Peter Crouch has now gone 23 hours and 49 minutes without a goal for Liverpool and England this season, bringing a new meaning to the phrase “couldn’t score if he played all day”.
The Times
Light fades for Sunderland
Football men can take many emotions: pain, frustration and anger, but not embarrassment, a feeling that has been enveloping the city of Sunderland like a mist.
Daily Telegraph
Gerrard lifts Reds to fourth spot
Peter Crouch's inability to banish the scoring demons remains just about the only thing of concern to Liverpool right now.
The Independent
Gerrard strikes to give Black Cats more grief at home
Liverpool's march continues - five Premiership wins in a row without conceding a goal - their latest against a Sunderland side in danger of beating all of its own records.
The Guardian