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Gerrard helps Liverpool in 5-0 rout of Aston Villa
[LNB]LIVERPOOL (AFP) - Liverpool[LNB]moved within one point of Premier League leaders Manchester United[LNB]after Steven Gerrard[LNB]'s hat-trick inspired a 5-0 rout of 10-man Aston Villa on Sunday.[LNB]United still have a game in hand but, having won 4-1 at Old Trafford last week, the Reds now have a better goal difference by two with eight games left.[LNB][LNB]Dirk Kuyt[LNB]started the goal-spree with seven minutes gone and Albert Riera[LNB]doubled the lead just after the half hour at Anfield.[LNB]England[LNB]midfielder Gerrard added a third from the spot just before the interval and scored a fourth with a free-kick just after the restart.[LNB]The Liverpool captain scored a second penalty after goalkeeper Brad Friedel[LNB]was sent off for a challenge on Fernando Torres[LNB]as Villa's winless run stretched to eight games.[LNB]Fifth-placed Villa remain three points behind Arsenal[LNB]and a place in the top four is now looking beyond them.[LNB][LNB]Liverpool began with real purpose and from Fabio Aurelio[LNB]'s corner, Friedel was forced to save from Martin Skrtel[LNB]'s header with just a minute on the clock.[LNB]After Villa's James Milner[LNB]had a shot deflected wide, Liverpool took the lead with just seven minutes gone following Nigel Reo-Coker[LNB]foul on Riera down the left flank.[LNB]Gerrard drove the ball into the area and Xabi Alonso[LNB]'s header came back off the bar but Kuyt made no mistake with a powerful follow-up from six yards for his tenth goal of the season[LNB]With Gabriel Agbonlahor[LNB]left on the bench, Villa had a strong spell and Pepe[LNB]Reina pulled off an impressive stop from John Carew[LNB]'s flick from Ashley Young[LNB]'s cross from the left.[LNB]Midway through the opening period, another glancing header from Carew, this time from Reo-Coker's lofted free-kick, was pushed away by Reina before Young hit the side-netting.[LNB]But just as Villa were looking threatening, Liverpool doubled their lead.[LNB]Gareth Barry[LNB]'s curling free-kick was easily held by Reina and his long clearance bounced over the Villa defence before Riera hit a half-volley with his left foot that flew in off the bar.[LNB]Five minutes before the interval, Kuyt's cross-field pass picked out Riera and the Spanish winger was tripped in the area by Reo-Coker and Gerrard sent Friedel the wrong way with his penalty to make it three.[LNB]Half-time brought only a little respite for Villa and five minutes after the restart they were four goals behind.[LNB]Carlos Cuellar chopped Kuyt down on the edge of the area and Alonso took the free-kick short for Gerrard to place the ball into the corner of Friedel's goal.[LNB]As they looked for a response, James Milner's drilled cross was headed straight at Reina by Emile Heskey[LNB].[LNB]But Liverpool were still not satisfied and after Alonso picked out Kuyt, he received the return ball on the edge of the box only to stab wide.[LNB]In the 65th minute, Alonso sent Torres[LNB]clean through and after the Spaniard knocked the ball on, he collided with Friedel.[LNB]Referee Martin Atkinson gave a penalty and showed Friedel the red card. Gerrard stepped up to send Friedel's replacement Brad Guzan[LNB]the wrong way from the spot to complete his hat-trick.[LNB]Lucas missed from Riera's cross as the Reds searched for a sixth goal and Torres was frustrated in his attempts to score.[LNB]But Liverpool were happy to play out time in the knowledge that the title race is now wide open.