On Sunday, Liverpool reached an unlikely defeat, because it is historic, against Manchester United, who were recovering. at Anfield Road,reds“They won 7-0 (yes, 7-0), on the 26th day of the Premier League, and relaunched the battle for the Premier League podium, with the aggravating factor of dealing a very hard blow to a direct competitor.
Cody Gakbo started as the character of the match, alternating with Darwin Nunez and Mohamed Salah in front of the attack. The Dutch striker opened the scoring in the 43rd minute, after an excellent diagonal to explore the depth, and the first half ended with a score of 1-0.
Salah dismantles all of Lesandro?? And it appeared from Gakbo??
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Nothing can predict what will happen in the second half. After 45 minutes of poise and without a great influx of goal chances, Liverpool’s flood dragged Manchester United across the pitch. In the 47th minute, Darwin Nunez scored 2-0 after a pass from Harvey Elliott. At 50′, Gakpo scored twice with an excellent pass and an elegant finish; In the 67th minute, Salah joined the list of scorers with a shot for the first time into the central area.
The nightmare of United, who led an 11-match unbeaten run, is far from over. Darwin scored twice in the match with another header, after a cross from the left. Salah did not want to stay behind his teammates, and in a confusing move, with Diogo Jota already on the field (and in motion), he also scored. The second goal. And before the final whistle, even Roberto Firmino, who released him in the 79th minute, left his mark in the match (88).
Bisa Darwin and you are going??
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In the last 20/25 minutes, Manchester United ceased to be a real team and the score grew. In order to understand the dimensions disasterSuffice it to say that this result is equivalent to the biggest defeats in history.Red Devils“In the Championship: They lost to Blackburn (in 1926) and Aston Villa (in 1930), also by 7-0. Something that had not happened in … 93 years.
And for the United fans who thought that facing historic rivals, nothing could be worse than what happened on October 24, 2021 at Old Trafford (loss 0-5, in Round 9), well, they were wrong. In a match in which Liverpool scored eight shots on goal, they managed to score five shots – a very high success rate. Even with Alisson in a period of less confidence (twice stumbled on footwork), the visitors were unable, at least, to lessen an expression of defeat.
Seven ?? United take seven points??
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It will be tough for Erik ten Hag, who seemed to have found the formula for stability, at United who have not lost since January 22 (3-2 against Arsenal) and have moved up to third in the standings – and who recently eliminated Barcelona in the Europa League. What kind of damage this defeat will cause, only time will tell, but the next few days will be on European demand, with Betis close to UEFA competitions.
“I think we played a good first half. We made one mistake in organization before the break. In the second half, it wasn’t like us. That’s not our criteria. We didn’t play as a team. We were unprofessional. Yes, I’m angry, no doubt,” the coach replied. The Dutchman, quoted by BBC Sport.
Jaco?? GOALOOOOOO??
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For Liverpool, this defeat could be the invigorator of another level of regularity. Since the distant October, the team has not achieved three consecutive victories, but the fact is that it has not conceded a single goal in five matches and is now only three points away from fourth place (occupied by Tottenham) – which allows access to the champions – and a game overdue.
At the same time, he sees some nuclear elements showing signs of an increase in shape. One of them is Mohamed Salah, who added two goals to two assists on Sunday, becoming Liverpool’s top scorer in history, with a total of 129 (beating Robbie Fowler). And Al-Masry is particularly fruitful against United, an opponent for whom he has already scored 11 goals, an unparalleled feat in his approach.reds“.
Mohamed Salah summed up, “It’s very special to win a match in this way. We have to remain humble and win our matches. Hopefully this will give us a boost,” without hiding his satisfaction with the record he broke. “It’s very special, I won’t lie. Getting it against Manchester United is unbelievable.”
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