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Liverpool Echo
Liverpool Echo
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Hannah Pinnock

Alex Ferguson got exactly what he wanted from Liverpool manager who refused to defend his own players

On this day in 2010, Liverpool suffered a disappointing 3-2 defeat away to rivals Manchester United at Old Trafford.

Manager Roy Hodgson was just months into his tenure at Anfield and the Reds had won just one game all season, a 1-0 victory at home to West Brom. The visit to Manchester came just five games into the campaign but they were cruelly undone by a Dimitar Berbatov hat-trick.

Sir Alex Ferguson's side were firmly in control of the game as the former Bulgaria striker put United 1-0 up before half-time. He scored against shortly after the break, but Steven Gerrard offered Liverpool a glimmer of hope as he scored from the spot just after the hour mark.

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