Premier League: Manchester United conquers Liverpool 2-1

MANCHESTER. Manchester United overcome Liverpool to win 2-1.

MANCHESTER. Manchester United overcome Liverpool to win 2-1. It was Manchester United to strike first with a goal of J. Sancho at the 16′. Then M. Rashford scored again for Manchester United in the 53′ minute with a goal. Eventually, M. Salah reduced the distance for Liverpool with a goal. However, that was it, and the result remained 2-1.​ Liverpool was vastly superior in terms of ball possession (70%).​

The match was played at the Old Trafford stadium in Manchester on Monday and it started at 8:00 pm local time. The referee was Michael Oliver with the assistance of Stuart Burt and Simon Bennett. The 4th official was John Brooks. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant around 18.4 degrees Celsius or 65.1 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 92%.​

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  Man United

  2

  

  Liverpool

  1

  22 Aug 2022 Full time

Match Statistics

Liverpool was in firm control of the ball 70% while Manchester United was struggling with a 30% ball possession.

Liverpool was more aggressive with 84 dangerous attacks and 17 shots of which 5 were on target. Still, Manchester United was able to find the solution to win this contest.​

Manchester United shot 12 times, 4 on target, 8 off target. On the opposite side, Liverpool shot 17 times, 5 on target, 12 off target.

Cards

Manchester United received 3 yellow cards (R. Varane, D. Dalot and B. Fernandes). On the opposite side, Liverpool received 1 yellow card (T. Alexander-Arnold).

After playing this encounter, Manchester United has 0 points to occupy the 19th place in the table. while Liverpool stays with 2 points (15th).

Match Events

Next match

In the upcoming Premier League match, Manchester United will play away against Southampton on the 27th of August with a 11-2 head to head statistic in favor of Manchester United (9 draws).

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  Southampton

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  Man United

  1

  

  27 Aug 2022 Full time

Liverpool will host AFC Bournemouth on the 27th of August with a 9-1 head to head in favor of Liverpool (1 draw).

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  Liverpool

  9

  

  AFC Bournemouth

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  27 Aug 2022 Full time

Manchester United: Formation and Lineups

Manchester United started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

The manager Erik ten Hag chose to play with the following team: David De Gea (7.4), Diogo Dalot (7.0), Raphaël Varane (7.1), Lisandro Martínez (7.3), Tyrell Malacia (7.0), Christian Eriksen (6.5), Scott McTominay (6.8), Jadon Sancho (7.6), Bruno Fernandes (7.4), Anthony Elanga (7.0) and Marcus Rashford (7.2).

Substitutes

Manchester United made 5 changes: A. Elanga for A. Martial (46′), J. Sancho for Fred (71′), C. Eriksen for D. van de Beek (86′), M. Rashford for C. Ronaldo (86′) and D. Dalot for A. Wan-Bissaka (86′).

Top player: Jadon Sancho

The player who no doubt impressed Manchester United the most was Jadon Sancho.

His rating is (7.6) with 1 goal, 22 passes (86% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 3 duels out of 4.

Liverpool: Formation and Lineups

Liverpool started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

On the other side, Jürgen Klopp played with: Alisson (6.8), Trent Alexander-Arnold (7.1), Joe Gomez (6.7), Virgil van Dijk (7.0), Andrew Robertson (6.5), Harvey Elliott (6.2), Jordan Henderson (6.9), James Milner (6.8), Mohamed Salah (7.6), Roberto Firmino (7.2) and Luis Díaz (6.2).

Substitutes

Liverpool made 3 changes: J. Henderson for Fabinho (59′), J. Milner for F. Carvalho (73′) and A. Robertson for K. Tsimikas (86′).

Top player: Mohamed Salah

Probably the most impressive player in Liverpool was Mohamed Salah.

His rating is (7.6) with 1 goal, 21 passes (71% accurate) and 4 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 13.