Reds and Red Devils separated with a score of 2-2 this Sunday. Liverpool remain well at the top of the Premier League while MU are still stuck in the second half of the table.
After a superb second half, Liverpool and Manchester United finally separated with a score of 2-2 at Anfield in the legendary England derby. Maintained despite the snow falling last night, the English derby did not keep all its promises. in a mano a mano of possession in the first period, the two teams had a lot of difficulty in being dangerous. Apart from a decisive save by Onana on Mac Allister (16th) then by Alisson against Hojlund (42nd), no notable fact.
Everything came together in the second half
After the disappointment of the first period, the Mancunians who returned from the locker room were rewarded with Lisandro Martinez who opened the scoring in the 52nd minute. An advantage that the Red Devils did not hold for long as Cody Gakpo equalized in the 59th minute for the Reds after a magnificent overflow and a heavy strike.
After a handball from De Ligt in the area, Mohamed Salah did not tremble to give his team the advantage from the penalty spot in the 70th minute. The Egyptian scored his 18th league goal of the season, as many as last year after a full season. But it was ultimately Amad Diallo who allowed his team to get back on track in the 80th minute after a good cross from Garnacho (entered a few minutes earlier).
After Diallo’s equalizer, both teams had chances to win in a frenetic end to the match, but it was the United fans who went home the happiest.
If the Reds Devils have not won at Anfiel since 2016, they ended a six-year drought without scoring a single goal on this legendary pitch and found an attractive game again. In the standings, with a game in hand, Liverpool remains at the top of the Premier League with 46 points ahead of Arsenal who have 40 and Nottingham Forest (37), who play on Monday. Manchester United does not advance and remains 13th with 23 points.
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