wat a great night of premier league action... scums lost 2-3 to boro (hoo hoo hoo); toons held back 1-1 by rovers, and hey hey hey charlton lost 2-4 to spurs (drags, why didn't we go for defoe? oh well nvm...cisse is coming!). and good news, we move up to 4th place! and even better news, owen scored! and the best news...baros is coming back! great, up the table we climb...go reds! (or am i being too optimistic again?) ynwa, webmaster ----------------------------------------- Match Report: Liverpool 2 Man City 1 Liverpool were left to thank their lucky stars as England duo Michael Owen and Steven Gerrard fired them into fourth place with a 2-1 victory over Manchester City. Had it not been for goals in each half by Owen and Gerrard, the Anfield men could easily have been embarrassed by unpredictable City. Owen's third-minute strike looked to have put Liverpool in the fast lane to victory. Bruno Cheyrou was fouled by Daniel van Buyten, and referee Mike Riley played advantage with Dietmar Hamann threading the ball through to Owen. The striker went past Richard Dunne and clipped the ball over David James. But City equalised through Shaun Wright-Phillips. Michael Tarnat played Steve McManaman into space and, with Robbie Fowler going on a decoy run to his left, McManaman threaded the ball into Wright-Phillips' path and he lashed a low shot into the bottom corner. However, Liverpool were back in front within just two minutes. The ball was lifted into City's box and Owen managed to make contact with James parrying the effort but allowing Gerrard to lash the loose ball into the net. The introduction of Danny Murphy had signalled Liverpool's intent to defend their lead, and it gave the initiative to City. McManaman sent Wright-Phillips in again on the right and his dink over Jerzy Dudek was cleared off the line by Sami Hyypia. Tarnat then powered in another cross from the left and Antoine Sibierski headed just wide of the post. The arrival of Igor Biscan from the bench for Cheyrou further annoyed the home fans - but at least there team is back in a Champions League spot. source: Ananova