Liverpool prevail in Kiev
Poor Sunderland shaken
Championship clubs’ Carling Cup crumble
—– With the second leg switched to Kiev due the current troubles in the Middle East, Liverpool ease past Maccabi Haifa to reach the group stages of the Champions League.
With a 2-1 advantage from the Anfield leg, the five times holders take the lead in Ukraine through Peter Crouch before Roberto Colautti equalises for the Israelis on 63 minutes to set up a tense finish.
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—– It’s a bad night for Championship clubs in the First Round of the Carling Cup.
Sunderland’s wretched start to the season slumps even further with a 0-2 defeat at Bury who are bottom of League Two. Chairman / manager Niall Quinn has now lost all five of his games in charge. He reveals the he hopes a new boss - who he describes as ‘a world-class manager’ - will be appointed before the Black Cats next game.
In all, nine Championship clubs go out. The biggest shocks are wins for League Two’s Notts County and Barnet’s wins at Crystal Palace and Cardiff City, respectively.
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