Keeper: Reina
Defender: Arbeloa, Agger, Carragher, Aurelio
Miderfielder: Kuyt (El Zhar), Alonso, Mascherano, Riera (Babel)
Forward: Benayoun, Torres
man-of-the-match: Fernando Torres
the most exciting match of the season. not even the 4-0 win over Real Madrid can be compared to this. right from the start, Liverpool dominated the game, Torres was a man on a mission. i have never seen him run so hard, fighting for each ball that deems a chance.
despite dominating the first half totally, Liverpool seems not to be able to pull down the defense of the Gunners. esp their keeper Fabianski. he wasn’t the same keeper that played last weekend against Chelsea in the FA Cup. i can safely say, he single-handedly kept Arsenal in the game for the first 35mins. destiny played a cruel trick on us. Arsenal went ahead by the 4-goal hero, Arshavin. but still the faithful KOP sang their soul out and sent their own players into half time with the famous “You’ll never walk alone”.
2nd half was even better. within 6mins, we are in the lead. goals from Torres and Benayoun gave us the belief. we were unlucky to not have scored a 3rd as the assistant referee ruled an offside which was not. then suddenly, our defense had a lapse of concentration and Arshavin was there to punish us. 2 goals from him gave Arsenal the lead at 2-3. Torres once again proved that he is the superstar of the night and every penny worth to pay for him, a superb fake at the edge of the penalty box, he let fly a powerful shot which Fabianski only managed to palm into his net. 3-3!!
as the game heads for a draw at 3-3, another defense mistake allows Arshavin to fire his 4th goal of the night at the 90th min. i think every Liverpool fan must have thought the game is over. another season of big hopes but small achievement. with 5 mins of injury time. the Kop started to belt out the theme song with might. even hearing from the tv, i can feel the goosebumps all over me. who knows, God bless His chosen people. Benayoun scored the magnificent 4th goal at the 93rd min.
final score 4-4. let’s pray that ManU and Chelsea will falter tonight…
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