Image Source : GETTY IMAGES Manchester United’s Bruno Fernandes (far left) scores a free-kick throughout The Emirates FA Cup Fourth Round match between Manchester United and Liverpool at Old Trafford on Sunday evening.
A scream from Andy Robertson was a forlorn try to distract Mason Greenwood starting Manchester United’s comeback. The defender will not be the one one shrieking at Liverpool after going out of the FA Cup.
Not that all the things went mistaken for Liverpool, with Mohamed Salah scoring twice. The Liverpool striker’s opener was canceled out by Greenwood and he leveled after Marcus Rashford put United in entrance. But Bruno Fernandes bent in a free kick within the 78th minute to ship United into the fifth spherical with a 3-2 victory on Sunday.
Losing compounded a depressing 70 hours that additionally noticed Liverpool crushed at residence by Burnley on Thursday in an additional blow to its title protection. It was a 0-0 draw with United every week in the past that helped Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s aspect keep prime of the standings within the pursuit of the group’s first Premier League title since 2013.
“We have to sort it together and that’s what we will do,” Liverpool supervisor Jürgen Klopp stated.
The pleasure missing within the Anfield league encounter was on present every week later at a freezing and fan-free Old Trafford with the best scoring match between these fiercest of English rivals since 2010.
United was joined by Chelsea, Everton, Leicester and Burnley on Sunday in advancing to the spherical of 16 the place it is going to play West Ham subsequent month.
“We gradually layer by layer are getting better and better and winning tight games,” Solskjaer stated. “So the morale and the arrogance in fact is excellent.”
Liverpool has gone 483 minutes with no league purpose however remembered the place the online is within the cup. Roberto Firmino thread a go to Salah who lifted a shot over Dean Henderson from shut vary within the 18th minute.
But the lead lasted solely six minutes. Paul Pogba’s deal with gained possession, Donny van de Beek launched Rashford on the left flank by the midway line and a diagonal go landed completely on the toes of Greenwood, who withstood the yelling of Robertson to keep up his composure to attain.
The favor was returned three minutes into the second half.
Greenwood performed in Rashford by means of the middle and and the striker positioned the ball in backside nook for his fifteenth purpose in all competitions this season.
But United was made to pay for its slackness.
A sideways go from Edinson Cavani was too informal and was intercepted by James Milner. After passing to Firmino on the left of the penalty space, Milner was contained in the field because the return go got here throughout. But Milner’s stepover let the ball roll by means of to Salah who squeezed a shot by means of Henderson’s legs.
The introduction of Fernandes was transformative — as so typically since he arrived a yr in the past. Presented with an opportunity to seize a winner from a free kick, the Portugal midfielder seized it, bending the ball across the wall into the online.
(With inputs from AP.)
