1:0 and we can return home with a slim advantage in the league cup, and it is a major step for us to go to new Wembley for the first time. We started the match well and got the lead through the superb penalty taken by Stevie G. City was in control for the second hard, but we defended solidly and at the end the lead is well justified.
Players Rating:
Reina: 8 Made amendments with a few fine saves.
Kelly: 6.5 Solid in general apart from a dangerous miss pass.
Skrtel: 7.5 Defended well.
Agger: 7.5 Earned the crucial penalty.
Johnson: 7.5 Solid no matter where he was asked to play.
Spearing: 7 Solid but was injured early on.
Downing: 7 Solid in general.
Gerrard: 7.5 Shown the boys how a penalty should be scored.
Henderson: 7.5 Everywhere on the pitch.
Bellamy 6.5 Had a quiet game.
Carroll: 6.5 No supply to him apart from an early pass by Downing.
Substitutions:
Adam: 6.5 Sit very deep to protect the back.
Enrique: 7 Solid defending.
Carragher: 7 Provided another extra shield to the defense.
King Kenny: 7 Although the lineup was a bit strange, at the end it was justified.
Manchester City: 6 Got hit by all the missing players and hope they will pick up quickly, apart from the League Cup game.
Man of the Match: Reina. Solid defending once again.
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