Our usual readers will be accustomed to an in depth match report that address key action points from start to finish – however we going to try a slightly different route and look at some talking points of the game, with a brief conclusion at the end of the post. We hope that some of our talking points will have you debating openly about key incidents and what your opinion is. We welcome an open debate but will not tolerate insults that aren’t relevant to the topic in question. If you disagree with anything that is written here, we would love to hear about it in the comments box below.

So to the match, Kenny Dalglish returned to the Liverpool hotseat for the first time in twenty years but things couldn’t have got off to a worst start with Ryan Giggs converting a second minute penalty – which proved to be the only goal of the game. Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard was sent off half way through the first half for a two footed lunge on Michael Carrick, however United failed to convert any more chances and make their numerical advantage pay off. United have been drawn away against Southampton in the 4th round.