Un-four-tunate

Sometimes you just have to hold your hands up and say the better team won. Usually we can look back at lost matches and find the moments when we could and should have swung things in our favour. Those moments cannot be found in yesterdays performance.

From the third minute when Peter Crouch opened his account for the day we were clearly second best in most areas. Like most I was a little surprised about the inclusion of Baptista in a 4-4-2, and this certainly helped swing the tactical battle in favour of Liverpool.

Certainly the defensive frailties that have been exposed so often of late were again apparent, and made more glaring by the lack of a solid midfield protection.

Thankfully these days do not come along too often. Arsene Wenger now has seven days to lift spirits and prepare for a home clash with improving West Ham. The all important fourth place is protected by a five point buffer to Bolton, and we have a game in hand. I would prefer to be looking at third place in seven days time.

'Holic is moving this week.