For this match United played a 4231 with Maguire, Kambwala, Wan-Bissaka, Dalot at the back, Mainoo, Casemiro at the back, attacking midfielders Beefy, Rashford, Garnacho and Højlund up front.
Liverpool out of 433, defenders VanDijk, Quansah, Robertson, Bradley, midfielders Hikaru Endo, MacAllister, Szoboszlai, forward line Salah, Luis Diaz, Darwin Núñez
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The game started with both teams on the attack.Garnacho got a quick slice but was offside and Liverpool immediately had Szoboszlai sprinting towards the box with a shot that was blocked by Onana. United's weaknesses remained the same. Casemiro, who has been in poor form this year, and Mainoo, who favors offense, did not strictly protect the defensive zone at the back, so Liverpool could keep inserting themselves into the back of the net. Although the United defenders are very defensively oriented and Liverpool cannot easily invade from the flanks, once the 45 degrees enter the middle of the road, Liverpool's Szoboszlai will get a considerable number of shots, and Darwin Núñez is likewise a big threat
At the 22:00 mark, Liverpool took a corner kick directly to the 11-yard box, where Darwin Núñez suddenly ran back and headed the ball to the far post, where Luis Diaz scored first time from the far post six-yard box.
This goal is a clear indication of what Darwin Núñez is capable of, and it's clear that his feel in front of goal has improved a lot since the winter. He deliberately ran out of the competition area to pick him up. Then, with his back in shape, it's clear that there must be a teammate at the far post, so instead of heading the ball straight up, he grazes the ball and replaces it with the previous darwin. Núñez would surely have thought of a header straight away, but the position is too far away and the apex is not right. It's hard to break up Onana's goal that way. That's what he'll do. You can see that his understanding of Liverpool's tactics has improved and he's no longer the attacker who could only shoot straight at the goal before.
Neither team seemed to want to play an organized battle for possession, but instead kept trying to play a one-two punch for the win. at 32, Liverpool struck back again. Luz Diaz shot to the right of the ball in the box area deflected off Sara, then there was another but Sara was flying.
The first half was confrontational, but it was clear that United would not be able to withstand it. Once the two full-backs stepped up and faced Liverpool's wingers on the counter-attack, they were put under immense pressure, with Darwin Núñez gradually getting more and more chances on the left, and even more dangerously, Salah, who was assigned to the right.LuisDiaz even rounded off the 14-yard box with a shot on goal. If the attack continues, Liverpool will score again
Things didn't change much at the start of the second half. Liverpool attacked a few waves of offense at the beginning, but the accident happened in 49 minutes. Liverpool had too many men on offense. As a result, Venus made a mistake when passing the ball in the center of the field and was taken away by B Fay. At this point, Liverpool keeper Kelleher stood too high and B Faye adjusted the goal scoring straight away, allowing United to equalize
Although Quansah's misplaced pass was the main reason, we can see that keeper Kelleher was already standing outside the box and B Faye did hit the ball right. However, if Kelleher had been standing on the box line he would have been able to block the last picture, it was a question of the keeper's ability and B Faye took his chance
Liverpool continued their onslaught, with the United goalkeeper still in danger, but after the equalizer, the momentum was different, with United looking more resolute on the counter-attacks, which put Liverpool's backline under increasing pressure, and then at 66:00 the two teams began to make substitutions, with Antony replacing Rashford, and Liverpool's Gomez and Jones replacing Szoboszlai and Bradley.
The talent changed as a result and United countered at 66 when Garnacho gave Wann-Bissaka the ball on the left side of the field and then he passed it back into the box. Manio rushed to the 15-yard mark in the box. He stopped the ball behind him before turning fully and shooting. United take a 2-1 lead
The goal is still a problem for keeper Kelleher.Mainoo's turn was really unexpected. The Liverpool players also blocked their view. However, when Mainoo turns, it's almost impossible to shoot into the near corner. However, Kelleher remains in a position close to the angle and does not move to the center. As a result, when Mainoo shoots, he feels a little uncomfortable. He is 188, while Alisson is 193. the steps to reduce movement are very different. If it was Alisson instead, the ball should have been blocked
