February 28, 2003

Worthington Cup Final: Liverpool v Manchester United (Sun 2pmGMT/9amEST).: The Worthington Cup (formerly known as the League Cup) final will be played this Sunday between traditional arch-rivals, Liverpool and Man Utd. Winners of England's second-best tourney (the FA Cup is the premier knockout championship) automatically qualify for next year's second-best Euro championship, the UEFA Cup (the Champions league is the "best"). Liverpool is hot off a UEFA Cup win over Auxerre yesterday, while Man Utd hopes to build on a thumping 3-0 Champions League win over Juventus in Turin just three days ago. Who will take it?

posted by worldcup2002 to soccer at 12:44 PM - 15 comments

Man U

posted by pfuller at 01:01 PM on February 28, 2003

More here. I liked Man Utd's look on Tuesday, with Keane playing center back with Ferdinand. With Silvestre and possibly Brown back that probably won't happen. Although they played a little lackadaisical (having needed a tie against a sick team to ensure advancement), I hope they can carry over some of the success they had.

posted by pfuller at 01:20 PM on February 28, 2003

Man U is ALWAYS outclassed by Liverpool...

posted by StarFucker at 01:45 PM on February 28, 2003

With thanks to Samsonov14 We're gonna win the cup, We're gonna win the cup, And now you're gonna believe us, And now you're gonna believe us, And now you're gonna believe us, We're gonna win the cup.

posted by pfuller at 02:19 PM on February 28, 2003

Man U haven't won a domestic fixture for three weeks though, can they improve this weekend?

posted by BigCalm at 07:11 PM on February 28, 2003

My prediction: Manchester United 3 Liverpool 2 Any idea on where I can see this in the US?

posted by jasonbondshow at 01:16 AM on March 01, 2003

Did you try calling InDemand?

posted by StarFucker at 11:36 PM on March 01, 2003

Seems to only be on DirecTV and Dish Network. I'm going to have to catch it on BBC Five Live. Click Listen Live at the very top some time between 8-11am EST Sunday.

posted by worldcup2002 at 12:19 AM on March 02, 2003

We are the champions my friend ... 2-0 Liverpool. Hahahahahahahahaha. Man Utd are rubbish. Rubbish!

posted by worldcup2002 at 10:29 AM on March 02, 2003

Congrats to worldcup and StarFucker on the win. Can we call it the consolation cup? In all seriousness, it is always good to see Man U go down in flames.

posted by trox at 01:22 PM on March 02, 2003

Man U will finish out of the silverware this season. At this rate, they'll be lucky to finish fourth or fifth in the EPL, will be knocked out of the Champions League and FA Cup (have they already?) and Ferguson will take early retirement.

posted by worldcup2002 at 09:52 PM on March 02, 2003

Well, that was an unexpected result, though to be honest I wanted both teams to lose. Here's to another trophy-free season for Man U.

posted by squealy at 07:23 AM on March 03, 2003

All i can say is... Man U is ALWAYS outclassed by Liverpool... posted by StarFucker at 1:45 PM CST on February 28

posted by StarFucker at 08:32 AM on March 03, 2003

DUDEK WAS MAN OF THE MATCH!!

posted by StarFucker at 08:32 AM on March 03, 2003

"Hou's your daddy?" (The Guardian said it, not me. Classic.)

posted by worldcup2002 at 11:54 AM on March 03, 2003

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