[LNB] Email[LNB] Share[LNB] Delicious[LNB] Digg[LNB] Facebook[LNB] Stumbleupon[LNB] Reddit[LNB] Newsvine[LNB] document.getElementById("ynw-universal-sharing").innerHTML += "Print[LNB]"; Comment 8 - 27 of 27 1 2[LNB] Next »[LNB] Sort comments by:Most recentno. 23 why give the FA to Chelski. i reckon Man Utd won three in 1999 and now aiming at five. didnt the scousers participate[LNB]From Tema, on Mon 23 Mar 9:17AM0 [LNB] 0 [LNB] Report abuse[LNB]wat with a hat trick of dubious penalties. sorry scousers wait for 50 years like Chelski to win the trophy[LNB]From Tema, on Mon 23 Mar 9:11AM1 [LNB] 0 [LNB] Report abuse[LNB]scum bag gerrard[LNB]From nicky, on Mon 23 Mar 8:02AM1 [LNB] 0 [LNB] Report abuse[LNB]"It's a funny old game"Liverpool will play better and lose, Villa will play worse and win.[LNB]From amd_uk, on Mon 23 Mar 6:11AM0 [LNB] 0 [LNB] Report abuse[LNB]Well it looks like Liverpool are coming into form at just the right time. While Man U are throwing it away. It looks like the manc's are under real pressure now, they would love to match are record so much so that they are losing their bottle.Liverpool to take the League for the 20th time and add the bonus of the Champions League. Chelsea to take FA Cup!!!!![LNB]From ivanboden, on Mon 23 Mar 3:15AM0 [LNB] 1 [LNB] Report abuse[LNB]red card for friedel?? F*CK OFF!useless wanking atkinson.[LNB]From convilla, on Mon 23 Mar 2:25AM2 [LNB] 1 [LNB] Report abuse[LNB]fergie is shitin himself now :D[LNB]From natashaobrien41, on Sun 22 Mar 8:02PM4 [LNB] 2 [LNB] Report abuse[LNB]Id still back UNITED all the way dudes,been there,seen it done it,and got the t-shirt[LNB]From lindathomas181, on Sun 22 Mar 7:55PM3 [LNB] 5 [LNB] Report abuse[LNB]thier behind you.[LNB]From kenny, on Sun 22 Mar 7:18PM1 [LNB] 1 [LNB] Report abuse[LNB]dplinston.....ITS YOU!!!!![LNB]From d.makin, on Sun 22 Mar 7:13PM0 [LNB] 0 [LNB] Report abuse[LNB]COME ON THEN MANCS.........COMMENT ON THAT THEN!!!!![LNB]From dplinston, on Sun 22 Mar 7:12PM3 [LNB] 2 [LNB] Report abuse[LNB]Hello Fergie we are coming to get you old man..................[LNB]From rc_alcock, on Sun 22 Mar 7:12PM5 [LNB] 2 [LNB] Report abuse[LNB]Comment hidden due to its low rating. Show[LNB]man utd will still win league, very disappointed villa fan.[LNB]From dodger, on Sun 22 Mar 7:11PM3 [LNB] 9 [LNB] Report abuse[LNB]Wide open!?!!?[LNB]From Winston Bunn, on Sun 22 Mar 7:05PM3 [LNB] 0 [LNB] Report abuse[LNB]Come on Liverpool keep the pressure up don't let up, Man united are looking very nervously over their shoulders now....mmmm[LNB]From jeffreyray, on Sun 22 Mar 7:00PM5 [LNB] 3 [LNB] Report abuse[LNB]Have to hand it to Liverpool, they are playing superb football at the moment.[LNB]Our defense cost us today. Well, I say defence, a useless right back, a right back playing at left back and 1 good central defender.[LNB]Sadly we're missing Laursen and Bouma :([LNB]From Steve, on Sun 22 Mar 6:55PM7 [LNB] 1 [LNB] Report abuse[LNB]I personally think that Gerrard and Torres were a bit below-par today. Especially Torres. But the scoreline says it all.5-0.YNWA.[LNB]From Kareem G, on Sun 22 Mar 6:52PM5 [LNB] 3 [LNB] Report abuse[LNB]well done liverpool, great game, football was great to watch to. from a happy gunner.[LNB]From blue eyes, on Sun 22 Mar 6:50PM7 [LNB] 3 [LNB] Report abuse[LNB]something smells like sh@t on here.......ooooh its Manchester United!!!! Ha Ha[LNB]From dplinston, on Sun 22 Mar 6:49PM8 [LNB] 3 [LNB] Report abuse[LNB]i[LNB]From rmsj.white, on Sun 22 Mar 6:45PM0 [LNB] 2 [LNB] Report abuse[LNB] 1 2[LNB] Next »[LNB] Sort comments by:Most recent Comment on this article Please login to post a comment Log In [LNB][LNB] Not already a Yahoo! user ? Sign up[LNB]to get a free Yahoo! 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