FA Cup Exit And 96 Justice

6 Jan 2007 Liverpool 1-3 Arsenal - FA Cup 3rd Round

BBC - Tomas Rosicky curled a sublime strike and squeezed in a shot from the edge of the box to put the visitors 2-0 ahead. Liverpool hit back when Dirk Kuyt glanced in from point-blank range. But Thierry Henry ended hopes of a Reds comeback when he robbed Jamie Carragher and slotted home to book Arsenal's place in Monday's fourth round draw.

Why Dudek?
Rafa: "At the start of the season I told Jerzy that Pepe was the number one goalkeeper but I made a promise to him that he would play in the Carling Cup and FA Cup. Once you make a promise you don't go back on your word."

Disappointed
Stevie: "For the first 30 minutes we played well and looked like the team who would score the first goal but I think unfortunately their goals came from our mistakes. Arsenal are a very good side with some fantastic players and they defended well in the second half but from our point of view we are very disappointed to go out of the FA Cup."

Kuyt: "I'd have preferred not to have scored a goal and us won the game. We played well as a team and we deserved more. Now we just have to keep on going in the Premiership, the Champions League and the Carling Cup."

Justice for the 96
Liverpoolfc.tv - The opening six minutes of the tie were played against a backdrop of incessant chanting of "Justice for the 96" as fans on the Kop held up a mosaic spelling 'The Truth' and sang their hearts out in an appeal for the justice they feel those who lost their lives at Hillsborough have never received.

Wenger: "You can only admire the Liverpool fans. They kicked every ball for the team for the whole 90 minutes and were just fabulous. The club has a great support here."

Henry: "I'm not sure what the fans were singing at the start of the game but when it stopped the noise they made meant no-one could hear what was going on on the pitch. I have such respect for this ground and these supporters. What a place this is to play football."

[The six minutes protest]
Listen to the fans!! Dosen't that just make you so proud of being a Liverpool Red? I missed it as I was watching the game on online TV streaming. The quality was too bad that I didn't hear anything, and the Chinese commentators knew nothing about it. Now I'm so touched watching this. It was a great campaign, and we all witnessed how people of the city are united and brought together because of human natures of sympathy and a sense of justice. You know how strong it was and how determined they were just listening to their loud chants for 6 minutes. My favorite so far this season, apart from the Bolton game. I say we have the best fans around the world in Anfield.