Soc: Babel's late strike sinks Manchester United at last

AAP Sports News (Australia), September, 2008

AAP Sports News (Australia) 09-13-2008 Soc: Babel's late strike sinks Manchester United at last LONDON, Sept 13 AFP - Liverpool finally got the better of Manchester United as Ryan Babel's late goal clinched a 2-1 win over the defending Premier League champions today. Rafa Benitez's side had lost seven of the last eight league encounters with their bitter rivals dating back to 2004, and the Reds fell behind early at Anfield when Carlos Tevez struck for United. But Wes Brown's own goal gave Liverpool a first-half equaliser and Babel, on as a substitute just six minutes earlier, grabbed the decisive goal 13 minutes from full-time. That was enough to hand Benitez his first league win over United and the day got even worse for Sir Alex Ferguson when Nemanja...

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