shambles

Why are we playing 442? Why change a winning team? we should have parked the bus in front of goal like we did on Monday and counter attacked them. Petrov can't play 442!

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Games not over yet mate. I hope I'm proved wrong, I really do.

Brilliant goal from Carew!

Best move of the game. Carew offside though

Cheeky backheel by JC.

Heskey and Carew haven't done much. All our best play has come through Milner, Delph and Young. I'd like to bring Gabby on at HT, probably for Heskey.

Delph did well in the build up to get Ash away. He looks like he has a quick brain.

Good penalty from Milner. Wallop!

carew has done **** all

He's probably not fit.

Another pen!!!

Bloody hell, that was some serious rolling around on the floor by the rapid player there.

I hope we score before HT. The longer we go without scoring the edgier it will get.

Just hope this doesn't affect morale. Or lift Rapid.

Shiiiiiite.

Milner easily better than A. Young this season so far.

Milner all over the place - hard to play against.

Young is a marked man now though. Teams generally double up on him.

PENALTY!

Good to see 4-4-2 in this match. Would have been clueless to play 4-5-1 in these circumstances.

Absolutely agree. Of course we should be playing the same formation (and practically the same team) that lost to Wigan at Villa Park rather than the one that beat Liverpool at Anfield.

Hehe, so an all out attacking Liverpool does not warrant a different approach than an Euro Cup match against a team that will defend all match because they already are ahead of us? Well....

DD, most people agree with you.

Oh no, I'm being ganged up on. Well Rapid are doing plenty of attacking so far. They certainly don't seem shy and are prepared to commit players forward.

wasn't trying to gang up on you... i just think that your view is in the minority.

Well yeah, theres 2 of you and one of me.......

Good to see 4-4-2 in this match. Would have been clueless to play 4-5-1 in these circumstances.

Absolutely agree. Of course we should be playing the same formation (and practically the same team) that lost to Wigan at Villa Park rather than the one that beat Liverpool at Anfield.

Hehe, so an all out attacking Liverpool does not warrant a different approach than an Euro Cup match against a team that will defend all match because they already are ahead of us? Well....

DD, most people agree with you.

Oh no, I'm being ganged up on. Well Rapid are doing plenty of attacking so far. They certainly don't seem shy and are prepared to commit players forward.

In the last couple of games I think Shorey has done OK. Looked pretty good at Anfield.

Good to see 4-4-2 in this match. Would have been clueless to play 4-5-1 in these circumstances.

Absolutely agree. Of course we should be playing the same formation (and practically the same team) that lost to Wigan at Villa Park rather than the one that beat Liverpool at Anfield.

MON has picked a team which he believes should be able to beat Rapid Vienna. Yes, he could pick the winning team from the other night, but; it doesn't matter how well we win, just as long as we do actually win. This lot should be able to do that!!

I believe it does matter how well we win at present. A bad result tonight and Liverpool will be quickly forgotten about. It's all about confidence and belief, and winning well would maintain the momentum picked up at Anfield ready for the Fulham game.

Don't change a winning side. Especially not into a side that looked bloody awful against Wigan the other week. It feels like one step forward 2 steps back here with Heskey starting up front in a 4-4-2.

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A1 there boys! You can bloody do it after all!

Good strong play by Gabby there. Great stuff from him tonight.

4 mins ET

Friedel MOM for me!

Right, as happy as I am, I'm absolutely infuriated with Alan Green on Five Live.

I know Ash can play-act, but when he went down recently Alan Green would not shut up about how he was 'faking' it and called him a cheat THREE TIMES. He was clearly annoyed and said "and he's not world class either Martin." He then had to eat his words when he conceeded that he may actually have hurt himself on his fall. In fact, he's coming off now, and Green's not bothered commenting any further. He wouldn't shut up before.

I just cannot BELIEVE that they never say anything about their beloved Gerrard's antics (same applies for other players) yet they're quite happy to jump on Ashley because he's not at everyone's favourite club.

It even sounded like Mark Lawrenson disagreed with him.

If I'd heard it myself I would be complaining to the fecking BBC about that as it is slanderous and totally out of order.

I complained to the Beeb about Motsons disgraceful Man Utd bias during a game against us a couple of years ago. Got nowhere.

Here comes Heskey. Come on son do the business.

Lets just hope he doesn't continue his 'Jonah' effect on the team.