yes, this is true. i'd rather get thrashed by man utd 4-1 at anfield with a four point lead and a game in hand. the bragging right is all we have right now.

to be honest despite all the hype on last night's match and whatever people said of its significance, it didn't really get my adrenalin pumping as expected.

can't see utd dropping 8 points, and sad to say, even harder to see liverpool winning all the remaining games.

on paper liverpool do seem to have 'easier' opponents, but then again middlesbrough was quite conveniently labelled as 'easy' a few weeks back before they put two past us without reply.

there's no easy fixtures, especially towards the end of the season. don't forget while there's a fight at the top of the table, the 'lesser' teams are fighting for survival at the bottom. they'll be equally as motivated to beat any team anyday.

it's all about creating the chances and taking them.

which always look more important at this time of the season.