I have always maintained that Xabi Alonso is a great player. In the 203rd Merseyside derby Steven Gerrard disappointed us all by getting sent off just 18 minutes into the match but Alonso stood up and took the responsibility of running the midfield and controlling the game. He looked world class, being the centre of all of Liverpool's attacks as well as defending brilliantly when he was required to. He was practically all over the place! Fantastic stuff from the Spanish midfielder! His corners and free-kicks were wicked and just before half time his corner forced an own goal from Phil Neville. Luis Garcia then scored with a fabulous lob within the first five minutes of the second half before Tim Cahill headed one back for Everton. Xabi then got Andy van der Meyde sent off for elbowing him in the face... Van der Meyde only played for about 1 minute as a substitute before he got sent off... I think he set a new Premiership record : The fastest sending off for a substitute... He only touched the ball once! Kewell then scored a magnificent goal for Liverpool, swerving the ball into the top corner of the goal to seal the victory with 15 minutes to spare. Alonso came close with a free kick earlier that looked to enter the goal via the top corner but it crashed off the bar instead... He also set up Hyypia for a goal with another brilliant free kick but Hyypia was denied his goal cos Crouch was offside... Linesman made a poor decision. This was arguably one of the most exciting matches I've ever watched... I didn't even notice the time flying by as the game carried on... The only downside to it was the crazy trigger-happy referee Phil Dowd... 10 yellow cards and 2 reds! But all in all, it was a great performance from Liverpool considering they had to play most of the match with 10 men against Everton's 11. Man of the Match for me was Xabi Alonso. Final score : 3-1 to Liverpool.
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