we'll see how important the fixture was in the greater scheme of things at the end of the season, i'm betting that it will be little more than a foot note
and i don't think rafa completely 'out tacticed' sir alex, to say that implies that liverpool bossed the game completely, they didn't, united dominated the opening exchanges and deserved to go ahead, it was only then, when the united players thought they had the game won, that liverpool started to threaten