FA Cup : Liverpool vs Man Utd
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Wa .... the fans very rude leh , eat half then give Neville .Originally posted by CoolMyth:Neville did picked a half-eaten burger thrown onto the field and almost threw it back towards the fans.
Also got people sitting in front thrashed-talked with Neville. Mata come in and warn them. 
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got half already very ke qi liao horOriginally posted by Poolman:Wa .... the fans very rude leh , eat half then give Neville . -
Maybe his brother Philip threw in from Goodison park .
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neville is getting donations
Liverpool followed up their midweek league triumph over Arsenal with another big time scalp when they ended Manchester United's hopes of a cup double with a 1-0 win.
Peter Crouch's first-half header was enough to win this fiercely competitive FA Cup fifth round tie, the first time Liverpool have beaten United in the competition for 85 years.
Not this time: Peter Crouch sees an effort go just wide as Edwin van der Sar looks on.
Rafael Benitez's men held out against a furious late United onslaught, the visitors losing substitute Alan Smith with a broken leg and dislocated ankle in injury time.
Smith's leg buckled underneath him as he tried to block a shot from a Liverpool free-kick and was clearly in severe pain as he was carried off on a stretcher.
The match was built-up as United captain Gary Neville's worst nightmare on his 31st birthday, but, apart from a late booking, the England man handled the ordeal with solid professionalism.
There were problems for United before they even reached Anfield. An accident on the East Lancs Road delayed their arrival until 50 minutes ahead of kick off, and then they announced that Rio Ferdinand was not with them.
The central defender had picked up a hamstring injury in training, which meant that Wes Brown and Nemanja Vidic played in the heart of defence.
Liverpool recalled goalkeeper Jose Reina after his three-match ban, with Peter Crouch also back up front after a heel injury while Dietmar Hamann came into midfield with Xabi Alonso out with a thigh injury.
Neville's first touch was met with a deluge of booing before Harry Kewell should have been booked for a third-minute foul on the United skipper. Kewell made one attempt to knock him off the ball and then after a pass had been played down the line, the Aussie bowled Neville over the line and onto the track.
On 18 minutes Liverpool's constant aerial assault almost saw Liverpool take the lead. Steven Gerrard's free-kick was met by a Kewell flick that Van der Sar superbly turned away at full stretch.
But from the resulting corner, Liverpool were ahead. Gerrard's corner was played short to Steve Finnan and when the swirling cross arrived in the box, Crouch rose with a towering header that Van der Sar reached but could only push onto a post before the ball rolled into the net. Cue Kop hysteria.
That made Crouch the first Liverpool striker to score in 2006, his last being on News Year's Eve against West Brom.
United could not get themselves out of the stranglehold Liverpool had them in with their array of long balls, and Giggs was booked for a wild lunge at the back of Kewell's legs on 33 minutes.
TV replays suggested the challenge was in the box, but Webb deemed it a foot outside and from Gerrard's free-kick, Finnan squandered a good chance by cracking a shot into the side netting.
Rooney decided to run 20 yards to complain to a linesman over a previous incident, and when he was met with abuse from the Anfield fans he kissed his badge and then ran to retrieve the ball from in front of the Kop and repeated the gesture.
Being nut-megged by John Arne Riise soon after hardly helped his mood.
United took of Mikael Silvestre at the break and sent on Louis Saha up front. Keiron Richardson dropped to left back and the visitors had a more balanced 4-4-2 look about them.
Crouch almost poached a second on 50 minutes when he took advantage of indecision between Van der Sar and Vidic to stick out a foot and deflect the ball just wide of a post.
Finnan and Reina just managed to scramble away a dangerous cross from Neville, United were really back in the game now and Rooney drove wide from Giggs' touched free-kick.
Jamie Carragher was booked for a foul on Saha, and Liverpool took off Morientes to allow Luis Garcia into the action on 61 minutes.
Crouch needed six stitches in a head wound before the Kop were delighted when Neville was booked on 73 minutes for a foul on Kewell. Vidic soon followed for bringing down Luis Garcia. United replaced Darren Fletcher with Smith before the free-kick could be taken.
On 78 minutes, Kewell was booked for a retaliatory foul on Neville and Ruud van Nistelrooy set up Giggs for a 20 yarder just over the angle.
Liverpool sent on the more defensive Jan Kromkamp for Kewell eight minutes from time and referee Webb pointedly signalled to his fourth officials that objects were being thrown at Neville, who looked to be picking up coins around him. Djibril Cisse replaced Crouch on 88 minutes.
With a minute left Smith suffered his unfortunate injury and Park Ji-Sung replaced him.
Seven minutes of injury time were signalled but United never threatened an equaliser.
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Liverpool will be punished by the half burger.
So, that is why Ah Ben not happy.
Want throw burgers ?
