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Home team	Score	Away Team
Liverpool Torres 65 Ngog 90 Mascherano s/o 90	2 - 0	Man Utd Vidic s/o 90

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Liverpool

Torres 65 Ngog 90 Mascherano s/o 90

2 - 0

Man Utd

Vidic s/o 90

- 2 mins: Crunching
  
  Liverpool defender Jamie Carragher goes in hard but fair on Antonio Valencia as he slides to make a challenge to deny the eager United winger, who had been looking to burst in on goal.
- 16 mins: Double Dutch
  
  Patrice Evra receives the first yellow card of the game for a daft challenge on the nimble Fernando Torres. Aurelio bends the resultant free-kick at goal and Van der Sar reacts superbly. And the Dutchman is quickly up again, this time denying Kuyt.
- 19 mins: Kuyt wide
  
  Lucas pounces in midfield and leads a Liverpool counter-attack. He slides in Kuyt, but the pass is slightly behind the Dutchman and his extra touch means the final shot at goal is rushed and ultimately flashes wide.
- 21 mins: Rooney header
  
  Rooney meets a chipped cross from Valencia and for a moment the ball appears to be dropping home. But Reina is there to pluck the effort out of the air to ensure the scoreline remains goalless.
- 35 mins: Carrick surge
  
  A raking pass from Scholes is picked up Valencia, who fires in a cross. The ball finds Carrick and the midfielder advances with pace into the area. Carragher launches himself at Carrick and thunders into a challenge. The defender got the ball, but only just. Almost a penalty.
- 50 mins: Pull the trigger
  
  Evra loses the ball carelessly and Benayoun has possession. The Israeli passes to his right to Kuyt, who takes a touch but then opts to slide across goal rather than pelt at Van der Sar's net. The move breaks down.
- 55 mins: Commanding
  
  With Liverpool on top, a cross is bent in from the right and a number of Reds players look to attack it. But Vidic rises highest and heads away under heavy pressure.
- 65 mins: Deadlock broken
  
  Masterclass from Torres. Benayoun slides in a wonderful pass round the back of the United defence. Torres paces forward under pressure from Ferdinand and the angle looks beyond the Spaniard. But he stabs home emphatically to hand Liverpool the lead.
- 84 mins: Woodwork
  
  Giggs dinks in a classy pass as Owen controls. He feeds Valencia inside the area and the winger smashes at goal. His effort skims off the crossbar and out of play.
- 87 mins: Carra yellow
  
  Rooney puts Owen through and the striker looks to wrestle clear of Carragher, who appears to have his arms and hands all over the striker. Owen goes down and a yellow is handed out. Fortunate, maybe.
- 89 mins: Dismissal
  
  Vidic is off after receiving a second yellow. The defender gets the wrong side of Kuyt as a high ball sails over his head. He collides with Kuyt and is dismissed. United down to 10 men.
- 90 mins: Defining moments
  
  Mascherano is also sent off after a sliding challenge on Van der Sar. Then, as United pile players forward, substitute Ngog wraps up the win for Liverpool with a calm finish.