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Match details
Premier League
Old Trafford | Sat 14 Mar 2009 at 12:45
Manchester United
1
-
4
Liverpool
Starting Lineup
25
Pepe Reina
4
Sami Hyypia
12
Fábio Aurélio
23
Jamie Carragher
37
Martin Skrtel
8
Steven Gerrard
(c)
11
Albert Riera
20
Javier Mascherano
21
Lucas Leiva
9
Fernando Torres
18
Dirk Kuyt
Substitutes
1
Diego Cavalieri
17
Álvaro Arbeloa
2
Andrea Dossena
22
Emiliano Insúa
19
Ryan Babel
31
Nabil El Zhar
24
David N'Gog
Goals
(Assists in brackets)
Fernando Torres
28'
(Martin Skrtel)
Steven Gerrard
44' pen
Fábio Aurélio
77' direct free kick
Andrea Dossena
90'
(Pepe Reina)
Substitutions
Albert Riera
out for
Andrea Dossena
68
'
Fernando Torres
out for
Ryan Babel
80
'
Steven Gerrard
out for
Nabil El Zhar
90
'
Opposition Lineup
Edwin van der Sar
Patrice Evra
Rio Ferdinand
Nemanja Vidic
John O'Shea
Ji-Sung Park
Michael Carrick
Anderson
Cristiano Ronaldo
Wayne Rooney
Carlos Tevez
Opposition goals
Cristiano Ronaldo
23'
Opposition red Cards
Nemanja Vidic
76'
Opposition substitutions
Ji-Sung Park
out for
Ryan Giggs
74'
Michael Carrick
out for
Paul Scholes
74'
Anderson
out for
Dimitar Berbatov
74'
Notes
- Average age of the Liverpool starting lineup: 27.55
- Average age of the Manchester United starting lineup: 27.36
- Liverpool league position after match: 2
- Manchester United league position after match: 1
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Other details
Manager:
Rafa Benítez
Opposition manager:
Alex Ferguson
Referee:
Wiley AG
Attendance:
75,569
Half-time score:
1
-
2
Game number:
5139
League game number:
4173
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Match programme
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Premier League table after the match
Overall
Home
Away
#
P
W
D
L
F
A
W
D
L
F
A
W
D
L
F
A
Pts
1
Manchester United
28
20
5
3
49
16
12
1
1
31
9
8
4
2
18
7
65
2
Liverpool
29
17
10
2
49
21
8
6
0
22
8
9
4
2
27
13
61
3
Chelsea
28
17
7
4
48
16
7
5
2
23
8
10
2
2
25
8
58
4
Arsenal
29
14
10
5
45
26
8
5
2
22
11
6
5
3
23
15
52
5
Aston Villa
28
15
7
6
42
29
5
7
2
20
15
10
0
4
22
14
52
6
Everton
29
13
9
7
39
29
6
5
4
23
17
7
4
3
16
12
48
7
West Ham United
28
11
6
11
34
34
7
1
6
19
17
4
5
5
15
17
39
8
Wigan Athletic
29
10
8
11
29
28
6
4
4
13
12
4
4
7
16
16
38
9
Fulham
29
9
10
10
28
26
8
3
3
22
12
1
7
7
6
14
37
10
Manchester City
28
10
5
13
45
36
9
0
5
30
12
1
5
8
15
24
35
11
Bolton Wanderers
29
10
3
16
31
43
6
2
7
15
18
4
1
9
16
25
33
12
Hull City
29
8
9
12
35
51
3
4
8
16
30
5
5
4
19
21
33
13
Tottenham Hotspur
28
8
8
12
33
33
5
5
4
15
9
3
3
8
18
24
32
14
Sunderland
29
8
8
13
29
38
5
3
7
17
18
3
5
6
12
20
32
15
Blackburn Rovers
29
7
9
13
32
48
3
5
6
15
21
4
4
7
17
27
30
16
Newcastle United
29
6
11
12
35
46
4
6
4
20
22
2
5
8
15
24
29
17
Portsmouth
28
7
8
13
30
45
5
2
7
18
22
2
6
6
12
23
29
18
Stoke City
29
7
8
14
28
47
7
4
3
17
13
0
4
11
11
34
29
19
Middlesbrough
29
6
9
14
21
41
4
7
4
13
16
2
2
10
8
25
27
20
West Bromwich Albion
28
6
4
18
25
54
5
2
7
19
27
1
2
11
6
27
22
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