Fighter Liverpool Lose To Berbatov

A spectacular acrobatic goal
sandwiched by two towering
headers from Dimitar Berbatov
helped settle a pulsating match at
Old Trafford this afternoon.
His stunning bicycle kick on the
hour was almost overshadowed
by the sheer drama of the match
as Manchester United threw
away a two-goal lead for the
second week in a row.
But the Bulgarian was on hand
to head home the decisive goal
from a John O'Shea cross in the
closing stages.
Dimitar Berbatov's first Manchester
United hat-trick helped down
Liverpool
Berbatov broke the deadlock just
before half-time from a corner
and then doubled United's lead
with a wonderful acrobatic effort
that nestled in the Liverpool net
via the crossbar.
But when it seemed Sir Alex
Ferguson was certain to get one
over on the old enemy, Fernando
Torres, largely anonymous until
the 63rd minute, was felled by
Jonny Evans in the box.

Steven Gerrard made no mistake
from the spot.
The England skipper doubled his
haul seven minutes later with a
free-kick after O'Shea had
cynically tripped Torres on the
edge of the box. In truth, the
Irishman was lucky not to see
red.
Berbatov becomes the first
United player to score a hat-trick
against Liverpool since Stan
Pearson in 1946.