0-0 and it is probably a fair result to both sides. It's obvious that Rafa's preparation had been disturbed by the international games and the early kickoff, and he had no choice but to rotate, especially Porto is coming up. We didn't tested David James enough, and at the end Reina made an excellent save to the penalty, and so a draw is a fair result.
Away at Portsmouth won't be an easy game, so I am not that down. And they seem to be improving as well.
Players Rating:
Reina: 8 Saved us for the point.
Finnan: 6.5 A good performance.
Carragher: 6.5 Good to see Carra back.
Agger: 6.5 OK in general.
Arbeloa: 6.5 It was harsh for him to concede that penalty.
Pennant: 6.5 Did OK.
Alonso: 6.5 Couldn't inspire the team and did very poorly in freekicks.
Sissoko: 6.5 Also willing to go forward.
Benayoun: 6.5 Was not a natural winger.
Voronin: 7 One of the better player and almost scored in 2 occasions.
Crouch: 6.5 Couldn't find the net.
Substitutions:
Torres: 7 Liverly display when come up.
Gerrard/Babel: 6.5 Not enough time to impress.
Rafa: 6.5 Forced to make changes and at the end it does not work as people expected.
Portsmouth: 7 A very solid team at home. I don't think many teams will beat them at their homeground.
Man of the Match: Reina. Another superb penalty save.
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