Penalty records fall, as Man Utd lose A slew of penalty records were set at Old Trafford on Sunday, as Liverpool obliterated Manchester United 3-0 in an English Premiership game. Steven Gerrard scored from two penalties but missed a third, but Luis Suarez ensured the visitors ran out 3-0 winners by adding a third. Penalties Gerrards 2nd penalty was his 26th in the Premier League, only Alan Shearer with 56, and Frank Lampard with 43, have more penalties. The first kick was also the first penalty at Old Trafford since December 2011, when Nigerian striker Yakubu Aiyegbeni scored one for visiting Blackburn Rovers. It was also the first time since October 1831, and the first time in Premier League history that two penalty kicks will be awarded against United in the same game at Old Trafford. Double This is only the third time in Premier League history that a team has conceded three penalties in a game, the other two teams are Bradford and Tottenham Hotspurs. The win marks the first win for Liverpool at Old Trafford in five years, and the forts time theyll do the double over their fierce rivals in Premier League history.
Posted on: Mon, 17 Mar 2014 20:48:54 +0000
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