1-0 and it was the wonder goal of Torres that won us the 3 points. It was a difficult match, and we did not start playing well until 30 minutes. But in the second half it was one way traffic with Alonso coming on, and he almost scored from 60 yards. At the end he provided a killer pass to Torres and what a golden goal it was.
At the end of the day, 3 point away from home is not a bad result, but if we want to win #19, we definitely need to improve a lot.
Players Rating:
Reina: 7 Another clean sheet as he was not seriously challenged.
Arbeloa: 6 An average performance.
Carragher: 7 A solid performance.
Hyypia: 7 Apart from an early error he was superb especially in his positioning.
Dossena: 7 Good performance especially when going forward.
Kuyt: 6 Average performance.
Gerrard: 7 Good performance.
Plessis: 5.5 Poor in passing.
Benayoun: 6.5 Had a good game and should have win us a penalty.
Torres: 7.5 Two chances, one goal.
Keane: 6 Did not do to well and even blocked Torres' shot.
Substitutions:
Alonso: 8 Superb performance. If he play like this week in, week out Rafa would keep him.
El Zhar/Aurelio: 6 Not enough time to impress.
Rafa: 6.5 Still need to improve especially the understanding between Keane and Torres.
Sunderland: 6 Didn't do much to win the game apart from the first 30 minutes, but they are a much improved team then last year.
Player of the Match: Alonso. One assist, and almost scored from 60 yards.
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