Throw some more, half is not enough. -
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Good ah good ah, I support this. Haahahah...Originally posted by anhydrouscoppersulphate:i expect more "accidents" like this to happen -
Smith suffers horrific leg break
Smith had only just recovered from an ankle injury
Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson expects Alan Smith to be out for a long time after he suffered a horrific leg break against Liverpool.
Smith collapsed in agony after he tried to block a John Arne Riise free-kick in United's 1-0 defeat in the FA Cup.
A grim-faced Ferguson said: "It's one of the worst I've seen. He's broken his leg and there's a dislocation of the ankle joint.
"It's a very long-term injury - we're all behind him as he's a brave lad."
The game was delayed by five minutes as Smith received treatment and he needed oxygen as he was stretchered off.
United's medical team were given help by Liverpool club doctor Mark Waller as the midfielder waited to be carried off.
Ferguson added: "I wasn't aware of what had happened because I was following the path of the ball, but you saw the reaction of the players round about Alan and you knew it was a bad one.
"It is another bad blow for us and it sums up our season."
Ferguson's counterpart Liverpool manager Rafael Benitez was quick to offer his sympathy to Smith.
"We're all so sorry and we can only wish him all the best for the future."
Wa ... worst than Cisse . All my sympathy to Smith . -
oh sheesh.. damn..
Alan Smith.. for all his aggression, i like the 100% go-for-it way he plays...
hope he gets well sooner rather than later
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Well done Liverpool!!! Finally a long wait after 85 years.
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Think Ferguson regretted converting him into a defensive midfielder after this incident .Originally posted by the Bear:oh sheesh.. damn..
Alan Smith.. for all his aggression, i like the 100% go-for-it way he plays...
hope he gets well sooner rather than later
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i feel is more like fergerson destroy smith's career. since the first day he joint man utd.
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dat was awful... hope he can recover in time for world cup campaign. otherwise his dream is going to shatter.Originally posted by the Bear:oh sheesh.. damn..
Alan Smith.. for all his aggression, i like the 100% go-for-it way he plays...
hope he gets well sooner rather than later -
Harry Kewell played damn well today.
Always looked dangerous whenever he had the ball.
Dun understand why Benitez sub him.
With Luis Garcia and Harry Kewell,Man United defence had a lot of work to do.
And that Sissoko,man..i think he is the next Patrick Vieira.very tough. -
hanor. i feel smith must be cursing that old fergie for fielding him.Originally posted by ThaliaX:i feel is more like fergerson destroy smith's career. since the first day he joint man utd. -
Think without the injury , he also won't be feature by Ericsson , the England set-up is almost done , the midfield is finalised liao .Originally posted by 798:dat was awful... hope he can recover in time for world cup campaign. otherwise his dream is going tp shatter. -
... my bad... i always thought smith is an aussie.Originally posted by Poolman:Think without the injury , he also won't be feature by Ericsson , the England set-up is almost done , the midfield is finalised liao .
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We need fresh legs to do some defending jobs .Originally posted by Patrik:Harry Kewell played damn well today.
Always looked dangerous whenever he had the ball.
Dun understand why Benitez sub him.
With Luis Garcia and Harry Kewell,Man United defence had a lot of work to do.
And that Sissoko,man..i think he is the next Patrick Vieira.very tough.
Momo damn good hor this match , although he passed some balls to the MU players , but overall , this chap simply magnificent in destroying MU's rhythm . -
must give credit to 'thunderbolt' risse too. pool need his fighting spirit.Originally posted by Poolman:We need fresh legs to do some defending jobs .
Momo damn good hor this match , although he passed some balls to the MU players , but overall , this chap simply magnificent in destroying MU's rhythm .
once again crouch surprised everyone again. -
want to throw must at least throw 11 burgers for the man u players.Originally posted by Medicated Oil:Liverpool will be punished by the half burger.
So, that is why Ah Ben not happy.
Want throw burgers ?
Throw some more, half is not enough. -
the goal man utd conceded was outright stupid..
how the heck do people not defend the posts during set pieces?if anyone had been on either end of the poles the ball would have been cleared..
schoolboy schoolboy defending..
and their midfield kinda suck..how can they play 4 wingers along the midfield 4?
poor smith..he gave his heart out for a useless cause..and the ball suay suay must fly right into his ankle when he balancing on one leg..
but pool dominated the midfield..too much brawns for the man utd midfield..
deserved win although the goal was disappointing in utd eyes.. -
i hope scott parker gets called up..Originally posted by Poolman:Think without the injury , he also won't be feature by Ericsson , the England set-up is almost done , the midfield is finalised liao . -
well done red men ...
get well soon smith ... -
should have given him peanuts ... you give monkeys peanuts right?Originally posted by Poolman:Wa .... the fans very rude leh , eat half then give Neville . -
Ok...i post about the match here coz there's more mature ppl here den in de sports forum..u noe who i mean... anyway, despite being a man u fan, i felt that liverppool deserve to win...y?man u gave away possesion too cheaply manz...de midfield make lots of stray passes to Liverpool and wes brown is as usual...ahem...