I had actually made a resolution to not write match reports on this blog....but this time , I can't resist.
The Manchester United- Liverpool game today was a classic example of the pathetic standard of refereeing in English football. I mean seriously , the situation wasn't so bad a couple of years ago.
Sir Alex is probably cursing his luck that Graham Poll (the highly experienced referee who gave 3 yellow cards to one person in one match) had to stretch his hamstring today of all days.....precisely when Manchester United have to travel to the Kop and play the biggest match of the year.
And to make it all worse , taking his place was the very inexperienced Mick Atkinson, who was actually Stevie Wonder in disguise.
I'm not being insensitive here but generally it does help if the referee is not blind.
It's remarkable to note the number of wrong decisions he made....Carragher should have been sent off for two horrendous tackles on Rooney and Ronaldo....Carrick should not have been booked.....and most importantly, Saha should have got a penalty.
In addition to this , he gave every single 50-50 decision Liverpool's way.
So you can probably understand how elated I am that Man Utd overcame these conditions to snatch a win at Anfield.
This is the sign of a great team : To play like crap , with a referee wearing a Liverpool shirt , with Rooney injured and Scholes sent off .....and still win.
Maybe this is the Man U fan in me talking .......but I think we saw the new champions of England being crowned today at Anfield.
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