Yesterday was one of those days when you wish you had a Video Recorder on your TV. Two big clashes in football, one F1 Grand Prix and a T20 match of India, all jam-packed into one evening!!
Most of them yielded results to my liking, with only Liverpool coming out as the major casualty. Mark Halsey, upon seeing the huge word of justice being held up in the stands at the start of the game, decided to whip out some of his own brand of justice and we all know what happend from there on.
Even with 10 men, Liverpool dominated the match for large periods, until Gerrard scored. Then they decided to soak up the pressure and defend their lead and that is when United's extra man advantage started showing.
Liverpool now find themselves in the relegation zone, with just 2 points from 5 games, somewhat similar to the position Arsenal was in the last season. But their next big fixture doesn't come until mid-November when they face Chelsea. So they will be hoping to start picking points from now on.
Moving on to Man City vs Arsenal, Arsenal took home a well-deserved draw. But it was slightly disappointing to see Gervinho back to his non-lethal best. He can take on any defender in the world, but it looks like he has no clue what to do after that. Otherwise, the game was a good one, with Mertasacker the standout player for me as he stretched his lanky frame and made several key interceptions to keep the odd City counter-attack at bay.
In other events, India crushed England comprehensively with Harbhajan Singh making an impressive comback (on a spinner-friendly pitch, mind you) and Rohith Sharma too grabbing the opportunity at last. As soon as Gautam Gambhir started to mount a decent score, my friend pointed out to me that someone else will also score well today so that the Man of the Match award can be given to not-Gautam-Gambhir!! :P
But it turned out someone else bowled well instead!
Most of them yielded results to my liking, with only Liverpool coming out as the major casualty. Mark Halsey, upon seeing the huge word of justice being held up in the stands at the start of the game, decided to whip out some of his own brand of justice and we all know what happend from there on.
Even with 10 men, Liverpool dominated the match for large periods, until Gerrard scored. Then they decided to soak up the pressure and defend their lead and that is when United's extra man advantage started showing.
Liverpool now find themselves in the relegation zone, with just 2 points from 5 games, somewhat similar to the position Arsenal was in the last season. But their next big fixture doesn't come until mid-November when they face Chelsea. So they will be hoping to start picking points from now on.
Moving on to Man City vs Arsenal, Arsenal took home a well-deserved draw. But it was slightly disappointing to see Gervinho back to his non-lethal best. He can take on any defender in the world, but it looks like he has no clue what to do after that. Otherwise, the game was a good one, with Mertasacker the standout player for me as he stretched his lanky frame and made several key interceptions to keep the odd City counter-attack at bay.
In other events, India crushed England comprehensively with Harbhajan Singh making an impressive comback (on a spinner-friendly pitch, mind you) and Rohith Sharma too grabbing the opportunity at last. As soon as Gautam Gambhir started to mount a decent score, my friend pointed out to me that someone else will also score well today so that the Man of the Match award can be given to not-Gautam-Gambhir!! :P
But it turned out someone else bowled well instead!
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