Carl Asaba gets a sight of Liverpool's goal and fires past the sliding Stephane Henchoz but over the bar

Liverpool break the deadlock on 35 minutes, Neil Mellor stealing in to notch his first senior goal for the Reds

20-year-old Mellor celebrates with team-mate El Hadji Diouf as Liverpool head into the break a goal in front

A second-half tackle by Sheff Utd's Michael Brown on Chris Kirkland leaves the Liverpool keeper in agony

Liverpool sit on their slender lead but are punished when the Blades strike back through Michael Tonge

Tonge is again given space on the edge of the box and fires Sheff Utd into a decisive lead with 10 minutes left

Contrasting emotions as Blades fans and players rejoice whilst Liverpool boss Gerard Houllier rues defeat