Liverpool 4 - 0 Stoke: Post Match Hurrah!

Watching it on Sky Sports now. Johnson wants it.

What I loved most about tonight's performance was that it seemed like the summer break never happened and we just carried on from the form we were in at the end of last season. Hopefully the Spurs game was just a blip and this performance was a better representation of where the team's at right now. It's amazing the lift a win like that can give you after a disappointing loss days earlier. The optimism on this site right now is almost tangible!

 I'll sleep better tonight, well done you redmen...

this is the way that i want to see the reds play every single game, attack attack attack!!!
clearly today Lucas have shut my mouth, congrats to him for become a red in my heart!!

I'll always believe..

Great performance tonight, Johnson was superb.

Waiting to see it on MOTD.  Great result, well chuffed with that.  And as a little appetiser, guess who's on MOTD first?  Burnley's first home victory of the season  

Off topic, but OMG, what a goal by Robbie Blake of Burnley 

Much better.

We we're lethal in attack, and we bullied them about the midfield.

Haven't seen the game or anything, but looking at the scoreline what can I suggest? A thumping victory for the redmen!

We've got a fantastic win under our belts and comparing results with last season, we are certainly 2 points ahead. I was chuffed.. I thought we were just back it in.. until I scrolled down halfway the thread in page 1, and Burnley won as well!

Made my day I'm smsing my manc mates at 630AM in the morning and telling them how the mancs are going to flop! Get in!

Benitez post match

On Johnson

"I think we were looking for a player with quality going forward. He created a lot of chances, was a threat and also scored a goal. Our idea was to improve and have more quality in the wide areas and he showed that tonight.
 
"The first goal was important and the second was a big difference because they had to go forward, we had more space. We were patient, played well on the ball and took our chances."
 
On Lucas Leiva
 
"Lucas is a player with experience but he's still young. I think you could see today, including the experts on TV, that he's a very good player. Hopefully now they won't see him as a target because he's a very good lad, a good professional and a very good player."
 
On Ayala
 
"Ayala is young and it was more or less his first official game," he said. "He was a little bit nervous but in the end he was very good. He has to work, have more games and experience."
 
On the injury/stitches to Torres
 
Benitez quipped: "We are at the top of the table now with 23 stitches. Carra, Torres and Skrtel. I haven't seen how many Torres has but I can guarantee you it's about 10."

Haven't seen the game or anything, but looking at the scoreline what can I suggest? A thumping victory for the redmen!

We've got a fantastic win under our belts and comparing results with last season, we are certainly 2 points ahead. I was chuffed.. I thought we were just back it in.. until I scrolled down halfway the thread in page 1, and Burnley won as well!

Made my day I'm smsing my manc mates at 630AM in the morning and telling them how the mancs are going to flop! Get in!

We're on MOTD in a min mate if you want to catch the goals

Benitez post match
 
On the injury/stitches to Torres
 
Benitez quipped: "We are at the top of the table now with 23 stitches. Carra, Torres and Skrtel. I haven't seen how many Torres has but I can guarantee you it's about 10."

 

  On a optimistic note, after 2 games, we aren't too bad. We lost to Tot, but at least they are a strong team and seem to be on fire atm, and we come back convincingly in the 2nd game.
 While MU won only 1-0 at home, and lost to Burnley   

BURNLEY-BURNLEY-BURNLEY.

That made my entire day.  I wonder who good ole' "Booze Hound" Fergie is blaming for the loss?  Fans, Refs, Weather??

It seems fitting to remember the comments Fergie made when he said he expects his goal output to exceed from the 08-09 season. 

I'm looking at Rafa on MOTD, and I'm thinking that there must be too many good restauraunts in Liverpool.

looking back maybe getting beat on the opening day was the best thing for us!! what have we got to fear now & i think tonights display showed that! think we will see more bullying performances like this from now on!!!

come on you reds!!!!

ps michael owen looked lethal on his 1st full start hahahahahahahaha!!!! wee scumbag!!!

about to see highlights on MOTD. Burnley Man Ure is the appetiser, some atmosphere at Turf Moor.

laughable at how high owens confidence is in that he let carrick hit that pen!! maybe he was afraid he'd twinge his hamstring again!!!

We were excellent today.

We linked up well from the midfield to the forwards and as Rafa said it was a great help getting an eary goal and having them attack us hence creating space. I think Gerrard and Torres still have a lot of work to do in terms of sharpness but its still early doors in the season.

Special mention goes to Lucas and Mascherano both ran their socks off and won numerous tackles in the engie room. Lucas showed that he has learnt and built upon from last year he was much more composed on the ball and threw himself into tackles with full commitment. Masch was alos immense glimpses of the monster coming back to his best.

Well done to Carra and Ayala for keeping a clean sheet impressed with Ayala as he was able to respond to such a physical forward line.

Its good to see us on the board roll on to Villa.

Gerrard for that third goal was just magnificent.

EDIT: N'gog did his best to miss!

Just seen MOTD, great performance.

Johnson was bloody excellent and Gerrard's take and close control to set up Dirk's goal was just world class.

Bring on Villa!!

MOTD highlights were very good.  Some great moves, Stevie's dink in to set up Dirk's goal was much more like it.  Everyone looked happier I thought from the brief bits I saw, loved Johnson's goal and positive play for his near miss, he looked liked he was interacting with Dirk well tonight as well.  Near miss by Insua and some great saves by Pepe.  All in, that was much better.

Lucas showed that he has learnt and built upon from last year he was much more composed on the ball and threw himself into tackles with full commitment.

Well said Lucas came in for a hell of a lot of stick on here over the summer but he is obviously the type of player who is only going to mature into a great player! keep the faith in him & we may have plenty of versatility & options in the middle with masch, gerrard, spearring, lucas, aquilina & benayoun!!!

Gary Lineker to Alan Hansen on MOTD:

Are you sticking with Liverpool to win the title?

Alan Hansen: Through thick and thin, son.