Liverpool's reliance on Gerrard plays into Manchester United's hands

Liverpool dropped two hugely vital points against relegation scrappers Stoke City. That means that after Wednesday night's 1-0 win against Wigan, United will overtake them at the top of the Premier League if they win their game in hand – which, ominously for Benitez, it's at Old Trafford. Fergie probably can’t stop smiling.



No matter how valid Benitez’s comments were about Ferguson’s constant criticism of referees, the Spaniard was always going to be ridiculed if his team did not claim victory at the Britannia Stadium. People will now say that his team's actions did not speak louder than his own words.

Though Benitez will not care too much about what people say about this goalless draw, he will still be bitterly disappointed that Liverpool could not manage to beat a team sitting so low in the table, especially given that United scraped a 1-0 win in the same stadium only a few weeks ago.......read more