting and pasting and yet they are doing the same themselves izzit that irony ?
this match will end up 2 goals or less -
i think liverpool can win.last time man utd supposed to end arsenal title run. this time they also trying to end liverpool title run.
pool win 1-0. -
Originally posted by 798:so u r saying flaming other teams are wrong but ganging up n personal attack of a 16 years old kid is ok?
Try repeating this when he starts to insult Liverpool.
Cheers.
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Liverpool must win tis! wat ever this must win or no chance to catch those idiots at chel$ki...
Pool fans pls pray hard that we dont lose again. -
Liverpool Steven Gerrard Has Not been performing that well till today but This match is the Title deciding match where he will show his footballing skills to the man utd monkeys and divers and revenge for last season Rio Ferdinard 90 minute Header Which made them lost so it is Make or Break For Liverpool
Great news for liverpool if the newpaper report is true that carrick is man-marking steven gerrard izzit that just great carrick is so slow and gerrard had so much drive compare to carrick
this match we will see how carrick got screw by Steven Gerrard
Do It For Liverpool Steven Gerrard Show Them What Football
o wait........man utd camp got one ah siao - C.Ronaldo !!!! -
The odds are against Pool but never say never. The odds were against Arsenal when they played Man U in OT and......they won.
Never say never. I still think Pool may spring a surprise. -
read the paper dat fake ronaldo stated dat he has learnt a new trick n will show tonite. other den diving in penalty box, wat can it be?
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i did not ever criticise you for thatOriginally posted by ghimpheng:and what more the best part of that is they Criticise me for cutting and pasting and yet they are doing the same themselves izzit that irony ?
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seriously, i lost all my respects for you. when i first join sgforums, i always thought you were one of the respectable forumites here. but after all this, i don't feel so anymore.Originally posted by 798:for goodness sake, please beat man u n shut the monkeys up! there are too many roaming here.
by the way, man utd mod beg all fans to boost their forum. well... true fans dun bother to engage war n bullying a particular person who is only 16 years old.
rating dun mean that man utd is number 1 club in sg. it's funny how one particular forum thinking of engaging in red ocean wif this forum given the fact dat culture cannot be copy!
many of my friends consist of their own favourite clubs, or rather when i goes to the coffee shop and saw many other fans, did i ever say them monkey or whatever to show my disrespect?
the topics here are sort of copy and paste as well, without doing that, how are we suppose to tell others the news of our clubs?Originally posted by 798:i dun think i need to open another forums which have no substance like zocoss or dead_man_inc did. all they did are cut-n-copy.
tis place is for well-behave posters.
anyway welcome! -
chill down, will u? if u want to flame, do so in sport flamebox. else keep topic to the point!Originally posted by Dead_Man_Inc:i did not ever criticise you for that
get ur facts right k? -
deadmaninc, forget it lah . We just stay cool ourselves ok.
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yeah sureOriginally posted by Rock^Star:deadmaninc, forget it lah . We just stay cool ourselves ok.
anyway there's nothing we can do not to make them hate us. as long as we live a honest life, why care about all those thrash-talkers? -
i dun need u pple to judge on me cos i dun care wat a bunch of teenagers think. but just look around it's alway flaming between man u n other clubs, or direct attack at certain individual. even a buddhist who is a man u fan even engaged war too, dat's why not many pple like man u as well.Originally posted by Dead_Man_Inc:the topics here are sort of copy and paste as well, without doing that, how are we suppose to tell others the news of our clubs?
just look at ur forum or zocoss, do u ever wondering why dat h.kms or ghimpheng seldom go? dat's becos they know they r unwelcomed!
it's just sickening me. for the sake of beautiful football, i hope man u lose again tonite.
one more thing, most of poolman's topics are he said it wat is in his mind which i find interesting to read. -
Originally posted by 798:i dun need u pple to judge on me cos i dun care wat a bunch of teenagers think. but just look around it's alway flaming between man u n other clubs, or direct attack at certain individual. even a buddhist who is a man u fan even engaged war too, dat's why not many pple like man u as well.
just look at ur forum or zocoss, do u ever wondering why dat h.kms or ghimpheng seldom go? dat's becos they know they r unwelcomed!
it's just sickening me. for the sake of beautiful football, i hope man u lose again tonite.
one more thing, most of poolman's topics are he said it wat is in his mind which i find interesting to read.
just older by 1 years old make u think that u own the whole fucking world? how irony is that, a 18 years old guy calling a 17 years old guy teenager when he is in that period of age too
did i judge u? did i say i'm welcome here? -
by the way i am 2 times of ur age.Originally posted by Dead_Man_Inc:
just older by 1 years old make u think that u own the whole fucking world? how irony is that, a 18 years old guy calling a 17 years old guy teenager when he is in that period of age too
did i judge u? did i say i'm welcome here?
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Originally posted by 798:by the way i am 2 times of ur age.
where do u get ur info from? from ur friend?
2 times my age, woot that makes you a 34 years old man!
if an uncle arguging with so call kids make him happy for the rest of the day, so be it -
uncle like to teach kids for their parents since their parents are busy working to provide education for them.Originally posted by Dead_Man_Inc:
2 times my age, woot that makes you a 34 years old man!
if an uncle arguging with so call kids make him happy for the rest of the day, so be it