Vote : Who was Man of the Match against Manchester City?
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How are you feeling about tomorrow night's game? Tough one, isn't it?
Can we score? Yes. Can we keep a clean sheet? Yes. Can we win? Well, yes.
Will we? Ummm...
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Jermaine Pennant was a clear winner in our Man of the Match poll for Saturday's 2-2 draw at Birmingham, taking a massive 71 per cent of the vote.
The right winger shone against his former club to continue his recent good form - form that could see him run out against Chelsea at Stamford Bridge tomorrow.
Ask Liverpool supporters to name Pennant's best performance in a Red shirt and the vast majority will say last season's Champions League final against AC Milan in Athens. On that occasion he was our most dangerous attacking threat, running the legendary Paolo Maldini ragged at times.
With Rafael Benitez's side needing to score at least once tomorrow to progress to a second successive final it could be that the former Arsenal youngster will get a chance to make his mark on this season's competition.
Who would make way for him? That's the million dollar question. The game seems made for Dirk 'the work horse' Kuyt and both Steven Gerrard and Javier Mascherano are definites. Xabi Alonso could be the man looking over his shoulder unless, of course, Benitez fashions some odd formation with Gerrard on the left again!
More likely is that Pennant will come off the bench - hopefully to the same effect he did against Inter Milan at Anfield in the second round.
Second in the Man of the Match poll was Peter Crouch with 24 per cent of the vote. Third, with four per cent was Yossi Benayoun.
Do you think Pennant will get his chance at the Bridge tomorrow? From the start or the bench? If from the start, who would you drop?
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Sadness. Disdain. Heartbreak. Disbelief. Anger. Shock. Horror. Hope. Optimism. Confidence. Belief.
Just a selection of the mismash of emotions I've encountered since John Arne Riise ducked down and f**ked up.
'It's only half time,' everyone keeps telling me. And they're right. Let's not forget we were the better team for the majority of what's been and gone, the first half.
But for that reason somebody deserves a Man of the Match accolade. For me, that man is the tireless Dirk Kuyt. Not only did he take his goal excellently, but it was a reward for an alertness and awareness many other strikers lack. The Dutchman ran himself into the ground again and, while Martin Sktrel was a rock, Kuyt was the one player above all who least deserved to witness Riise's untimely intervention.
But what about YOU? Who was your Man of the Match?
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Steven Gerrard's outstanding performance in Sunday's 3-1 win over Blackburn has seen him top our Man of the Match poll by the proverbial country mile.
The Liverpool captain, who opened the scoring with a stunning solo goal and set up Fernando Torres for the second, received a massive 63 per cent of the votes cast.
Substitute Yossi Benayoun's cameo appearance earned high praise from manager Rafael Benitez, and his hard graft didn't go unnoticed by the fans either. The Israeli took 7 per cent of the vote to finish joint second alongside Brazilian youngster Lucas Leiva.
Fernando Torres finished third after scoring the 30th goal of an incredible debut season for the Reds.
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