'F*** that, let's go' - how Paul Scholes and Manchester United teammates reacted to Nani crying at Anfield

It was just before half-time. Dirk Kuyt had scored his second goal for Liverpool and the Merseyside club were heading into the dressing room with a 2-0 cushion. For Manchester United, they had struggled to live with the home side in the opening 45 minutes - and things were about to get even worse.

Patrice Evra played a short pass to Nani on the United left wing. The Portuguese attacker - up against a makeshift right-back in Jamie Carragher - was licking his lips. He finally had the chance to run at the Liverpool man, who had shifted to full-back after the home side were forced into a defensive reshuffle in the wake of an injury to Fabio Aurelio.

Carragher had already sized up Nani. The defender knew that he couldn't beat the winger for pace or skill - if he was going to win the ball, his tackle needed to be perfect. It wasn't. In fact, it was horribly mistimed.

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The Liverpool man flew in, but as Nani pushed the ball away from him, Carragher ended up stamping on the United ace's left leg. The replays certainly weren't kind, and it was pretty clear that it was a shocker. How he avoided a red card from referee Phil Dowd only the official knows. He was fortunate, that is for sure.

When Liverpool and United clash, nobody needs additional motivation. The players are up for it, the fans are excited but nervous and the managers are just desperate to get the three points. With that in mind, the fact that Nani began hopping around, dropping to the floor and then rising up again didn't really go down well with anyone - especially not Paul Scholes.

In Nani's defence, the 'tackle' - if you can even call it that - left a huge gaping wound on his shin and led to