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Premier League
Anfield | 13 September 2008 at12:45UK local time
Liverpool
2
-
1
Manchester United
Starting Lineup
(Average age 27.02)
25
Pepe Reina
17
Álvaro Arbeloa
12
Fábio Aurélio
23
Jamie Carragher
(c)
37
Martin Skrtel
14
Xabi Alonso
15
Yossi Benayoun
20
Javier Mascherano
11
Albert Riera
7
Robbie Keane
18
Dirk Kuyt
Substitutes
1
Diego Cavalieri
2
Andrea Dossena
4
Sami Hyypia
8
Steven Gerrard
19
Ryan Babel
9
Fernando Torres
24
David N'Gog
Goals
(Assists in brackets)
Wes Brown O/G
26′
Ryan Babel
77′
(Dirk Kuyt)
Substitutions
Yossi Benayoun
replaced by
Steven Gerrard
68′
Albert Riera
replaced by
Ryan Babel
72′
Javier Mascherano
replaced by
Sami Hyypia
87′
Opposition Lineup
(Average age 27.94)
Edwin van der Sar
Patrice Evra
Rio Ferdinand
Nemanja Vidic
Wes Brown
Wayne Rooney
Michael Carrick
Paul Scholes
Anderson
Dimitar Berbatov
Carlos Tevez
Opposition goals
Carlos Tevez
3
′
Opposition Red Cards
Nemanja Vidic
(Red)
90
′
Opposition substitutions
Michael Carrick
replaced by
Ryan Giggs
46
′
Paul Scholes
replaced by
Owen Hargreaves
66
′
Anderson
replaced by
Nani
78
′
Notes
- Albert Riera makes his LFC debut
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Manager:
Rafa Benítez
Opposition manager:
Alex Ferguson
Referee:
Webb HM
Attendance:
44,192
Half-time score:
1
-
1
Game number:
5101
League game number:
4148
Played towards Kop:
Second half
League position after match:
2nd
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01 Nov 2008 - Tottenham Hotspur 1-2 Liverpool
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12 Nov 2008 - Tottenham Hotspur 2-4 Liverpool
15 Nov 2008 - Bolton Wanderers 2-0 Liverpool
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10 Jan 2009 - Stoke City 0-0 Liverpool
19 Jan 2009 - Liverpool 1-1 Everton
25 Jan 2009 - Liverpool 1-1 Everton
28 Jan 2009 - Wigan Athletic 1-1 Liverpool
01 Feb 2009 - Liverpool 2-0 Chelsea
04 Feb 2009 - Everton 0-1 Liverpool
07 Feb 2009 - Portsmouth 3-2 Liverpool
22 Feb 2009 - Liverpool 1-1 Manchester City
25 Feb 2009 - Real Madrid 1-0 Liverpool
28 Feb 2009 - Middlesbrough 0-2 Liverpool
03 Mar 2009 - Liverpool 2-0 Sunderland
10 Mar 2009 - Liverpool 4-0 Real Madrid
14 Mar 2009 - Manchester United 4-1 Liverpool
22 Mar 2009 - Liverpool 5-0 Aston Villa
04 Apr 2009 - Fulham 1-0 Liverpool
08 Apr 2009 - Liverpool 1-3 Chelsea
11 Apr 2009 - Liverpool 4-0 Blackburn Rovers
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03 May 2009 - Liverpool 3-0 Newcastle United
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17 May 2009 - West Bromwich Albion 2-0 Liverpool
24 May 2009 - Liverpool 3-1 Tottenham Hotspur
League Table
Pos
Team
P
W
D
L
F
A
GD
Pts
1
Chelsea
4
3
1
0
9
2
+7
10
2
Liverpool
4
3
1
0
5
2
+3
10
3
Arsenal
4
3
0
1
8
1
+7
9
4
Hull City
4
2
1
1
5
8
-3
7
5
Manchester City
4
2
0
2
9
7
+2
6
6
Fulham
3
2
0
1
4
3
+1
6
7
West Ham United
4
2
0
2
8
8
+0
6
8
Middlesbrough
4
2
0
2
6
6
+0
6
9
Portsmouth
4
2
0
2
5
6
-1
6
10
Wigan Athletic
4
1
1
2
7
4
+3
4
11
Aston Villa
3
1
1
1
6
5
+1
4
12
Bolton Wanderers
4
1
1
2
4
4
+0
4
13
Manchester United
3
1
1
1
3
3
+0
4
14
West Bromwich Albion
4
1
1
2
4
5
-1
4
15
Newcastle United
4
1
1
2
3
6
-3
4
16
Sunderland
4
1
1
2
3
6
-3
4
17
Blackburn Rovers
4
1
1
2
5
11
-6
4
18
Stoke City
3
1
0
2
5
7
-2
3
19
Everton
3
1
0
2
4
7
-3
3
20
Tottenham Hotspur
3
0
1
2
3
5
-2
1
