Preview: Liverpool v United

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 Liverpool v Man Utd 

Barclays Premier League
Venue: Anfield
Date: Sunday, 25 October 2009 Kick-off: 1400 GMT   (台灣時間 10/25 22:00)


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TEAM NEWS 

Liverpool's dire injury situation looks to be easing, with Fernando Torres
(thigh) hopeful of returning.

Glen Johnson (groin) is also close to a comeback, but Steven Gerrard is
struggling with a similar problem.

Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson claims Wayne Rooney faces an "uphill
fight" to be passed fit.

Rooney has missed the last two games with a calf injury. Darren Fletcher
(groin) is a doubt, but Ryan Giggs and Patrice Evra return. 


 Liverpool (from): 

Reina, Carragher, Agger, Skrtel, Johnson, Babel, N'Gog, Aurelio, Lucas,
Benayoun, Spearing, Gerrard, Mascherano, Kuyt, Torres, Voronin, Insua,
Cavalieri, Kelly.

Suspended: None
Doubtful: Gerrard (groin), Torres (thigh)
Injured/unavailable: Aquilani (fitness), Dossena (groin), Kelly (ankle),
                     Kyrgiakos (knee), Riera (hamstring)


 Manchester United (from): 

Van der Sar, Foster, Kuszczak
Neville, O'Shea, Brown, Ferdinand, Vidic, J Evans, Evra, Fabio, Rafael
Valencia, Carrick, Scholes, Anderson, Giggs, Nani, Fletcher
Berbatov, Owen, Welbeck, Macheda, Rooney

Suspended: None
Doubtful: Fletcher (groin), Rooney (calf)
Injured: Park (knee)


 MATCH PREVIEW 

- Beach balls are banned, but is it nearly time for Liverpool to throw in the
  towel that is sold as part of the set? Defeat against Manchester United would
  represent Liverpool's worst run of form for 56 years and leave a ten-point
  chasm between these sides.

- Liverpool pushed United until the penultimate game of last season's title
  race, but could end the day virtually out of this one barely two months into
  the campaign.

- Liverpool's official club merchandise Beach Set sold out in the wake of the
  giant red ball that deflated them at Sunderland last weekend. Manchester
  United fans are suspected of being behind the sudden demand, but a vigorous
  search policy at the turnstiles is likely to deprive them of a tribute to
  Darren Bent's winning goal at the Stadium of Light.

- Nonetheless, the visitors arrive in buoyant mood, having maintained their
  100% winning record in Europe in midweek to extend their unbeaten run to 11
  games in all competitions.

- By contrast, Liverpool have lost their last four games to leave their league
  and European prospects on a knife-edge. United, though, know not to write off
  their rivals; Liverpool won without Fernando Torres and Steven Gerrard in the
  starting line-up when the clubs met at Anfield last season.


 MATCH FACTS 

Head-to-head

‧ Liverpool beat Manchester United home and away in the league last season
   for the first time in seven years. The 4-1 scoreline at Old Trafford was
   United's heaviest home defeat since New Year's Day 1992.

‧ Manchester United have won five and drawn one of their last seven visits
   to Anfield in the league. 

‧ United have the best Premier League record of any club against Liverpool,
   with 18 wins and 61 points.


Liverpool

‧ Liverpool have lost four successive matches in all competitions - their
   worst run for more than 22 years.

‧ It is 56 years since they last lost five consecutive matches. In August
   and September 1953 they were beaten by Bolton, Newcastle, Preston, Wolves
   and Tottenham in the top flight. They finished bottom of the division that
   season and were relegated.

‧ Defeat would mean they have lost half of their opening 10 league games for
   the first time since 1993.

‧ Liverpool have scored 15 goals in their four league matches at Anfield
   this season - only Arsenal have scored more home goals in the division
   prior to this weekend.


Manchester United

‧ Manchester United are on an 11-match unbeaten streak in all competitions.
   They have won 10 and drawn one.

‧ They are winless in their last four trips to Big Four opposition, losing
   three times, since a 1-0 victory at Liverpool in December 2007.

‧ United are the only team not to concede a goal from a set-piece in the
   Premier League this season.

‧ Ryan Giggs has scored 99 Premier League goals for United, and Paul Scholes
   has 98. 

‧ Michael Carrick is set to make his 100th league appearance for the club,
   while Patrice Evra and Dimitar Berbatov are poised for the 100th Premier
   League starts of their career. 


 LEADING GOALSCORERS 

Liverpool

Torres: 8 goals (8 league);
Kuyt: 4 goals (3 league)


Manchester United

Rooney: 7 goals (6 league);
Berbatov: 3 goals (3 league)


 MATCH OFFICIALS 

Referee: Andre Marriner
Assistant referees: Adam Watts & Patrick Keane
Fourth official: Peter Walton


 LAST LEAGUE MATCH LINE-UPS 

Liverpool (L0-1 v Sunderland, a): 

Reina; Johnson, Agger, Skrtel (Voronin 72),
Carragher, Babel (Ngog 81), Lucas, Aurelio, Spearing (Mascherano 72),
Benayoun, Kuyt.

