
Man United vs Liverpool 2021-22 English Premier League
Liverpool crush Man United at Old Trafford with Mohamed Salah hat trick in five-star show
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Mohamed Salah scored a hat trick as Liverpool thrashed Manchester United 5-0 at Old Trafford on Sunday.
Match Commentary
- 0': First Half begins.
- 5': Goal! Manchester United 0, Liverpool 1. Naby Keïta (Liverpool) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Mohamed Salah.
- 13': Goal! Manchester United 0, Liverpool 2. Diogo Jota (Liverpool) left footed shot from very close range to the top left corner. Assisted by Trent Alexander-Arnold.Goal confirmed following VAR Review.
- 14': VAR Decision: Goal Liverpool - Manchester United 0-2 Liverpool (Diogo Jota).
- 27': Substitution, Liverpool. Curtis Jones replaces James Milner because of an injury.
- 38': Goal! Manchester United 0, Liverpool 3. Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Naby Keïta.
- 41': Luke Shaw (Manchester United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45'+1': Cristiano Ronaldo (Manchester United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45'+3': Fred (Manchester United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45'+5': Goal! Manchester United 0, Liverpool 4. Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Diogo Jota.
- 45'+6': First Half ends, Manchester United 0, Liverpool 4.
- 45': Substitution, Manchester United. Paul Pogba replaces Mason Greenwood.
- 46': Bruno Fernandes (Manchester United) is shown the yellow card.
- 50': Goal! Manchester United 0, Liverpool 5. Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jordan Henderson with a through ball following a fast break.
- 55': Harry Maguire (Manchester United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 60': Paul Pogba (Manchester United) is shown the red card.
- 62': Substitution, Manchester United. Edinson Cavani replaces Bruno Fernandes.
- 62': Substitution, Manchester United. Diogo Dalot replaces Marcus Rashford.
- 63': Substitution, Liverpool. Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain replaces Naby Keïta because of an injury.
- 76': Substitution, Liverpool. Sadio Mané replaces Roberto Firmino.
- 86': Aaron Wan-Bissaka (Manchester United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Game Information
Venue: Old Trafford
Location: Manchester, England
Attendance: 73,088
English Premier League Standings
POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
---|---|---|---|---|
+17 | Arsenal | 13 | 30 | 1 |
+20 | Manchester City | 13 | 29 | 2 |
+17 | Liverpool | 13 | 28 | 1 |
+13 | Aston Villa | 13 | 28 | 3 |
Statistics
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LIV![]() |
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10 | Fouls | 8 |
6 | Yellow Cards | 0 |
1 | Red Cards | 0 |
7 | Offsides | 0 |
6 | Corner Kicks | 3 |
3 | Saves | 3 |
36.8 | Possession | 63.2 |
12 | SHOTS | 19 |
4 | ON GOAL | 8 |
0.3 | On Target % | 0.4 |
0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
334 | Accurate Passes | 651 |
409 | Passes | 731 |
0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
6 | Accurate Crosses | 2 |
21 | Crosses | 9 |
0.3 | Cross % | 0.2 |
46 | Long Balls | 51 |
20 | Accurate Long Balls | 30 |
0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.6 |
2 | Blocked Shots | 6 |
3 | Effective Tackles | 7 |
5 | Tackles | 11 |
0.6 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
11 | Interceptions | 11 |
13 | Effective Clearances | 19 |
13 | Clearances | 19 |
Manchester United (4-2-3-1)
No. | Name |
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1 | David de Gea (GK) |
5 | Harry Maguire ![]() |
2 | Victor Lindelöf |
23 | Luke Shaw ![]() |
29 | Aaron Wan-Bissaka ![]() |
18 | Bruno Fernandes ![]() |
17 | Fred ![]() |
39 | Scott McTominay |
7 | Cristiano Ronaldo ![]() |
10 | Marcus Rashford |
11 | Mason Greenwood |
Liverpool (4-3-3)
No. | Name |
---|---|
1 | Alisson Becker (GK) |
4 | Virgil van Dijk |
5 | Ibrahima Konaté |
26 | Andy Robertson |
66 | Trent Alexander-Arnold |
14 | Jordan Henderson |
7 | James Milner |
8 | Naby Keita |
9 | Roberto Firmino |
20 | Diogo Jota |
11 | Mohamed Salah |
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