While down 1-0 in the 70',
Sir Alex Ferguson attempted to change his team's luck by sending on former
Liverpool hitman
Michael Owen. A
Jamie Carragher challenge in the 80' brought the former Red down who was making a run that surely would have tallied him another goal. In the 90'
David N'Gog sealed
Liverpool's 3 points with a wide open attempt on goal. This would mark the 3rd time in a row that Liverpool have taken down champions and local rivals
Manchester United; this time without captain
Steven Gerrard.
Liverpool looked the part throughout the entire first half with exquisite touches from the merseyside club that led to several unlucky attempts on goal. Manchester also played well in the first half with strikers
Wayne Rooney and
Dimitar Berbetov threatening in tandem. Many would not have believed that the score was still 0-0 when the halftime whistle was blown. At the start of the second half Liverpool were able to maintain their momentum until
Yossi Benayoun sent an exquisite lob to striker
Fernando Torres in the 65' that resulted in the first goal of the match.
Torres was able to hold off centerback
Rio Ferdinand and power a shot past
Edwin Van Der Sar to put his team in control for the rest of the match.
The win put
Liverpool in 5th place, just 6 points behind league leaders
Chelsea FC.
Manchester United drop from 1st and trail
Chelsea by 2. The merseyside club's ability to take down the reigning champs without their captain
Steven Gerrard will give hope to many Reds fans as they travel to London on Wednesday to face
Arsenal in the
Carling Cup.
