Liverpool demolished a hapless Blackburn side with a 4-0 thrashing. They displayed some superb attacking football against the outclassed Blackburn. A first-half brace from Torres put Liverpool firmly in control while late goals by Agger and N'Gog ensured a overwhelming and crucial victory for Liverpool, and enabled them to lift her morale against the match against Chelsea.
The pitch was dominated by Liverpool just since the start of the match. They got paid-off for their dominance on the 4th minute when a long pass by Jamie Carragher from the Liverpool half found its target. Torres controlled the ball on his chest with his back facing the goal, and suddenly span round on the spot and lofted a perfect strike that curved powerfully over the helpless Robinson into the far top corner.
The sublime strike signal the start of Liverpool's attacking reign. They wasted golden opportunities after another and should have built a 4 goal lead. Mascherano and Kuyt wasted chances after receiving nice passes from their teammates, while Agger's header was saved and Torres' rebound over the bar.
The 33' minute finally sees the second goal. It was Torres again - he got onto the end of Riera's free kick and netted the ball with a ferocious header leaving Robinson no hope of saving. After that, Liverpool continued surging forward, and should have scored again when Torres and Riera closed in on goal 5 minutes later.
In the second half, it seemed that Liverpool's finishing touch had deserted them; Torres, Kuyt and Riera from the centre, right and left wing respectively missed chances that should have seen the ball touched the back of the net. El Zhar also lost his footing at the critical moment.
Agger finally sent the ball the third time into the net when he broke Blackburn's resistance with an unstoppable and stunning left-foot rocket in the top-left corner past the diving Robinson. And in the final minute, Leiva received a pass from Carragher and head to N'Gog. He headed home and boosted Liverpool's goal difference and a deserved emphasis to their victory.
Blackburn were often energetic, but they had little to show for their efforts as they were played off by a rampart Liverpool side. Their best chances come in the 72' minute when Samba headed into Reina's hand.
Liverpool enjoyed a 67% of possession, 23 shots including 10 on-target shots and 7 corners, perfectly outclassed Blackburn. This victory also proves that Liverpool is able to do without Gerrard, who is currently recovering from an injury.
Both Man Utd and Chelsea ended the day in triumph, but with narrow wins. Man Utd won 2-1 over Sunderland while Chelsea had to hold their breath until the last minute; they had been leading 4-0 but Bolton fought back heroically but still they lost 3-4 to their more superior opponent. Arsenal won 4-1 over Wigan too.
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