Well, after just peeling myself off the roof, what a fucking victory. Bossed it completely in the second half and Mascherano was simply outstanding, but Alonso just shaded him. I thought he was just magnificent. Dictated the tempo, always in space, you can't teach that, he's just so naturally gifted.
Robbie Keane worked his nuts off and set the tone for me by constantly closing down, chasing lost causes. It may not have come off for him today, but his work-rate was phenomenal. They were fantastic today and to see Redknapp squirm when giving Benitez credit afterwards was comedy gold. |You could see him and Dublin waiting to stick the knife in, but had to backtrack.
A truly glorious day.
Beautiful perfomance, beautiful win.