Liverpool swept past Manchester United on Sunday morning, making it three wins in a row in their pre-season friendly. On Sunday morning, Manchester United beat Real Betis 3-2 in a friendly, setting up a Red Devils-style clash with Liverpool, who have been winning in two consecutive close games, most recently beating Arsenal 2-1.
Summary of the Game
Eight minutes into the game, Toby Collyer made a mistake in the Reds’ defense. The rising star of the Red Devils took a short shot and left Mason Mount to shoot in the penalty area on the right, Caoimhin Kelleher was able to extend his right leg to block it, but it turned out that the Reds were leading 1-0. In the 10th minute, Diogo Jota got the ball and passed it short to Fabio Carvalho who dodged Casemiro and fired a shot that deflected off Jonny Evans, causing the ball to change trajectory and escape Andre Onana into the goal. Three minutes later, Casemiro lifted the ball high, Mason Mount sped to receive it in the penalty area and quickly shot, but Caoimhin Kelleher successfully saved it again. The Red Devils failed to get back.
Then, Ibrahima Konaté made a mistake in front of his own penalty area, allowing Marcus Rashford to shoot but the ball curved just wide of the post. Man U almost equalized in the 25th minute from a corner kick. Marcus Rashford hooked the ball at the far post and turned and shot with his left foot, but the ball just missed the post. In the 36th minute, Mo Salah dribbled past Toby Collyer to the end line on the right before crossing in front of the goal for Curtis Jones to charge in and make it 2-0 to Liverpool, which ended the first half with this score.
The second half started with Manchester United gradually making changes, sending Scott McTominay, Rhys Bennett and William Fish to replace Marcus Rashford, Victor Lindelof and Jonny Evans respectively. Liverpool made two changes, taking off Caoimhin Kelleher and sending Vitezslav Jaros and Sepp van den Berg to replace Ibrahima Konate.
In the 57th minute, Harry Amass crossed with his left foot into the penalty area. Scott McTominay controlled the ball and shot, but Vitezslav Jaros came out to block it in time. Four minutes later, Liverpool added another goal. Conor Bradley joined the game and passed the ball to Diogo Jota, who shot with the first touch. Andre Onana saved the ball, but the ball went to Kostas Tsimikas, who followed up without a trace, leading the “Reds” to lead 3-0 against Manchester United. Got a chance to break the deadlock in the 64th minute. Liverpool’s mistake. In the end, Casemiro passed to Ethan Wheatley who had a shot without any extras, but Jaros still dived to block it.
In the 69th minute, Man U received bad news when Will Fish was injured after fouling Harvey Blair and could not continue playing and had to be stretchered off the field.
The remaining time, no more goals were scored. The game ended with Liverpool defeating Man Utd 3-0. Liverpool will have a friendly match with Sevilla at Anfield on Sunday, August 11, while Man Utd will face Man City in the Community Shield on Saturday, August 10. Will Manchester United topple Manchester City to yet another trophy? Place your bets now on Fb88!
Starting XIs of both teams
Manchester United (4-2-3-1): Andre Onana, Aaron Wan-Bissaka, Jonny Evans, Victor Lindelof, Harry Amass, Casemiro, Toby Collier, Amad Diallo, Mason Mount, Marcus Rashford, Jadon Sancho
Liverpool (4-3-3): Caoimhin Kelleher, Conor Bradley, Ibrahima Konate, Jarrell Quansah, Kostas Tsimikas, Harvey Elliott, Curtis Jones, Ryan Gravenberch, Mohamed Salah, Diogo Jota, Fabio Carvalho
Ratings of Man United players
Andre Onana: 5. In fact, the second goal, Onana should have done better. Overall, he didn’t make many saves throughout the game.
Aaron Wan-Bissaka: 5. Not very outstanding, especially in defense, which should have been better. As for the attacking game, there’s nothing much to say about him because he had almost nothing.
Jonny Evans: 5. Had a hard time in the first half dealing with the attacking game. Liverpool was quite confused about trying to help the defense.
Victor Lindelof: 5. Didn’t use his experience to help the defense of Man United very well. The days are counting down to move out of the team.
Harry Amass: 7. The 17-year-old player dealt with Mohamed Salah very well. There were chances to follow up and steal the ball.
Casemiro: 5. Today, he seemed to be more involved in the attacking game than the defending game, but he was defeated by Fabio Carvalho and conceded the first goal.
Toby Collyer: 6. The first half was quite good, but there was a flaw with the second goal. Because he lost the ball to Mo Salah
Amad Diallo: 6. Didn’t look like himself in the first half
Mason Mount: 6. Had a chance to shine but his shot was blocked by Caoimhin Kelleher
Marcus Rashford: 6. Did well in the first half by attacking Liverpool’s defenders but only played for 45 minutes
Jadon Sancho: 5. His performance gradually declined and he couldn’t do anything significant. He started as a false 9 before spreading to play on the wing as he was used to
Ratings of Liverpool players
Caoimhin Kelleher: 8. Did an excellent job, denying Mason Mount twice, as well as Marcus Rashford and Toby Collyer in the first half. To be honest, Kelleher is too good to be second choice right now.
Conor Bradley: 7. Played intelligently and with plenty of energy. Collaborated with Mo Salah on the right, creating good scoring opportunities.
Ibrahima Konate: 6. Had a shot trying to pass the ball to the midfield area but was cut off. It was a game that called for his fitness.
Jarrell Quansah: 6. Played well at times but was also threatened by Marcus Rashford quite a bit.
Kostas Tsimikas: 7. Always added to the attacking game on the left, read the game well, blocked Aaron Wan-Bissaka’s cross.
Harvey Elliott: 7. Was put in the number 10 position to continuously create the game, which he did very well.
Curtis Jones: 7. Even though he lost the ball in the dangerous area, he did not lose confidence, tried to get the ball to play the game and scored from Salah’s cross.
Ryan Gravenberch: 7. Showed a good level of class, covered the ball well. And survive well
Mohamed Salah: 8. Continuously disturbing the Man Utd defense, using his speed to attack, looking fresh and fit for his 3rd warm-up game
Diogo Jota: 6. Still not looking very fit, but still involved in the game
Fabio Carvalho: 8. Showed his skills in the shot that led to the goal, seems to have adapted to playing on the left side much better
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