A day out at Anfield - Liverpool owners shoulder to shoulder (but not for long)

26 October 2009 12:34
Yanks for nothingLiverpool fans who have been backing Rafa Benitez let the club's American owners know what they thought of them during a pre-match demonstration... and what they would like them to do.[LNB]Timely show of unity... Co-owners George Gillett (left) and Tom Hicks put on an unexpected act of togetherness at the start of the match at Anfield by sitting next to each other in the directors' box but...[LNB]...but not for long!It didn't last too long because in the second half they moved away from each other. No doubt they were gearing up for another spat over the club's future.[LNB] Was it something I said? Hicks and Gillett (far right) take their seats for the second half, with half a dozen others between them[LNB] Taking the Michael Former Liverpool striker Michael Owen was given a mixed reaction when he came on as sub for Dimitar Berbatov while one United fan sported a Cantona mask in a bid to spook Kopites.[LNB] That's smiles better Injured skipper Steven Gerrard (far right) enjoys the victory over United while watching from the stands and shares a joke with former Anfield favourites Didi Hamann and Sami Hyypia (centre).[LNB]Ball watchingSurprise, surprise United fans made sure there were beach balls at Anfield. But at the end it wasn't only their beach balls which were left feeling deflated[LNB]Other pitch invasions by inflatables included Bolton (below right) and Gillingham.[LNB]  Liverpool 2 Manchester United 0: Fernando Torres and David Ngog get reds back on rack as Nemanja Vidic is sent offLiverpool chief insists Benitez won't be sacked - even if they don't win the titleJamie Redknapp's weekend watch: Lucas and Javier Mascherano were too quick and too powerful for United LIVERPOOL FC

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