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During the central English Premier League XXIX round match played on Sunday, the "Liverpool" team defeated the championship leaders - "Man Utd" footballers in front of their own fans with a score of 3-1 in the North West derby.
Starting the game more actively, the 'reds' took the lead in the 34th minute, when Dutch national team forward Dirk Kuyt sent the ball into the net from a few centimeters distance after a fantastic dribble by Luis Suarez in the penalty area.
Celebrating the sixtieth anniversary on March 4, Kenny Dalglish's players did not delay in increasing the lead - the same Kuyt scored again after a 'productive' pass from Nani.
In the nervous end of the first half, the guests suffered another setback when after a rough mistake by Jamie Carragher, "Liverpool" defender, "Man Utd" midfielder Nani, who had previously score an own goal, was taken off the field on a stretcher. The Portuguese's injury appeared to be very serious.
In the second half, the 'red devils' took the initiative, but their attacks did not bring results. Moreover, in the 65th minute, after a penalty kick, Kuyt was the first to rush to the ball bouncing off Edwin van der Sar and scored his and his team's third goal - 3-0.
With the embarrassing result saved by Nani replacing Mexican Javier Hernandez at the end of extra time, "Man Utd" escaped defeat.
It is worth mentioning that in this match, the £35 million striker Andy Carroll made his debut for the "Merseyside" club.
By earning three points, the "Liverpool" players moved up to sixth place in the standings.
Meanwhile, Sir Alex Ferguson's army is only three points ahead of the London "Arsenal" team, which is in second place and has also played one game less.
The game between "Wolves" and London "Tottenham" ended in a high-scoring 3-3 draw.
Results:
"Liverpool" 3 - 1 "Man Utd" 34' [1 - 0] D. Kuyt 39' [2 - 0] D. Kuyt 65' [3 - 0] D. Kuyt 90' [3 - 1] J. Hernandez
"Wolves" 3 - 3 London "Tottenham" 20' [1 - 0] K. Doyle 30' [1 - 1] J. Defoe 35' [1 - 2] J. Defoe 40' [2 - 2] K. Doyle (from penalty kick) 48' [2 - 3] R. Pavlyuchenko 87' [3 - 3] S. Fletcher
