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Crazy match with Liverpool’s victory ended,  Manchester United an advanced back,  Chelsea sneaked out to peak.(Video)

Stoke City 3 Liverpool 5: What a insane day in Britannia Stadium

A first victory in this intimidating arena on a freezing, rain-swept afternoon will not send shockwaves all the way to the Etihad, but Brendan Rodgers recognised it as being crucial to his side reaching the Champions League.

Liverpool are back to fourth and this was a statement, amid the carnage of defensive errors that produced a Sunday League score from what was, at times, like a Sunday League game, that theirs is a challenge going to the wire.

That they made such hard work of it, carelessly allowing Stoke to cancel out a two-goal deficit and then twice more offering encouragement when they should have closed the game out, is seemingly par for the course. They have conceded at least twice in seven of their last eight away games.

But while Luis Suarez and Daniel Sturridge are fit, and in tandem, Rodgers will believe anything is possible.

“What a dynamic duo,” tweeted Liverpool owner John W Henry in between the fourth and fifth goals that were set up by one and plundered by the other

Sturridge had only been on the pitch five minutes following a six-week absence with an ankle injury when he led a counter-attack, driving deep into enemy territory before cutting inside Steven Nzonzi and then flicking a delightful pass to Suarez.

The finish, curled around Jack Butland from the left-hand side of the area, was unerring – and roles were soon to be reversed.

Suarez’s cross to the far post was met by the outstretched boot of his partner and, though Butland denied Sturridge, he controlled the rebound with his chest and then his head before dispatching a close-range volley.

When they are on the pitch together either Suarez or Sturridge scores every 56 minutes and they continue to point the way forward. That Stoke’s Jon Walters scored in between those efforts, turning Kolo Toure inside-out before beating Simon Mignolet too easily, merely encapsulated a see-saw contest. The neutral was enthralled, though home manager Mark Hughes fumed about what he felt was a 50th- minute turning point.

Marc Wilson’s day was adhering to an error-ridden script when Raheem Sterling charged down a loose pass, scampered into the penalty area and drew the defender into a mistimed challenge. There was contact as Wilson brushed Sterling’s hip rather than the ball, but it did not take much for him to go down.

Referee Anthony Taylor pointed to the spot, where his assistant had offered no reaction, and Steven Gerrard sent Butland the wrong way. The moment nudged Liverpool back into the lead, though Rodgers will have been incensed that it had come to that.

Gerrard on his 650th appearance for the club, had been deployed in a holding role to exert more control and, for 38 minutes, it worked, even if Stoke’s own role in their demise was undeniable. A 30-yard shot from on-loan Aly Cissokho that was flashing 20 yards wide, suddenly cannoned off the unsuspecting Ryan Shawcross and left Butland fishing the ball from his net within five minutes of his full league debut.

Later, when Martin Skrtel hoofed a clearance from one penalty area to the other neither Wilson, nor Shawcross, dealt with the moment decisively and Suarez tapped home. It should have brought breathing space, but instead induced more of lapses in concentration.

Peter Crouch stepped away from the dozing Toure and directed a clever header from Marko Arnautovic’s cross into the corner of the net before another Liverpool old-boy, Charlie Adam smashed a left-footed shot beyond Mignolet

Stoke City vs Liverpool Match Stats

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Stoke City: (4-2-3-1) Butland 6, Cameron 6, Shawcross 5, Wilson 4, Pieters 4; Nzonzi 6, (Ireland 81) Whelan 6; Walters 6, Adam 8, Arnautovic 7; Crouch 7.

Subs: Sorensen, Muniesa, Pennant, Palacios, Etherington, Shotton.

Goals: Crouch 39 Adam 44, Walters 84

Bookings: Shawcross

Liverpool: (4-3-3) Mignolet 6, Johnson 6, Toure 6, Skrtel 7, Cissokho 5; Leiva 6, Gerrard 6, Henderson 6; Sterling 7, Suarez 8, Coutinho 6. (Sturridge 66, 8)

Subs: Ward, Alberto, Aspas, Moses, Ibe, Kelly.

Goals: Shawcross 5, (og) Suarez 32, 71 Gerrard 51 Sturridge 87

Bookings: Cissokho

Referee: Anthony Taylor – 6

Attendance: 27,160

Man-of-the-match: Luis Suarez

Stoke City 3 Liverpool 5 Match Video

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Manchester United 2 Swansea 0:Red Devils not stabile this year

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Michael Laudrup was the boy wonder of the Eighties and developed into one of the world’s finest players – titles with Juventus, Barcelona, Real Madrid and Ajax bear testament to that.

After seeing Januzaj, 18, play a pivotal part in beating his Swansea team and halt United’s losing start to 2014, through goals from Antonio Valencia and Danny Welbeck, Laudrup qualified his praise with a warning.

Laudrup cites a former United star, Cristiano Ronaldo, who today is set to lift the Ballon D’Or and end Lionel Messi’s five-year run as the world’s best player, as the perfect role model. “I’m only looking from the outside,” said Laudrup.

“But I hope he’s the kind of player who knows he will have to develop and move on and on and on, not think that just because you’ve played 10 games in the Premier then you’re already there at the top.

