Sporting News and Events

Liverpool completely ousted Newcastle United in a comfortable 3-0 win on Sunday. Though Newcastle started out strong, it could not continue its ongoing onslaught and was deterred by the stiff resistance from Liverpool.

Alan Shearer the Newcastle manager left his former England striker Michael Owen on the bench which proved to be an added disadvantage in the face of constant inaction and failure to convert by the Newcastle players. Yossi Benayoun with his seemingly blessed Nike Mercurial Vapor III SG football boots and Dirk Kuyt, who also has the perfect touch, gave Liverpool a 2-0 lead by halftime and substitute Lucas Leiva converted a free-kick by Aurelio into a third goal in the 87th minute. Joey Barton infamous for his aggressive tactics added to his reputation with a dreadful tackle near the Newcastle corner flag and caught Xabi Alonso on the left ankle. This uncalled for lunge left Newcastle with 10 players.

This was Liverpool’s 22nd victory that upped their points to a total of 77 leaving them only three points short of Manchester United which stands at 80 points. Rafa Benitez the Liverpool manager was clearly ecstatic with the win but still urged the players to push on. Newcastle’s latest defeat leaves it on the brink of it losing its English Premier League membership at the 18th place with only three games to go while the title seems like a distant dream. Weak defence led to the complete collapse of the team. However, Liverpool stands strong and improves its game with every win. Manchester United better take notice and be prepared to take on Liverpool that seems to get hungrier as the finals draw to a close.