PLC

Not particularly surprising result at the Mancpit today. Personally, I thought we acquitted ourselves quite well and I came away from it not too despondent.

Whether Kenny is the right man to take us forward is still pretty much an open question? But the signs today were an improvement in onfield attitude by most of the starting eleven compared to the dirge that went on at Blackburn.

It was never, ever a penalty, but Danny Agger should know better when he's close on a horse like Berbatov. Typical of the bias and close-mindedness of the sponsors, they gave him Man of the Match. The reality is he's an outright cheat.

But where the vastly-overrated Howard Webb made a mistake giving PLC an early penalty, I have no complaints about his straight red card to Steven Gerrard. It was a horrendous tackle that could've been a lot worse. I'm all for us putting our feet in and taking a man out, but for shit's sake, at least make some contact with the ball. Which the Whiston Wonder didn't.

The most worrying aspect of this match was the indifferent form and attitude of Fernando Torres. If he's keeping his head down in order to secure a move elsewhere, it may backfire on him. The other argument is he's being played up-front alone, and it's too much to expect him to hold the ball up for others to come on too. With Gerrard off the pitch, and Kuyt doing his usual headless-chicken impression, El Nino had another quiet game.

It's very early days again with Kenny. And he has the job of his life on his hands. Good luck, mate!