“At 18, 19, 20 years old you’re still a boy. It’s important to keep your feet on the ground but it depends on the people you have around you. It’s very important you’re at the right club with the right people – family and friends – to advise you.”

As to how far Januzaj can go, Laudrup says time will tell.

He said: “It’s too early to say. He’s very skilful and it will be very interesting to watch him in the next years.

“Ronaldo is a prototype of a top, top professional. Apart from all the qualities he has, he plays all the games, he wants to win every time.”

United boss David Moyes brought a teenage Wayne Rooney through at Everton and says Januzaj stands comparison ability-wise – although he has a different temperament.

“He is in the same territory to Wayne at that age because of his ability as a footballer,” said Moyes. “But he is slightly different. He is a real calm boy. ”

Laudrup insisted he will not change his passing philosophy despite Swansea being only three points above the drop zone after just one win in nine league games.

“That’s our way,” he said. “I don’t think you’ll see Swansea, even if we should get another couple of negative results, suddenly to start playing with two big forwards up top and long balls like other teams are doing. We’ll go on with the way we do it.”

Manchester United vs Swansea Match Stats

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Man Utd: De Gea 6; Rafael 7, Smalling 6, Vidic 6, Evra 7 (Buttner 79, 6); Fletcher 6, Carrick 6; Valencia 7, Januzaj 8, Kagawa 7; Welbeck 6 (Hernandez 86).

Subs: Giggs, Lindegaard, Cleverley, Zaha, Lingard.

Scorers: Valencia 47, Welbeck 59

Swansea: Tremmel 5; Rangel 5, Amat 6, Williams 7, Davies 6; Britton 7, Canas 6 (Flores 17, 6); Shelvey 6 (Vazquez 63, 6), Pozuelo 5, Routledge 6; Bony 6.

Subs: Taylor, Cornell, Richards, Lucas, Donnelly.

Booked: Rangel, Bony

Referee: Chris Foy 7

Man of the match: Adnan Januzaj

David Moyes – 7

Michael Laudrup – 5 

Manchester United 2 Swansea 0 Match Video

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Hull City 0 Chelsea 2:Mourinho always loves top

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Hazard, the Blues’ leading scorer with 11 goals, is no longer a flaky, luxury player showing only fleeting flashes of quality. He is now a consistent performer, a key team player .

Brazilians Oscar and Willian are also thriving in advanced midfield positions behind a lone striker, which is bad news for Mata and Andre Schurrle.

Belgian playmaker Kevin de Bruyne is already heading for the exit door but manager Mourinho says Mata and Schurrle are part of his plans. “If a game goes on being 0-0 then Mata is coming into it as he is a fantastic player,” said Mourinho.

“ We need Mata, we need Schurrle, as we cannot do it with just three. It is just a moment – maybe in February some are not in the best form and Juan is coming at the top of his game.

“Will Juan be here after the transfer window? Of course.” Hazard, 23, scored the first in the 56th minute and Fernando Torres made sure with the second in the 87th-minute.

Mourinho added: “He is a kid and I’ll call him a kid, no problem, but he is going from a talented player to a really top player. He is an easy boy to coach . He needed to feel his profession in a different way. Physically, he will get stronger. His appetite to score goals has to improve, too.”

Meanwhile, De Bruyne will leave Chelsea to join Wolfsburg today in a £16 million deal.

Hull will rue failing to seize one of their early chances. The Tigers’ leading scorer is Robbie Brady, with four goals, but he has been injured since November. Boss Steve Bruce has moved to add to his attacking options, agreeing a £7.5m fee with Everton for Nikica Jelavic, and West Brom’s Shane Long could also join for £6.5m.

Bruce said the outlay could be the difference between survival and relegation.

“Everything is a gamble but what I’ve always said is we never want to put the club in a financial mess,” said Bruce.

“The chairman has put his money where is mouth is and one thing he won’t do is put the club in distress.”

Hull City vs Chelsea Match Stats

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Hull (4-5-1): McGregor 7; Chester 6 (Fryatt 77), Bruce 5, Davies 6, Figueroa 5; Elmohamady 5, Livermore 6, Huddlestone 6, Meyler 6 (Koren 67, 6), Boyd 6 (Quinn 83); Sagbo 5

Subs not used: Harper, Rosenior, Graham, Faye.

Booked: Livermore, Figueroa.

Chelsea (4-5-1): Cech 6; Azpiliucueta 5, Cahill 6, Terry 6, Cole 6; Willian 7 (Schurrle 87), Ramires 6 (Essien 89), Luiz 7, Oscar 6 (Mikel 79), Hazard 8; Torres 6

Subs not used: Schwarzer, Mata, Eto’o, Bertrand

Booked: Cahill.

Referee: Mark Clattenburg 6.

Man of the match: Hazard.

Att: 24,924

Hull City 0 Chelsea Match Video

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English Premier League Match Week 21 Results

Hull City 0 Chelsea 2

Fulham 1 Sunderland 4

Everton 2 Norwich City 0

Tottenham 2 Crystal Palace 0

Southampton 1 West Brom 0

Cardiff City 0 West Ham 2

Man United 2 Swansea City 0

Sunday, 12 January

Newcastle 0 Man City 2

Stoke City 3 Liverpool 5

Monday, 13 January

Aston Villa 20:00 Arsenal

Barclays Premier League Match Week 21 Table

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