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15.10.2011 • Kick- off 12.45pm v Man United Season 2011/12

Programme number 04 ......

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Manager’s Notes ...... I THOUGHT WE PLAYED WELL AGAINST WOLVES AND DESERVED THE THREE POINTS

We followed that up with a great away win at Everton. KEEPING A CLEAN “ SHEET IS ALWAYS WELCOME to Anfi eld for this Once again we have only had PLEASING AND SCORING afternoon’s fi xture. a few days to prepare for this IN A DERBY WILL DO Our last two matches have afternoon’s game as we have AND ...... both produced victories which had to wait and hope that all ...... LUIS SUAREZ NO HARM was just the response we wanted those involved in the international AT ALL. after those defeats at Stoke and matches have reported back fi t ” Spurs. The players have worked and well. I think we only had six Conor Coady, Adam Morgan and tremendously hard in training to fi rst-team players at Melwood the Jack Robinson playing as they put things right and we have been week before last and a couple of won a tournament in France. those were boys who have been delighted with the way they have We don’t like losing the young recovering from injury. gone about their work. lads at any time because we think I thought we played well against We congratulate those of our our coaches are some of the best Wolves and deserved the three players who have helped their around and we want them to be points and then we followed that countries qualify for next summer’s working with the players as much up with the win at Everton. Euros and we commiserate with as possible. But playing at the A lot has been said about those who haven’t. The lads who various levels is important because the sending off of Jack Rodwell have missed out will naturally be it helps players’ development if early in the game but the players disappointed, but we certainly they are involved in competitive still had to go about their jobs don’t think any less of them. action. and maintain their levels of Of course it wasn’t just the This afternoon we welcome concentration and I thought they senior lads who have been away United who have did so in a professional manner. with their countries. Martin Kelly, made a strong start to the season Keeping a clean sheet is always and Jon and come here as league leaders pleasing and scoring in a derby will Flanagan all played for England’s which is where everybody wants do Andy Carroll and Luis Suarez Under-21s and we also had a few to be. They’ve had a lot of injuries too, but coped with them well.

no harm at all...... away with the Under-19s with ......

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...... MANAGER’S NOTES ......

Andy Carroll celebrates after scoing the opening goal at John Henry and Tom Werner attend their fi rst game at Goodison last October

Some people have described so do they. Nobody will have an They have been fantastic in the this as the biggest game of the easy 90 minutes and that’s what support they have given to the season but I disagree as I don’t this league is all about. football club in all aspects of it and view any match in the Barclays It’s funny how the fi xture list can we hope that we can give them as being bigger or work out sometimes and it seems the success that they and our smaller than any other. It’s another as though we haven’t had too supporters deserve. fi xture where the reward for many home games recently. But Collecting three points today winning is three points. The only this afternoon’s match starts a run would be a fi tting way to mark the difference this time is the fact that of three out of our next four league anniversary. if we win we’ll move a bit closer to matches at Anfi eld. Hopefully that United. It’s an opportunity for us to will give us an opportunity to make Thank you for your support. help ourselves. that home advantage count. In this fi xture last season we Today’s game also marks the got our reward for playing very fi rst anniversary of the club’s well and won 3-1 with takeover by . scoring a hat-trick. But we won’t I have said before that if there is get anything today for what we did a club that has better owners than last time we played United. We John Henry and Tom Werner then know what we’re up against and ...... I would be envious. I HAVE SAID BEFORE THAT IF THERE IS A CLUB “ THAT HAS BETTER OWNERS THAN JOHN HENRY AND TOM WERNER THEN I WOULD BE ENVIOUS.”

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Skippers’s Notes ...... WHEN THE NEW FIXTURES COME OUT YOU SCAN THROUGH THEM FOR UNITED AND EVERTON HOME AND AWAY.

It’s because of the local rivalry. Everton across the park and United at the other end of the M62.

WITHOUT a doubt this is one of the biggest games of the season.

