Boring Boring Arsenal!

I try to keep my daily entries about the same length, so sadly no report on the Carling Cup quarter-final at Anfield. Space restricts me to a brief resume of the goals tonight and a proud observation. Well played lads!

(Lads being the operative word as six teenagers were in the starting line-up.)

26 minutes. Jeremie Aliadiere gets on the end of a through ball from Kolo Toure and slots it home from six yards.
Liverpool 0 Arsenal 1.

30 minutes. Robbie Fowler converts a Garcia cross to level the scores.
Liverpool 1 Arsenal 1.

39 minutes. Julio Baptista is fouled twenty-five yards out and takes the free-kick himself. His right footer screams into the bottom left-hand corner.
Liverpool 1 Arsenal 2.

45 minutes. A Cesc Fabregas corner finds its way to Alexandre Song and in it goes again!
Liverpool 1 Arsenal 3.

45 minutes. Moments later Aliadiere picks out Julio 'the beast' Baptista in the box and it's Liverpool 1 Arsenal 4 at half-time.

55 minutes. Hyppia pulls down Aliadiere and it's a penalty opportunity for 'the beast' to complete his hat-trick. Astonishingly Dudek saves a well struck spot-kick.

59 minutes. The reprieve was only temporary. Aliadiere finds Baptista twenty-five yards out and the Brazilian completes a memorable first hat-trick for the Gunners.
Liverpool 1 Arsenal 5.

67 minutes. Steve Gerrard strikes a magnificent volley. Surely it's just a consolation.
Liverpool 2 Arsenal 5.

79 minutes. From a cross by Gabriel Paletta it's Sami Hyypia who atones for giving away the penalty by heading home. Could they?
Liverpool 3 Arsenal 5.

83 minutes. It's the Aliadiere to Baptista show again, and Julio grabs his fourth goal from six yards out.
Liverpool 3 Arsenal 6.

As if the result with such a young side wasn't enough of a lift, there was also the happy sight of Abou Diaby coming on as a 74th minute substitute and his first appearance since having his ankle broken by a reckless tackle at Sunderland last season.

As Del Boy once said, 'Not a bad days work, I suppose!'