Source: Daily_Mail
Reading 1 Liverpool 1: Church gives Rafa a hell of scare
Simon Church gave Rafa Benitez another almighty scare last nightbefore Steven Gerrard came to the rescue to keep Liverpool in the FACup. [LNB]Liverpool's Spanish manager must have been fearing the worst when21-year-old Church, who has been at the club since he was 14, tookadvantage of woeful Liverpool defending to fire the managerlessChampionship strugglers in front at the Madejski Stadium. [LNB] Heaven sent: Reading scorer Simon Church (left) celebrates with Jem Karacan[LNB] LIVERPOOL FC: All the latest news from across the webReading 1 Liverpool 1: Gerrard saves Benitez and sets up Anfield replayBenitez looks to shake up Liverpool squad with Voronin among first to goBut just 12 minutes later seven-time cup winners Liverpool were back on terms when Gerrard's shot from the edge of the penalty area was missed by Dirk Kuyt and sneaked past goalkeeper Adam Federici.[LNB] It means a second chance at Anfield next week and that's a huge relief for Benitez. [LNB]He must be targeting FA Cup glory this season, with his side already 12 points off the pace in the Premier League, dumped out of the Champions League at the group phase and long since ousted from the Carling Cup. [LNB]Reading are at least in the hat for today's fourth-round draw, although only just after Fernando Torres saw an injury-time header loop inches over. [LNB]But their failure to win means not a single Premier League side were toppled by lower-league opponents on a day when the romance of the FA Cup vanished. [LNB]Midfielder and man-of-the-match Jobi McAnuff does not think Reading missed their chance. [LNB]'We've got a great opportunity up there at Anfield,' he said. 'If we play our natural game we'll fancy we can get a win.'[LNB] [LNB]