Whenever the new fi xtures come ...... out in the summer you scan through them for United home and away, and Everton home and away. It’s because of the local rivalry. Everton across the park and United at the other end of the M62. As everyone knows they’ve started the season really well. I think they’ve improved their squad again. is good at quickly putting successes to bed and making the changes he feels will help them to become better. Luis Suarez scores the second at Goodison Park He did that in the summer when against Stoke and Spurs last month, I felt we performed well and showed they invested in some new players. you have to respond quickly. great patience before taking our Because of that this will be a chances. We also kept a clean diffi cult game, it always is. But We did so in the perfect way by sheet, which is always pleasing. it’s one we go in to in a confi dent winning our games against mood. Whenever you suffer Brighton, Wolves and Everton. Of course since then there has consecutive defeats, as we did Trips to Goodison are never easy. been an international break, with ......

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Andy Carroll celebrates after scoing the opening goal at Goodison Park

We’ve taken the three points in It’s still early in the season, but each of the last three seasons; a win would leave us just three winning 2-1, 2-0 and 3-1. points behind United and in a There are many reasons for decent position. that. We’ve worked hard with and As the derby showed, we’ve got without the ball, got in their faces, strikers in form. Both Luis Suarez haven’t let them settle and made and Andy Carroll got on the it very diffi cult for the opposition. scoresheet that day. When we I think our home support gives us see that it gives us even more a huge advantage too. They really belief. We know we can get a push us on and keep us going for good result. some of the lads playing twice for the 90-plus minutes. their countries. Fingers crossed We’ll all need the same effort they all return without any knocks. again this afternoon and to do the Our record in this fi xture has right things at the right time, from been very good recently. start to fi nish......

AS THE DERBY SHOWED, WE’VE GOT STRIKERS IN “ FORM. BOTH LUIS SUAREZ AND ANDY CARROLL GOT ON THE SCORESHEET THAT DAY.”

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DID YOU KNOW? 2 1 1. At Anfi eld: Liverpool 38 wins, United 22 wins, 18 draws. José ENRIQUE 3 3 2. Overall: Liverpool 53 wins, United 60 wins, 43 draws. 5 4 Phil JONES 3. Last season Liverpool won 3-1 at Anfi eld with Dirk Kuyt Fabio AURELIO 6 5 scoring 3 for the Reds before Javier Hernandez scored Luis SUÁREZ 7 6 Jonny EVANS a late consolation. It was Alex Ferguson’s 50th league Steven GERRARD 8 7 game against Liverpool. Andy CARROLL 9 8 Anderson 4. Kuyt’s hat-trick was only the second one scored Maxi RODRIGUEZ 11 9 against United in the Premier League with the fi rst Jordan HENDERSON14 10 coming from Blackburn’s David Bentley. It was also Sebastian COATES16 11 the fi rst by a Liverpool player in this fi xture since Peter Dirk KUYT18 12 Beardsley in 1990. Stewart DOWNING19 13 Park JI-SUNG 5. Liverpool have won the last 3 league meetings on this ground. The last time they beat United in 4 successive Jay SPEARING20 14 Javier HERNÁNDEZ league games at Anfi eld was on Boxing Day 1979 when Lucas LEIVA21 15 Nemanja VIDIĆ Kenny Dalglish played in the side that won 2-0 with Alan Danny WILSON22 16 Hansen and David Johnson scoring. That was the last in a Jamie CARRAGHER23 17 run of 7 successive wins against their rivals. Pepe REINA25 18 6. Of the 38 Premier League clashes between the teams Charlie ADAM26 19 there has only ever been 1 goalless draw. That came Alexander DONI32 20 Fábio on this ground in September 2005. Martin KELLY34 21 Rafael 7. Andy Carroll made his Liverpool debut in this fi xture last Martin SKRTEL37 23 season as a 74th minute substitute for . Jon FLANAGAN38 24 8. Steven Gerrard’s last start for Liverpool came against Craig BELLAMY39 25 United at Anfi eld last season. Since then he has not Jack ROBINSON49 27 started any of the last 20 games. 9. The Reds are 1 goal short of recording 1200 in the Premier League. 10. If plays he will become only the 6th Liverpool player to appear in 160 consecutive league games – the others being , , , and . 11. This game will be Kenny Dalglish’s 250th league fi xture in charge of the club. He will be only the 6th manager to reach that landmark with Liverpool. He has won 150 – more than anyone else with next best with 144.

OFFICIAL HEAD TO HEAD PREMIER LEAGUE - LAST 6 MATCHES Liverpool Man United 4 Won 2 0 Drawn 0 2 Lost 4 14 For 8 8 Against 14 6 Goal Difference -6

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