Never mind the failure to re-sign Michael Owen — why did Liverpool not buy Darren Bent last summer? The Charlton Athletic forward was outstanding last night; as usual, Liverpool’s strikers were a collection of cyphers.
The Times
Dudek hands it to Charlton
Jerzy Dudek made a miserable comeback for Liverpool in London last night when the goalkeeper whose heroics in the shootout against AC Milan gave the Merseysiders victory in the Champions League final was responsible for the penalty from which Charlton took the lead in the 42nd minute.
Daily Telegraph
Bent attack knocks Reds out of shape at the Valley
Liverpool started with four attackers and used a fifth, with Robbie Fowler's half-hour cameo, but it was the emphatic contribution of a sixth striker - Charlton's Darren Bent - that proved decisive.
The Independent
Bent and Young heap more misery on jaded Liverpool
Liverpool's Forty Second Street may be a joyous theatrical experience but it bombed as far as Rafael Benítez and his team were concerned last night.
The Guardian
