Who wants fourth? Manchester City 0-0 Liverpool

Hardly bestowing a license to thrill
In this bleak, dismal winter affair
Wary Roberto and Rafa in town
Grim fixture led a few to despair

Martin Skrtel close with a header
Plucky play spared him the wrath
Pepe saved a blast from the Togan
El Jefe missed his third early bath

Drill to avoid defeat at every cost
Forty four boots full of lead
“If you want to win,” harped Mancini
“First job is don’t concede goals,” he said

So a dour stalemate at Eastlands
Very Mickey Mouse in Orlando
Great gamesmanship from Yossi
Beware the return of the Nando

21.02.10

Number7
© Emdad Rahman
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