Days after Norwich boldly claimed they could finish above the historic Reds, Liverpool escaped a trip to Blackburn with three points. On paper, the game seemed destined to be dull, boring English football. It was anything but. Two goals within the first sixteen minutes, two penalties, nine yellow cards, and a red card to Liverpools GK Doni, which saw the Reds play with ten men for 65 minutes, provided me with enough of an excuse to stay at the pub for the game's entirety. Liverpool got the winner in injury time from Andy Parole, but again had another poor showing that sums up their season. Up 2-0 within 16 minutes and with an eye on this weekend's FA Cup semifinal date with Everton, they managed to make a mess of what should have been routine. 19 year old RB John Flanagan was abysmal, and at fault for Doni's red, until sacrificed after Doni's departure. Liverpool now heads into the weekend's derby with momentum from Carroll's late goal but also with their third choice goalie (who also almost saw red, would have loved to see Liverpool forced to use a teenager in goal for the FA Cup semi).
This has to be one of the worst penalties taken ever.
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