Kenny’s back and the players have nowhere to hide

THE JOKES started early on Sunday morning: “Liverpool XI v Utd: Grobbelaar, Nicol, Hansen...”

A grinning Kenny Dalglish threw in a lame gag of his own in the pre-match interview: “What will I tell them? I’ll keep that to the players. You’re not working for Fergie are you?”

Within a minute of the start Dimitar Berbatov had won United a penalty with a delayed dive that boasted great comic timing. By the end it had turned into such a festival of comedy for Manchester United that they could afford to bring on Michael Owen to trundle about for the last 20 minutes.