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Whether or not this cup goes on to become massive, which given FIFA's plans for it I think it will, we should go out to win it. It's two extra games. I understand the logic of not going for it but we're already doing our best to fuck off the league cup and we'll likely do the same for the FA cup. I think the first team can afford the two extra games. The way I see it, if last season had gone our way in the league we'd all be fine with it.

I though lot we controlled that game quite well after the start and until about the 78th. I hate the way we close out big games. I understand it, two banks of four and shut up shop. Mourinho’s made his fortune doing shit like that. I don’t think we’re very good at it. Even under Rafa who was the best defensive manager I’ve seen us play under I feel like that shit was a bad idea. I’d like to see us take the approach of killing games by keeping possession. I’d much rather aimlessly pass the ball around for minutes at a time and send it into touch than hoof it and concede possession whilst we regroup for another siege on our goal.

What a block by Lovren

Get the fuck in! I hope we put another 2 or 3 past these cunts. Give them a real hiding.

We've not been great but surely that's a foul on Origi, hands to the face just before he strikes the ball.

Well done Canelo, can’t argue with that

I’m not scoring as I have no baseline to score a boxing match but I don’t think Canelo is winning this fight.

Fuck New York

Diaz is getting worked

Sooo anyone know if Till is red or blue?

Was it really that shit? Bar a goal that could've been ruled off but, for me, was rightly allowed* I think we dominated them throughout. Our play in the final third was lacking but we got it done in the end. We were lucky in the sense that we finally broke through in the last 7 minutes of the game but we thoroughly deserved the result as far as I'm concerned.

It's a clear foul on Mané but it's one of those soft fouls that you'd be pretty pissed if they went against you, I'm actually okay with the non-call there in real time. The issue again is when you bring VAR into it and you're calling offisides on someone because their fucking Armpit (that they can't score with) is offsides so you're applying the letter of the law. If we're applying the letter of the law to offsides then why isn't it applied to penalties? Same with Mané's handball against the red mancs if that's called an intentional handball that affected the play and lead to the goal then how in the fuck are the 3 Villa players that are offisides for their goal not affecting the play? How the fuck is it not a penalty today? There's different standards for different rules and until that's sorted VAR is absolutely useless, regardless of whether the officiating is competent or not.

Get the fuck in Origi!!!

Well thank fuck for Adam Lallana and Andy Robertson. The sheer pain in the commentators voice at the end of that was great too. I really did think we were gonna steal it though and Klopp needs to have a word about the hopeless long balls and crosses. A point away to these, no matter how shit they are, is still a good point nonetheless. To get one when we were on the wrong end of so many refreeing decisions and without Salah is even better. On to the next game.

For those not thinking Atkinson is bent, explain this shit going on right now. Stopping play for a non-head injury.