Subs not used: Cavalieri, Riera, Insua, Kelly.


Manchester United (W2-1 v Bolton, h): 

Van der Sar;
Neville, Ferdinand, Evans, Evra (O'Shea 83),
Valencia, Carrick, Anderson (Scholes 86), Giggs,
Owen (Welbeck 83), Berbatov.

Subs not used: Kuszczak, Brown, Nani, Macheda.


 MOST RECENT MEETING 

Man Utd 1-4 Liverpool (14 March 2009)

Manchester United scorer: Ronaldo 23 pen.

Liverpool scorers: Torres 28, Gerrard 44 pen, Aurelio 77, Dossena 90.


 M.E.N Prediction:    Liverpool 0-1 United

- The Reds are a better side than Liverpool at the moment and should pick up
  three points - but it will be tough if Rooney doesn't make it


 Skysports.com prediction:    Liverpool 1-2 Man Utd

 One to watch:    Michael Owen


 Lawro's predictions    Liverpool 1-1 Man Utd

Fernando Torres and Glen Johnson are probably returning for Liverpool so that
will be a huge boost. Torres is great for improving the atmosphere in the
dressing room. The Reds lost four on the bounce but these things do happen.
Strangely, this could be the best game to get them out of that slump - facing
the enemies from 35 miles down the road!

I can't see anything apart from a draw which would stop the rot and would
probably not be the worst result for United. We could be in for a feisty
battle!





http://tinyurl.com/yhdktbt
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_prem/8316379.stm
http://www.skysports.com/football/match_preview/0,19764,11065_3162388,00.html
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/8320463.stm




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推 khw177:不是我要潑冷水...但是我真的覺得現在的利物浦很恐怖...
→ khw177:兩方比賽的心態有差，利物浦是背水一戰，曼聯只想拼勝...
→ khw177:一來一往，利物浦心態強些...看了英超多年，現在的利物浦
→ khw177:最恐怖...就好像剛輸的紅魔一樣...我猜4-3利物浦贏...
推 Orcider:Beach balls are banned
推 airpenny1006:同意......可是我們也不是只靠氣勢就可以打倒的
推 lonelyfox:台灣時間應該是 [21:00] ^^
推 Lyzsyz:日光節約恢復成+8 [22:00] 沒錯吧@@?
推 josh28:不論什麼情況都不可能想輸利物浦的阿 何況去年還輸兩次
→ josh28:我不太認為心態上會是利物浦強些
→ josh28:當然不能說是穩贏 球是圓的 可是比數猜到4-3有點太瞧的起
→ josh28:現在的鳥隊了....Foster當門將就另當別論
推 colechen:太看得起利物浦了吧 他們現在沒有G8 T9 怎麼可能進4球
推 djcowboy:禮拜天已經是+8了啦。
推 mmivmsn:如果踢不贏現在的利物浦 那我看這賽季也......
推 okwool:                                      是被買裁判...
推 khw177:4-3可能誇張了點...但是大家覺得哪方會打守？都會打強攻吧
→ khw177:G8&T9+納勇還有永不疲憊的kurt的攻擊力+主場等於至少2goal
→ khw177:雖然我們沒了福斯特，但是范老才剛付出，而且最近防線並不
→ khw177:像上個賽季這麼穩固。禮尚往來，利物浦防守也蠻差的...可能
→ khw177:2-2?但是考慮裁判＋德比氣氛...點球判還是不判都是看點...
→ khw177:綜合以上，大膽預測個4-3...我覺得不為過，而且這個賽季英
→ khw177:超進球少的比賽還真不多，進球多才是英超這個賽季的主軸^^
推 Orcider:不會打守 會先打穩
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推 NexToU:只考慮理論上的氣氛和心態  卻不考察雙方球員狀態
→ NexToU:這樣的話,我可以預測owen會帽子戲法嗎?
→ NexToU:心態上,為了報復鳥隊不讓他回歸,狀態?  不用考慮嘛 ><
→ NexToU:個人覺得若他們正義隊長能上場, 我們應該會失球拉
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→ NexToU:客場作戰,咱們fergie可不會放開來打  說什麼強攻?
推 mouz:怎麼可能會強攻......................................
→ zenga3345678:對手是利物浦又不是什麼升班馬XDDD 保守點吧
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推 MatteoN:強攻? 紅鳥還沒換帥吧 強攻? 那個金貝貝? 你是認真的嗎
推 MatteoN:連敗多場後 主場遇強敵還強攻 除非利鳥是在拼40分保級