MAN UTD are taking on Liverpool at Old Trafford – and Ole’s men have made another shocking start to a Premier League game.
Goals from Naby Keita and Diogo Jota have silenced Old Trafford, with the Red Devils now having to fight back from a two-goal deficit for the second time in five days.
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- Man Utd XI: De Gea, Wan-Bissaka, Lindelof, Maguire, Shaw, Fred, Bruno Fernandes, McTominay, Rashford, Greenwood, Ronaldo.
- Liverpool XI: Alisson, Alexander-Arnold, Konate, Van Dijk, Robertson, Henderson, Milner, Keita, Jota, Salah, Firmino.
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34. Take a touch Rashford!
Bruno Fernandes scooped a ball over the top of the Liverpool defence and to be fair to Rashford, it was there to be hit on the volley.
But for the Englishman to have beaten Alisson with an effort like that, it would of had to be spectacular and the strike was anything but that.
CONTRAST
The difference in emotions from two photos.
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30. Marcus Rashford you lucky, lucky boy.
His lapse in concentration almost gifted Mo Salah another goal when the Egyptian pounced on a 60 yard back pass to De Gea from Rashford.
Thankfully the Spanish keeper was alert to the danger.
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28. Such a poor corner from Luke Shaw.
Liverpool attacker Roberto Firmino dealt with it quite comfortably.
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27. Fantastic shot by Greenwood but equally a fantastic save from Alisson who tips the ball behind for a corner.
The pressure is rising from Manchester United which has got the crowd edging a little.
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25. The good news for visiting fans is that Milner is back to his feet, the bad news is that the 35-year-old can no longer continue as he hobbles to the touchline.
- James Milner – OFF
- Curtis Jones – ON
Jurgen Klopp is frustrated because that’s another midfielder injured to add to the list of Fabinho and Thiago
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23. The game has been stopped because Liverpool veteran James Milner is in need of some treatment following a slip which may have had impacted his thigh.
Curtis Jones is warming up on the sideline’s so it looks as if he’ll be replacing Milner.
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21. OOOOOFFFFHHH JUST WIDE!
Luke Shaw almost took out of his England compatriot Ben Chilwell’s book with a left footed strike just outside the box.
But his effort whistled just wide of the mark.
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20. Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s men have finally seemed to get a foothold of the game.
At the moment, Liverpool are dropping a little deeper than they were 10 minutes ago or so because they can’t get the ball off United.
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17. WAHEYYY!
Bruno Fernandes cushioned the ball down to Cristiano Ronaldo following a lofted cross from Aaron Wan-Bissaka.
But the effort from the all-time top Champions League goal scorer almost flew out the stadium.
You can sense the urgency in United’s play. They need something to change and fast.
DIOGOAL JOTA
The boss picked Diogo Jota over Sadio Mane and the Portuguese has delivered by making it two goals to the good for Liverpool.
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13. It’s been a blistering start from Liverpool who put some beautiful passess together before Trent Alexander-Arnold who had made an overlapping run on the right hand side, whipped in a superb cross for Diogo Jota to tap in.
The Theatre Of Dreams in turning into The Theatre Of Nightmares for Solskjaer’s side.
GOAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAALLL!
THIS COULD GET EMBARRASSING FOR UNITED!
DIOGO JOTA HAS JUST MADE IT TWO FOR THE VISITORS!
HOW EASY WAS THAT?!
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KING KEITA
Mo Salah slipped Naby Keita through for the midfield maestro to score the opening goal of the game.
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5. OOOOO that was almost the second in quick succession.
It’s as if that Keita goal has knocked the stuffing out the home side because a simple through-ball carved open their defence with ease.
And if Roberto Firmino had his shooting boots on, it would have been two.
GOAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAALLLLLLL!
MAN UNITED FANS LOOK AWAY NOW!
NABY KEITA HAS PUT LIVERPOOL AHEAD!
BUT WHERE WAS THE DEFENCE?!
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3. HUGE CHANCE FOR FERNANDES BUT HE SQUANDERS IT!
Right on cue, Manchester United cut through the Liverpool defence with some excellent pass and move stuff.
Mason Greenwood then teed up the ball for Bruno Fernandes to strike it but his shot was wild and went way over the bar.
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2. Early signs are showing that the home side are willing to soak up possession and then spring on the counter when given the chance.
The pitch is in fantastic conditions for some free flowing football.
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1. Quick update on the kits.
Manchester United are the home side so they are playing in their home strip of a red jersey with white shorts and black socks.
As for Jurgen Klopp’s men, they have turned up to Old Trafford in their stylish white top which has a little bit of green and orange on the collar and sleeves, black shorts and white socks.
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1. As legendary transfer guru Fabrizio Romano would say.
HERE WE GO!
The two most decorated clubs in England go head to head for the 208th time in their entire history.
Manchester United have won 81 of these encounters to Liverpool’s 68 but the past is the past, it’s all about what happens this evening.
PEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEP!
THE MAIN EVENT IS OFFICIALLY UNDER-WAY!
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TUNNEL VISION
Both sets of players are heading out of the tunnel side by side looking focused as ever.
The noise in the stadium from the fans is absolutely electrifying.
I got goosebumps.
FINAL PREP
Last training drills before the big kick-off which is arriving in just under TEN minutes!
Loving the poses by Mo Salah and Aaron Wan-Bissaka.
KLOPP CONFIRMATION
Eyebrows have been raised as to why Jurgen Klopp has decided to make such significant changes for a game with this magnitude.
Read below for his response.
I just have to use the squad that’s how it is.
But Jota, obviously before the international break he was outstanding scoring goals but went to the national team slightly injured came back needed a little bit of time.
Of course Joel is a great player but you can’t just push him through time and yes we saw a few things where we thought ok it will be a good game for Ibra (Konate).
Jurgen Klopp
Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
