1-0 and this is not the best of performance, but the result is most important. To win the title you really need to win this kind of game, especially away from home. And this is something we lacked in the past few seasons.
1H is almost a non event with only Stevie G's shot near the end worth mentioned. Cisse and Crouch are both invisible. At the back the defense is solid lead by Carra's 3 great tackles. In 2H Rafa substituted Cisse with Kewell and before the City knew what was going on Riise scored a classic goal. After that we cruise ahead and another cleansheet and another win.
Cisse may be unhappy about the change, but he didn't perform in 1H and in hindsight it worked. He need to work harder and wiser.
Player Rating:
Reina: 6.5 Another spectator performance thanks to Carra and fans.
Finnan: 6.5 Solid performance
Carragher: 7.5 3 great tackles in 1H says it all.
Hyypia: 7 Looking solid.
Warnock: 6.5 Good display.
Gerrard: 7.5 Provided the best chances to the team.
Sissoko: 7 The most fouled player on the pitch, and he played well too.
Hamann: 7 Hamann as usual.
Riise: 7 First goal since the league cup final. And it was a nice goal.
Cisse: 5.5 Very poor performance.
Crouch: 6 Poor performance, and some may argue it should be him instead of Cisse to be off.
Substitutions:
Kewell: 7 Provided an instant impact when he was on.
Luis Garcia/Morientes: Not enough time to perform.
Rafa: 7 Somehow his change work, although he still need to address the misfire at the front.
Manchester City: 6 Never provided any scarce to us.
Men of the Match: Carragher/Gerrard. Two nice scousers.
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