Solskjaer's squad for this big clash didn't involve Martial through his injury in the first leg of Champions League round of 16 against PSG a few weeks ago. Lingard, who was also injured in that match, has recovered and joined the team from the bench, but he wasn't 100% fit to start the game according to his boss. Matic was also absent because he was injured in the training session a few days before the match.
United were a bit sloppy in the opening five minutes, with the skipper Ashley Young's weak pass was handled by De Gea after they were being pressed by Firmino. Liverpool had a free-kick inside the box afterwards, but Milner's effort was blocked by Juan Mata.
The home fans looked worried as their striker Marcus Rashford had a knock and looked limp. Lingard was instructed to warm up earlier as he might replace him soon.
Another huge blow for the home side as Herrera and Mata fell down on the pitch and looked they had hamstring problems, so they couldn't continue to play for the rest of the match. Lingard finally came on to replace Mata instead of Rashford. Andreas Pereira, who only had few opportunities to play this season, replaced Herrera in the midfield.
The first real attempt for the Red Devils came after Lukaku's through pass to Lingard who tried to dribble past Allison, but the Brazilian goalkeeper stopped him as he stretched his left hand on the ball.
Lingard was stumbled on the challenge and seemed his injury relapsed as he was laying down on the pitch. He was taken off after having played only for 18 minutes, and Sanchez entered the pitch to replace him. This is the first time in Manchester United history to have used all three substitutions before half-time.
Lingard was stumbled on the challenge and seemed his injury relapsed as he was laying down on the pitch. He was taken off after having played only for 18 minutes, and Sanchez entered the pitch to replace him. This is the first time in Manchester United history to have used all three substitutions before half-time.
United looked comfortable in defence as the visitors couldn't make any significant attack during the game. Shaw's man-marking on Salah has been excellent. The duo centre-backs Smalling and Lindelof were showing an impressive display on the defence line. Not forget to mention, McTominay's role in defensive midfield was performing a great disciplinary as Matic replacement.
In the 75th minute, Shaw delivered a perfect-inched cross to Smalling, before he flicked it to the middle and the ball was deflected by Joel Matip into his own net. The Old Trafford was celebrating the goal before realising the offside call by the linesman and the goal was disallowed.
The tempo went a bit higher in the final minutes, but the referee blew the final whistle as the match ended in a goalless draw.
Despite all injuries that they had during the game, United managed to get a point against a very well side. On the other hand, Klopp seemed unhappy with the result as his players should nick all the three points, considering the advantage from the injury problems that the opposition had.
This result saw David de Gea keep his 100th Premier League clean sheet in 267 appearances. This record made him as the second United goalkeeper to reach the milestone after Peter Schmeichel.
the flow is settled ( I can imagine how's the match going ) but the time sequence is not detailed. please add details , which date of Sunday do you refer to? Explain the result more elaborate. The football/soccer terms you use is great ( I'm thinking of watching a football match after reading this post) . Thank you!
ReplyDeleteYour flow is good but maybe you can add more something like the time or maybe the break time. I hope this is a great football blog for a good preference.
ReplyDeleteI will wait your next post then ^^
i like the article, however maybe you can add time stamp so people who can't watch the match at that time can imagine how the flow of the game.
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ReplyDeleteA really great article, I did notice you miss some parts and it needs a little improving like what Arzi said but overall it's enjoyable. (Even if I'm not really a fan of watching football, I really love to read about it XD)
ReplyDeleteI like the article, it's really easy to read it ! Maybe you could add some videos for the next match.
ReplyDeleteHey, I'm fan of Manchester United! It got my nerves to read your blog especially a big match tho! I think you should improve it in better layout or maybe you can conclude the match as simple as it is. Just a few grammar mistakes but I really enjoy it
ReplyDeleteGreat post. Your blog post is easy to read and very informative. I understand what you wrote even though I'm not following any soccer match. One thing you can change in this post is, you can put a source or give credit to the pictures you've used unless the pictures are yours. I can't wait to see your posts in the future.
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