The ‘Theatre of Dreams’ changed into Liverpool’s worst nightmare as Manchester United gained an absolute basic to depart Jurgen Klopp’s Qaudruple hopes in tatters.
In a recreation for the ages, United saved alive their possibilities of profitable silverware this season because of a participant Erik ten hag has chosen to disregard for a lot of the season. Step ahead Amid Diallo.
In simply his fourth look of the season, Diallo climbed off the bench to strike the profitable purpose in further time of additional time. And when the ultimate whistle blew to carry the home down at Old Trafford, Diallo wasn’t even on the pitch to rejoice, as a result of he’d been despatched off for his second bookable offence.
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Liverpool gamers sank to their knees and Klopp appeared like he’d seen a ghost. What he’d truly seen was one of many best FA Cup video games of all time. Diallo has spent the previous couple of months raging at Ten Hag for not giving him an opportunity.
But all that might be about to alter within the wake of a consequence which is able to breathe new life into United’s suffocating season. Ten Hag had laid it on the road within the construct as much as this conflict, admitting he wanted his stars to salvage one thing from an in any other case woeful marketing campaign.
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The drawback he had was that standing between him and a spot within the semis had been the workforce who cherished to beat United probably the most. A workforce with one trophy within the cupboard already within the form of the League Cup, one which had additionally misplaced simply 4 video games in all competitions this season.
A aspect 17 factors higher off within the league, who wished to win 4 trophies to offer Klopp the right ship off. But type can rely for nothing in high-octane video games like this, and United made a blistering begin to an encounter that by no means slowed down.
Aaron Wan-Bissaka and Marcus Rashford each wasted possibilities, earlier than Scott McTominay bundled residence a unfastened ball from shut vary to place his aspect forward inside 10 minutes. The tone had been set – and what following was one of many all-time basic scraps between these bitter rivals.
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The tempo was unrelenting and possibilities got here and went at each ends. Salah virtually volleyed Liverpool degree with a spectacular effort whereas Andy Robertson screwed a shot over the crossbar and Andre Onana denied Dominik Szobosziai with a advantageous save.
Back got here United, with Rasmus Hojlund slipping as he was about to drag the set off and McTominay blowing a golden probability to double his aspect’s lead. Tyson Fury was wanting on at a battle pretty much as good as something he is produced within the ring.
And in blink of a watch United’s season appeared to get demolished in lower than 180 seconds. Alexis Mac Allister equalised on 44 minutes following a powerful run from Jarell Quansah.
And then Liverpool went forward moments later when Onana palmed Darwin Nunez’s shot into the trail of Mo Salah, who could not miss. Old Trafford was surprised and United wanted to regroup.
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But Liverpool proceeded to offer United a education within the second half, with out ending the job. Onana denied Nunez whereas Wan-Bisska blocked a shot from Luis Diaz.
Klopp’s males had been on cruise management to depart Ten Hag making ready to going through one other inquest. But with three minutes of regular time remaining Antony (keep in mind him?) discovered an equaliser from nowhere. It was his first purpose at Old Trafford in additional than 12 months.
Harvey Elliott hit the publish and Rashford ought to have gained it for United in stoppage time, however shot large when clear by means of on purpose. So we headed to further time – and much more thrills and spills in one of many epic matches of contemporary instances as the 2 heavyweights continued to commerce blows – till Diallo delivered knockout one.
Football eh? Bloody hell.
MANCHESTER UNITED (4-2-3-1): Onana 7; Wan-Bissaka 6 (Maguire 71), Varane 6 (Diallo 85), Lindelof 7 (Mount 105), Dalot 8; Mainoo 8 (Eriksen 80), McTominay 7; Garnacho 9, Fernandes 6, Rashford 7, Hojlund 7 (Antony 71).
LIVERPOOL (4-3-3): Kelleher 8; Gomez 6 (Tsimikas 101), Quansah 7, Van Dijk 8, Robertson 8 (Bradley 77); Mac Allister 8, Endo 7, Szobosziai 7 (Elliott 71); Salah 7 (Gakpo 77), Nunez 7, Diaz 7 (Clark 113).
MOM: Alejandro Garnacho
Referee: John Brooks 7