LIVERPOOL 4 SHEFFIELD UNITED 0

Scorers: Fowler 20th, 25th minute, Hyypia 70th minute, Gerrard 73th minute.

Team of the day..
Dudek, Riise, Carragher, Hyypia, Finnan, Gonzalez, Gerrard MBE (c), Mascherano, Pennant, Crouch, Fowler.
Subs - Agger, Alonso, Kuyt, Padelli, Sissoko

Louis' Comments..

It's not the best match and performance by Liverpool despite the high score. To be frank, I was bored by the match. Liverpool didn't really went on a top gear against Sheffield United, while the opposition didn't gave us much trouble as well.

A line-up which have 7 changes from the Barcelona game which have Mascherano making his debut for us and Fowler upfront. Rafa had to rest some players and he really did. Only Steven Gerrard, Steve Finnan, John Arne Riise and Jamie Carragher were the ones who played at the Nou Camp and were starting.

The game was slow and Liverpool was patient on the ball. On the 20th minute, a penalty was given. I wasn't sure whether it's Stevie or Crouch who won us the penalty. Crouch had a kick on his face and he had a broken nose. It's was not the best scenes around and he was substituted by Kuyt later on. Up step Robbie Fowler and he scored his 2nd penalty against Sheffied this season.

A second penalty was given when Gerrard was brought down in the box. Robbie was there again, and he made no mistakes on the kick. 2-0 to Liverpool and we seems to be in cruising control.

Mascherano didn't started well but improved in the second half. No doubt I can see his tackling and defensive qualities. However, I do believe that this lad has a long way to go and has to adapt to the Premiership style of playing.

Hyypia added a third which his strong left foot strike and it pleases me to see the commanding defender scoring for us again. I still remember his left foot strike against Juventus in the Champions League Quater final few years back. Sami no doubt, is getting old and slower, but I still believe he is good enough to play and his experience and aerial strength are invaluable.

Gerrard added another 5 minutes later by an assist by Fowler. Gerrard was superb last night. He was all around the field and his stamina, one of the best in the Premiership. Just played 90 minutes at the NouCamp and 2 days later, we see him flying around the pitch. Great example by our skipper.

Even though the performance is not the best, and it's not the most exciting match ever, I could see that the Liverpool team is organised and compact. We didn't let much chances go against us and a 4-0 score shows that we took our chances. A good win and it's nice to see experienced players such as Fowler and Hyypia playing and even scoring for us. Way to go!

It's a record-breaking 9 clean-sheets at home..

You'll Never Walk Alone..