After a few Nightmarish first two weeks of the Premier LeagueThe Manchester United gave the best possible signs of life this Monday, winning Liverpool in the great English classic. It was Victory 2-1 for those of Erik ten Hag, adding the first points of the competition.
ONE Great collective play, set up by Jordan Sancho, made it 1-0 for the home sidewho then took the lead in the second half with a both from Marcus Rashford, taking advantage of a foul by Jordan Henderson. From then on, United knew how to defend their pitch, with a Lisandro Martinez at a very good level, decisive performances from David De Gea and one Bruno Fernandes with much more brand loyalty than usual.
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Mo Salah discount for the visit, but it was already too little too late for a Liverpool who have also had a much lower-than-expected start to the tournament, on top of their losses: He has not won yet and has 2 points in 3 games.
United won it with gritted teeth and many sacrificesto perhaps begin to change a course that seemed destined for the abyss until a few hours ago.
Two generals in the bank
In terms of weight, there probably aren’t two more important players in Manchester United’s XI Harry Maguire and Cristiano Ronaldo. The first, captain. The second, the big star.
However, the level of both was very low and the ten-year-old did not hesitate to touch on the team in relation to the card he suffered against Brentford: Raphaël Varane stays behind in place of Maguire (Bruno Fernandes took over his captaincy) and Anthony Elanga in place of CR7 at the front of the attack.
The gamble apparently paid off for the coach, who stuck with her for most of the game. Maguire did not enter the field and Ronaldo only did so in the last 10 minutes. Instead, Fred (another of those displaced from the usual starting line-up) and Anthony Martial did.
goodbye drought
United’s win ended a streak eight Premier League games without being able to beat Liverpool: added five losses and three draws in this division. The last time for the domestic tournament was different 2-1 in March 2018with a brace from Marcus Rashford, who also scored on Monday.
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Record night for Mo Salah
With his goal this Monday, Salah became the top scorer in the history of the classicwith 10 points. Gone are Steven Gerrard (Liverpool), George Wall (United) and Sandy Turnbull (United), all with nine.
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In addition, the Egyptian reached the 120 Premier League goalsthey just match Gerrard as the his second top scorers networks in the tournament. Number one is still Robbie Fowler with 128.
Casemiro on the pitch
Former Real Madrid entered the Old Trafford pitch for the first time in the previous match, introducing himself to his new fans beyond not being part of the match. The arrival of the Brazilian has already brought fortune to those in Manchester. Talisman?
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How Manchester United did vs. Liverpool? Final score
| Equipment | 1 T | 2T | Final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Manchester United | 1 | 1 | two |
| Liverpool | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Objectives:
- MUN – J. Sancho – Min. 15
- MUN – M. Rashford – Min. 52
- LIV – M. Salah – Min. 81
