FA Cup

Again, FA Cup made surprises. After last week's Manchester United defeated by Leeds United and now Liverpool's turn to star-crossed. Rematch with Reading in Anfield at the third round replay FA Cup, the Reds suffered defeat with the score 1-2.

These results clearly painful for first Liverpool because they winning 1-0 in the first half. While Reading make 1-1 in the injury time of the game, as the game entered injury time, players Reading, Shane Long is violated in the penalty box by Benayoun. Sigurdsson forward as executor and successfully evened the score a 1-1 and continued to extra time.

Shane Long was a bad dream The Red after the 100th minute, made goal on Cavalieri's net. This 2-1 score lasted until the end the long whistle blown.

Besides losing, Liverpool also have lost two main players, Fernando Torres and Steven Gerrard because of injury. Derived from the first minute, they could not finish the game.

Torres had to be out when the game has been running for half an hour because of hamstring problems and was replaced by David Ngog. While Gerrard was not back to the field after the break the first half-- having problems with his knee.

Lineup
Liverpool: Diego Cavalieri, Jamie Carragher, Philipp Degen (Martin Skrtel 91), Daniel Agger, Emiliano Insua, Steven Gerrard (Ryan Babel 46), Alberto Aquilani, Yossi Benayoun, Lucas Leiva, Dirk Kuyt, Fernando Torres (David Ngog 29).

Reading: Adam Federici, Ingimarsson Ivan, Matthew Mills, Ryan Bertrand, Brynjar Gunnarsson, Jobi McAnuff, Kalifa Cisse (Brian Howard 59), Jem Karacan (Shane Long 81), Gylfi Sigurdsson, Grzegorz Rasiak (Jimmy's departure 65), Simon Church.

The Arrival of Maxi, A Rafa Benitez's New Hope
Liverpool get Maxi Rodriguez (Argentina) with the free transfer status from Atletico Madrid. The Reds makes contract duration of three and a half years with The 29-year-old winger. Maxi is expected to play as Liverpool went to Stoke City in advanced English Premier League this weekend.

Maxi's arrival is expected to be much help Liverpool which sank in the first period of the season. The Kop had swallowed and thrown seven defeats in seven league position, 12 points adrift of Chelsea at the top position, defeat in the League Cup/carling cup and failed in the Champions League.