Moneyball won't win the Premiership 2012-13

Reina took a really hefty one, that's some classy booing

might be cause Webb only stopped the game when Utd got the ball back

Webb trying to pre-emptively nobble any accusations of bias by allowing Liverpool to play for several minutes when in possession despite Reina being on the floor injured, then blowing the whistle as soon as United get the ball. Either you stop play or you don't.

Shame for Liverpool because Reina and Agger are keeping Liverpool in this, they're being whipped otherwise. Joe Allen is really not the man for this occasion, he's either being bypassed or giving the ball away.

What was he going to do, let you have a go at an empty net?

Downing getting a sneaky effort on target from the restart

why not? why did Liverpool get to play on?

United should really be two or three up by now.

What was he going to do, let you have a go at an empty net?

Yes - if it wasn't serious to stop play for the best part of a minute when Liverpool were on the attack, why did it suddenly become more serious when United got possession?

If he was going to blow the whistle at all, he should have blown it when he saw Reina down injured. Alternatively he should have left it to United to put the ball out.

There was no risk while Liverpool were attacking, he wasn't dying or anything - not so when Utd start going forward. Right decision. It's not like you need the help anyway.

The decision couldn't have been more wrong! If the injury is serious he should stop the game, if not play continues and it's up to the players to put it out - Liverpool chose not to.

Fuck all wrong with him anyway.

Typical

i'm strongly against the ball being put out for anything short of an actual death

agreed

Stop it for heart attacks, seizures, head injuries and maybe limbs pointing the wrong way.

Anything that can be fixed with a guy spraying things at you = not an injury.

It was a head injury! Anyway Webb should arguably only have blown as play approached the box - if Utd gave it away before then, keep going.

if he'd correctly awarded the penalty we wouldn't be having this stupid argument

Stop it for heart attacks, seizures, head injuries and maybe limbs pointing the wrong way.

Anything that can be fixed with a guy spraying things at you = not an injury.

otm, if one of my players kicked the ball out for less than this i'd fine them a month's wages

Better, but we still seem to be outnumbered in all areas at all times. Would like a panoramic view to see how that's possible.

Wasn't a red

Fuck's sake, how obvious that that was about to happen?

Get in!

Utd bizarrely slow to react to anything in that passage

Terrible keeping from De Gea.

Most entertaining thing in this half has been Suarez's look of abject disgust when Wisdom ballooned it wide instead of passing.

Great save. Rafael should have been covering

It was a head injury!

a head injury fixed by having water thrown in your face = not a head injury

Terrible keeping from De Gea.

Eh?

Come off it, he's lucky to be alive

Yes, his team mate almost killed him with that blatant push in the box. Good job it's not one of those refs who gives Utd everything.

whatta pass from suarez

Suicidal defending. If we carry on like this we're going to rue being so wasteful in the first half.

What's happened here? Liverpool looking potent now.

Momentarily confused at why Dempsey was coming on for Utd

argh

big miss!

what the fuck is going on

ha ha. valencia and johnson holding hands.

Webb has been very kind of Liverpool today

kind to even

i had to have a grown up morning, what'd i miss

one of the great Joe Allen performances

ha

Jesus, that last twenty minutes or so were horrible. Liverpool were much better with Sturridge on the pitch. It must be obvious to Ferguson that United are shit at defending, so why choose to try to see out the game and bring on extra defenders? We were just about hanging on there for ages. I'd have brought on Hernandez instead and tried to get a third. Still - if that Van Persie backheel had gone in in injury time that would have been fantastic.

I think the 'Webb favours United' conspiracy theory can be put to bed now, by the way.

nah, this doesn't fit the narrative. It'll be forgotten

wtf guys, did you not see the Vidic header where a goalkick was given?

Jamie Redknapp sure is irate at that offside

Jamie Redknapp sure is irate about De Gea

ah hey now

it's a nice trick to throw the scent off by giving some decisions against utd in a game they were never in danger of losing.

They were in danger of throwing away that lead for quite a lot of the second half.