Super Gerrard sends Liverpool into the 4th round
Steven Gerrard tonight scored a magnificent hat-trick to send Liverpool into the next round of the FA Cup.Liverpool ran out 5-0 victors over League One side Luton Town with Babel and Hyypia getting the other goals.
Luton played with great heart in the first-half holding Liverpool to 0-0 until the 46th minute when Ryan Babel finished well after been put through by Fernando Torres.
Liverpool doubled their lead just after the break when Gerrard headed home his first from the edge of the six-yard box. Liverpool were soon 3-0 up when Sami Hyypia got on the end of a Gerrard corner to head in at the near post.
Gerrard grabbed his second when he calmly placed the ball into the bottom left-corner after Torres had a shot blocked in the box. Gerrard completed his hat-trick just after 70 minutes when he powered a shot home from all of 30-yards.
Good result for Liverpool and it may just relieve a tiny bit of the pressure on Benitez at the moment. Liverpool weren't very convincing in the first half but they put on a good show for the Anfield crowd.