Liverpool vs Man United 2021-22 English Premier League
4 - 0
Liverpool thrash Manchester United to leapfrog Manchester City in Premier League
Liverpool ran roughshod over Manchester United at Anfield on Tuesday night, with their win seeing them move into first in the Premier League.
Match Commentary
- 0': First Half begins.
- 5': Goal! Liverpool 1, Manchester United 0. Luis Díaz (Liverpool) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Mohamed Salah.
- 10': Substitution, Manchester United. Jesse Lingard replaces Paul Pogba because of an injury.
- 22': Goal! Liverpool 2, Manchester United 0. Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Sadio Mané.
- 45'+2': First Half ends, Liverpool 2, Manchester United 0.
- 45': Substitution, Manchester United. Jadon Sancho replaces Phil Jones.
- 68': Goal! Liverpool 3, Manchester United 0. Sadio Mané (Liverpool) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Luis Díaz following a fast break.
- 70': Substitution, Liverpool. Diogo Jota replaces Luis Díaz.
- 80': Substitution, Liverpool. Naby Keïta replaces Thiago.
- 84': Substitution, Manchester United. Hannibal Mejbri replaces Anthony Elanga.
- 85': Goal! Liverpool 4, Manchester United 0. Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Diogo Jota with a through ball.
- 85': Naby Keïta (Liverpool) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 86': Substitution, Liverpool. James Milner replaces Fabinho.
- 88': Hannibal Mejbri (Manchester United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 89': Bruno Fernandes (Manchester United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Game Information
Venue: Anfield
Location: Liverpool, England
Attendance: 52,686
English Premier League Standings
POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
---|---|---|---|---|
+46 | Arsenal | 28 | 64 | 4 |
+39 | Liverpool | 28 | 64 | 2 |
+35 | Manchester City | 28 | 63 | 3 |
+18 | Aston Villa | 29 | 56 | 7 |
Statistics
MAN | LIV | |
---|---|---|
6 | Fouls | 3 |
2 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
0 | Red Cards | 0 |
2 | Offsides | 3 |
2 | Corner Kicks | 10 |
1 | Saves | 1 |
28.4 | Possession | 71.6 |
2 | SHOTS | 14 |
1 | ON GOAL | 5 |
0.5 | On Target % | 0.4 |
0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
260 | Accurate Passes | 818 |
354 | Passes | 897 |
0.7 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
2 | Accurate Crosses | 4 |
6 | Crosses | 17 |
0.3 | Cross % | 0.2 |
44 | Long Balls | 59 |
14 | Accurate Long Balls | 34 |
0.3 | Long Balls % | 0.6 |
1 | Blocked Shots | 3 |
14 | Effective Tackles | 11 |
22 | Tackles | 15 |
0.6 | Tackle % | 0.7 |
16 | Interceptions | 10 |
16 | Effective Clearances | 6 |
16 | Clearances | 6 |
Liverpool (4-3-3)
No. | Name |
---|---|
1 | Alisson Becker (GK) |
4 | Virgil van Dijk |
32 | Joël Matip |
26 | Andy Robertson |
66 | Trent Alexander-Arnold |
3 | Fabinho |
6 | Thiago Alcantara |
14 | Jordan Henderson |
10 | Sadio Mané |
23 | Luis Díaz |
11 | Mohamed Salah |
Manchester United (3-4-2-1)
No. | Name |
---|---|
1 | David de Gea (GK) |
4 | Phil Jones |
5 | Harry Maguire |
2 | Victor Lindelöf |
31 | Nemanja Matic |
6 | Paul Pogba |
20 | Diogo Dalot |
29 | Aaron Wan-Bissaka |
10 | Marcus Rashford |
36 | Anthony Elanga |
18 | Bruno Fernandes |
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