Liverpool mugged Manchester United in broad daylight on a warm spring afternoon, pretending for most of the match to be as clueless and dispirited as their recent results suggested yet remaining alert enough to take advantage the minute the home side took their eye off the ball. More
The Observer
United fall foul of Murphy's law
Liverpool claimed the scalp they prize above all others, and moved a significant step nearer the fourth-place finish which would bring them a place in next season’s Champions League, but a scrappy, low-calibre match was a reminder of the decline in these two famous old teams. More
Sunday Times
Murphy hits right spot for Liverpool
Liverpool raised their Champions League profile for next season after referee Mike Riley risked his health, if not his life, by awarding a decision rarer than a Norwegian Blue, an opposition penalty at Old Trafford, beautifully converted by Danny Murphy. More
Sunday Telegraph
Murphy hits the spot again
Say what you like about Liverpool - and most people have in the past couple of years - they do pick their venues for what have become rare successes away from Anfield. The first of only five this season was at Everton, the most recent at Chelsea more than three months ago, and yesterday's came at a venue where they are even happier to win than at Goodison. More
Independend on Sunday
