Five Things We Learnt From Liverpool’s Defeat To Manchester United

4. Gerrard on the spot

After Rickie Lambert missed his first penalty in 40 attempts against AC Milan last week he was duly replaced by the skipper against United, who showed the former Saints star how it’s done with a coolly dispatched spot kick in the early stages of the game. It’s clear that Gerrard should remain as the club’s first choice penalty taker over the coming months – he only seemingly gets rattled from 12 yards when he’s wearing Three Lions.