Liverpool Paper View

Last updated : 28 April 2008 By Brian Cartlidge
The Guardian: What would have been viewed as a great result before kick-off turned into a Birmingham nightmare as the home side threw away a 2-0 lead to gift an under-strength Liverpool a point. With Bolton and Reading also drawing , it was a missed chance of enormous proportion for Birmingham to dig themselves out of the bottom three. Read Full Report


The Independent: Birmingham trembled on the brink of Premier League salvation yesterday before a collective loss of nerve saw them surrender a 2-0 lead as Liverpool - or rather, Liverpool reserves - scored twice in the space of 13 minutes to keep the home side in the relegation places. Read Full Report



The Telegraph: Even the gloomiest, most cynical Birmingham supporters must have felt an elated optimism when Sebastian Larsson curled in a superb 30-yard free-kick to put Alex McLeish's side 2-0 up against a thoroughly weakened Liverpool team. The subsequent unravelling, culminating in Radhi Jaidi's unfortunate own goal, must have sickened even veterans of football's caprices. Read Full Report



The Times: As he pondered Birmingham's fragile Premier League status following an absorbing and nail-shredding afternoon, Alex McLeish wasn't quite sure whether to grin or grimace. Read Full Report