ETZ, I am of the belief that you ride the hot streak until it stops rather than trying to predict when it ends. Off arguably two the biggest wins in their (recent) history, it's hard to go against Rafa's Reds.
No, you're absolutely correct; but if you look closely at the 2 games - Real are a shambles, they really are; no matter what the Spanish press would have one believe, Barca are the team and the only team in that domestic league. Easy to flatter yourself when playing against subpar competition and there was the added motivation/incentive of Benitez getting one over the team that he supported as a schoolboy, even being passed over for a permanent managerial position (assistant, I believe) b/c Real's upper management found Benitez to be pragmatic in his objective as opposed to playing 'pleasing football.'
The Man U victory is the more interesting of the 2 - all 4 goals are a direct result of individual errors; Vidic twice, Evra once, and O'Shea once - it's a catalog of comedic errors, but isolated incidents in a full game - now take that in combination w/ United's flat performance (1st half especially) against Fulham today.
I'm a Reds supporter - love the tradition of Paisley and Shankly, Daglish, Rush, European nights et al. Would love to see Liverpool finally win the domestic title after such a long drought. But that would be the fan in me, prone to emotion - and I already bought into that w/ United today...
You gotta go w/ your gut, PNP - I played a double chance last time out w/ Villa - either a Villa win or Tottenham victory; didn't think that a draw would suit either side and thought the Spurs could do one over Villa. My hedge there was toward Redknapp's players - my lean tomorrow would be w/ O'Neil.
Best of luck whichever way you play and if you do select the Reds, you know I'm pulling for 'em as a FAN.
