Matchweek 4 - The two big matches

This matchweek saw the traditional fixture between Liverpool and Man Utd, billed as the biggest fixture in English football. The other was the Clash of Cashes, between Chelski and Man (the oil pumps) City. 

Man City 1 - 3 Chelsea

This game was really never about unexpected winners, Chelsea in the way that they have played were not simply going to get a run around because Man City has now got their own Sugar Daddy. City itself is good but still much out of par with the rest of the big 4 with a general lack of depth in some key positions, if by simply having Billionaire owners made you play well, Chelsea and Liverpool would have definitely been classified as retarding stocks. 

Man City got a goal through Robinho, who still seemed disorientated regarding where at and who he is playing for, that glimmer of hope resulting from the freekick pretty much died as fast as it came and everyone in the light blue strip looked more confused than Mr Bean with a turkey on his head. Chelsea came into ascendancy and equalised through Carvalho 3 minutes later and Chelsea were ahead curtesy of Lampard 7 minutes before the hour. Anelka who has pretty much turned around his career under Scolari got the third 18 minutes afterwards. However the show did not end there, the England Captain had yet another mad moment when he hauled down Jo who made light work from the defender's marking. Terry will now most likely miss Chelsea's next three league matches including Man Utd at the Bridge next week. 

Liverpool 1 - 2 Man Utd

With Liverpool failing to win against United in the Benitez era and with Torres and Gerrard injured, few would bet on them coming away with 3 points today. However they did not anticipate United to do another shocker worthy to mention the 4-1 loss to Middlesbrough couple of seasons back. United were at full flight from the start and got a goal in 3 minutes via a Berbatov and Tevez linkup in the Liverpool box. However for United it was all downhill as soon as van der Sar spilt a corner into the path of Kuyt, who was just as shocked to receive the ball shot straight back into the United keeper. It was obvious that van der Sar was going to have one of 'those' days and soon the keeper unsurprisingly delivered on that note needlessly coming out trying to collect a tame deflected shot. Wes Brown expecting to clear the ball was shocked to see vdS punching the ball into his legs and subsequently rolling into the empty net. United tried to resurrect the game but Liverpool controlled it all too well and was in no danger in conceding again. With Liverpool looking to get their first win out of 7 meetings with United, they relentless attacked and found the winner through substitute Babel who was left acres of space from the United defence in their own box very much so like Tevez goal. Vidic was later sent off for a second bookable offense and will now miss the tie with Chelsea.

Benitez was a happy man afterwards as Gerrard made yet another timely but successfully come back and with another 3 points in the bag and United out of hand, however most importantly it has shown that Liverpool can actually play without Gerrard and Torres.