2k I heard.

In game protest didn't go well with whoppers wanting to support the team only protest chants might effect the team etc

knobs

Amorebieta sent off for a hard but fair challenge on Iniesta. Joke of a decision which even some of the Barça players were confused by.

Madrid woeful yet again.

AUPA ATHLETIC!!!

I don't know what Sunderland had to complain about regarding the Kuyt goal as Turner clearly kicked the ball so the free kick had been taken.

Also have managers been told that they must refer to the Barclays Premier League rather than just the Premier League? I've noticed several managers in the last few days do this.

Naughty elbow by Gerrard. Nasty that. Lucky to have got only a yellow and as such I assume it can't be looked at again?

I haven't seen it yet but did the ref blow the whistle or indicate that Turner could take a quick free kick?

Even if it had been unpunished the FA would have let him off with it anyway.

It wasn't a free kick in any position where the ref needed to blow or Sunderland needed to ask permission to take a quick free kick.

The ball was in a position to be played, the ref was running into the Liverpool half so it was just a case of Sunderland being able to take the free kick when they wished. For some idiotic reason the Sunderland player just rolled the ball back a few metres. Liverpool attacker said, "Thanks very much", went up to the keeper and squared the ball for a supporting Liverpool player to roll into the net.

No matter how much Sunderland want to whine about the ref, it was their own stupid fault for gifting Liverpool a goal. There was nothing the ref could or should have done.

Just been reading online that the free kick was given 20 yards away from where turner back healed it from. As i say i haven't seen it but from what i've read it seems like poor officiating

The ref was Stuart Attwell. That's all you need to know.

Says it all

was nice to see Stevie G revert to type when things ain't going his way. big 4 lovers Talksport defending him obviously

That's myth.

It was poorly officiated as nobody knew exactly what was happening. The ref had his back turned to the ball as he jogged up field assuming they were going to punt it long, he turned around to see Torres running towards goal with the ball, which was somehow allowed to continue. The villain in that are the other officials as they simply have to help him out in those situations, as he can't see every single play through 90 minutes.

As for the free kick and whether Sunderland intended that. I don't really know. Turner's back-heel seemed far too soft to be intended as a pass back, whilst the 'keeper didn't seem like he was moving forward as though his intentions were to carry the ball out from the back. I think if the ref seen it, he would have pulled it back and said no goal, but, saying that, Sunderland got a no-goal against us last year, so, in the unwritten laws, things are now 'evened out'. That doesn't make it any more 'right', as these schoolboy errors like these need to be removed from the game, but Sunderland can't feel too hard done by after last year's goal that they got.

I agree, it really wasnt obvious that Turner was rolling the ball back to allow the keeper to take the kick, although it would be bizarre for him to make a back pass in those circumstances. But I think it was reasonable for the officials to deem that Turner was taking the free kick, provided it was taken from the right place. The television pictures I've seen dont really seem to clarify that issue.

Was always going to be tough to break through the 3 defensive midfielders without super Frank.

A great day for United yesterday and they are going to miserably fail to capitalise on it today

They will get a penalty in the 98th minute.

Still a point more than Chelsea and Arsenal.


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Arsenal lost three points this weekend. Man United lost two points. Chelsea only lost one.

What started as a bad week actually turned out pretty well.

TBH I don't think there will be many scousers who will disagree with that. Torres should be playing at the highest levels and it's not looking likely that Liverpool will get back there in reasonable time. Torres has done his part by staying and I don't think many supporters will begrudge him moving on.

Although I think all of that would be forgotten if he came to us or Yanited. (Sadly he won't though, the tranny ****.)

Should Reina and Gerrard move on to play at their true level too?

Daily Star Sunday strikes again.

They've been making up stories and quotes from footballers overseas on a weekly basis, and have been "outed" on twitter by a group of other football journalists such a Sid Lowe, Tim Stannard and Gabriele Marcotti - it seems this week they have come up with a couple (Pique and Sneijder) and switched names on the byline.

Reckon Gerrard's missed the boat. He might as well stay a 1 club man and keep his legendary status at Liverpool.

Reina, sure.

Doubt Valencia would have the funds for Reina. Barça, Madrid and Atletico are more than happy with what they've got.
Arsenal?

Arsenal can only offer the disappointment to Reina that Liverpool can.

Disappointment in the Champions League tops disappointment in the Channel 5 Cup