Liverpool win World Champion Cup

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Liverpool Captain Steven Gerrard lifts the trophy after beating Manchester United at the Wembley Stadium. Ap

Pongpat Pattamatat

LONDON: A highly excellent performance from Liverpool players saw their team earn a 4-1 win over Manchester United in World Champion Cup at Wembley on Sunday.

The 4-1 final score didn’t flatter Liverpool as they could totally control their game against Manchester United. The Kop fans were pleased with the amount of chances that the team created during the match.

It was remembered for a remarkable performance of goalscoring from Liverpool’s Steven Gerrard who was the best player on the pitch and got the man of the match award of Liverpool’s 4-1 World Champion Cup Final victory over Manchester United.

“We had the delight of watching the captain scored a hat-trick today,” said Liverpool manager Kenny Dalglish. “It was absolutely tremendous and that is reflected in the goals he bagged.”

 United boss Sir Alex Ferguson admitted that “Liverpool players were simply faultless today, especially Gerrard.  We were completely dominated by them.”

The Manchester United defense could not cope with Gerrard's finishing, as he caught 3goals for The Reds.

First half, captain Gerrard got Liverpool off to a flying start by scoring an accurate powerful finish in the 7^th minute. He added his 2^nd goal of the game with an inclusive finish in the 36^th minute. An error from Manchester united in the 44^th minute allowed striker Luis Suarez to score his 40 goals of the season in all competitions.

Second half, Gerrard lift Liverpool up by scoring a curling shot from the edge of the area after just second minute of the second half. England striker Wayne Rooney’s 72^nd minute strike proved the only consolation for Manchester United.

The match finished with Liverpool’s convincing 4-1 win over Manchester United. With Manchester United starting at defeat, there was controversy as center-back Ferdinand then had a penalty denied.

Steven Gerrard has been superb for Liverpool so far this season, helping his team with a fantastic goal scoring of 25 goals in forty appeared.