Liverpool FC vs Manchester United: Result, Ratings and Quotes

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By Josh Parker

Posted: April 19, 2022 9:59 PM

Last updated: April 19, 2022 at 10:12 pm

Player ratings, fan feedback and more: Liverpool take charge of the title race as Manchester United's hopes rattle the top four

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The only Premier League clash on Tuesday took place shortly before. The aforementioned match witnessed the two arch-rivals Liverpool and Manchester United facing each other at Anfield.

Liverpool entered the match as an obvious candidate and, when all was said and done, would have scored three crucial points that saw them overtake Manchester City at the top of the Premier League at the moment.

The Reds only took five minutes to open the scoring on the day. The Manchester United defense was open and Mohamed Salah had little problem finding Luis Diaz who got past David de Gea.

Liverpool continued to crush United and made it 2-0 through Mohamed Salah after another great ball from Sadio Mane.

Then the two teams entered the second half with two goals in favor of Liverpool. However, when Manchester United knocked out Jadon Sancho’s Phil Jones in the first half and reverted to his usual 4-2-3-1 technique, it swung the game in favor of the away team.

But, when it looked as if the match was turning away from Klopp and his teammates, Sadio Mane capped off a superb display by making it 2-0 in the 67th minute.

Salah then added insult to injury, scoring 4 for Liverpooly The final goal today after 84 minutes.

Liverpool player ratings

Allison (7) – He didn’t have much to do, but he did what he had to do well.

Trent Alexander-Arnold (7) – Links well with Salah’s bottom right at Liverpool. He also made a number of major interventions and objections.

Virgil van Dijk (6) – Strong first half but lost his temper somewhat in the second half 45 as United put more pressure.

Joel Matip (7) – Excellent defensively and also got an initial assist for the second Liverpool.

Andy Robertson (7.5) – Well done stealing possession from Ilanga and starting the attack that led to 3 for Liverpool.research and development today. An absolute work force at night, too.

Fabinho (7) – Sound defensive, threats by Bruno Fernandes and Jesse Lingard.

Thiago (9) – Another great performance from Thiago in midfield, controlling play with his slick passes, starting attacks with his brilliant vision and also causing United midfield and defense problems due to shots on goal.

Jordan Henderson (6) – He was overtaken by Thiago that night but it was still a solid outing.

Mohamed Salah (9) – A great ball for Diaz early to open the scoring before he scored his goal after 15 minutes and then a second goal in 84 minutes.

Sadio Mane (9) – Well-connected play as Roberto Firmino, including plummeting deep to start the move that put Diaz up 1-0. Mane’s ball in second for the Reds was great too. He finished with a superb display with a goal after 67 minutes.

Luis Diaz (8) – He showed great speed and composure to finish Salah’s cross and set up Mane’s goal.

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Diogo Jota (7) – A assist for Salah II.

Naby Keita (N/A)

James Milner (unavailable)

Manchester United player ratings

David De Gea (4) – The distribution with his feet is still poor, and he conceded three goals.

Aaron Wan-Bissaka (4.5) – He didn’t make a single fatal mistake, but like the rest of United’s defence, he was largely ineffective.

Harry Maguire (3) – Pulled from his spot in Diaz’s opener.

Victor Lindelof (3) – Lindelof was all over the place defensively, unable to track Diaz and Mane and it was his weak ball to Ilanga that led to Liverpool’s attack that made Sadio Mane score 3-0.

Phil Jones (3) – He simply didn’t have the speed to keep up with Liverpool’s top three. Hooked in the first half.

Diogo Dalot (4) – Had an absolute nightmare dealing with Alexander-Arnold and Mohamed Salah in the first half before switching to right-back at the break where he was less terrible.

Nemanja Matic (5) – Really struggled to deal with Thiago’s wit and wit.

Paul Pogba (1) – Mane didn’t lock up before he slipped into Salah. Nine minutes after the injury.

Bruno Fernandez (4.5) – Very poor pass from Fernandes by his usual standards. His pressure was also missing.

Marcus Rashford (4) – Barely touched the ball all night, had no shots on or off target. His pressure was very bad.

Anthony Ilanga (4) – Like Rashford, Ilanga was out of service but also didn’t help himself due to his lack of pressure, especially in the first 45.

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Jesse Lingard (4) – Shot after 10 minutes but struggled to create anything noticeable during the match.

Jadon Sancho (6.5) – He was United’s most creative and attacking-minded player when he came on, even though he didn’t have much competition for that title.

Hannibal Mejbri (2) – lost the ball in the preparations for Liverpool 4y.

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Premier League schedule as is

# a team deputy W Dr The F a Dr s
1 Manchester 31 23 5 3 72 20 52 74
2 Liverpool FC 31 22 7 2 79 22 57 73
3 Chelsea Football Club 30 18 8 4 64 23 41 62
4 Tottenham Hotspur 32 18 3 11 56 38 18 57
5 Manchester United 32 15th 9 8 52 44 8 54
6 Arsenal 31 17 3 11 45 37 8 54
7 West Ham United team 33 15th 7 11 52 43 9 52
8 Wolverhampton Wanderers 32 15th 4 13 33 28 5 49
9 Leicester City 30 11 7 12 46 50 -4 40
10 Brighton and Hove Albion 32 9 13 10 29 37 -8 40
11 Brentford 33 11 6 16 41 49 -8 39
12 Southampton 32 9 12 11 38 52 -14 39
13 Crystal Palace 31 8 13 10 43 40 3 37
14 Newcastle United 32 9 10 13 36 55 -19 37
15th Aston Villa 31 11 3 17 42 46 -4 36
16 Leeds United 32 8 9 15th 38 68 -30 33
17 Everton 30 8 4 18 33 52 -19 28
18 Burnley 31 4 13 14 26 45 -19 25
19 Watford 32 6 4 22 30 62 -32 22
20 Norwich City 32 5 6 21 22 66 -44 21

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