Manchester United and Liverpool draw 2-2 on Sunday. HIGHLIGHTS

MANCHESTER. Manchester United finds its way back against Liverpool with a goal on the L. 23' and a penalty kick on the M. Salah 84'.

John Ross

April 8, 2024

MANCHESTER. Manchester United finds the way to recover against Liverpool with a goal on the L. 23′ and a penalty kick on the M. Salah 84′. Liverpool was unquestionably better in terms of ball possession (62%)

The match was played at the Old Trafford stadium in Manchester on Sunday and it started at 3:30 pm local time. The referee was Anthony Taylor with the support of Gary Beswick and Adam Nunn. The 4th official was Craig Pawson. The weather was light rain. The temperature was cold at 13.07 degrees Celsius or 55.53 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 70%.

Match Statistics

Manchester United

2 - 2

Liverpool

! 38 Ball Possession 62

Shots

9 Total 28
5 On Target 7
2 Off Target 12
2 Shots blocked 10

57 Attack 137
38 Dangerous attack 90
73 Ball safe 91

12 Free Kicks 11
0 Penalties 1
6 Corners 11
3 Off Sides 2

Fouls

9 Total 10
5 Yellow Cards 2
0 Double Yellow 0
0 Red Card 0

Other

3 Substitutions 4

Ball possession

Liverpool had a superior ball possession 62% while Manchester United was struggling with a 38% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Liverpool was more aggressive with 90 dangerous attacks and 28 shots of which 7 were on target. Nonetheless, that was not enough Liverpool to win the encounter.

Manchester United shot 9 times, 5 on target, 2 off target. Regarding the opposition, Liverpool shot 28 times, 7 on target, 12 off target.

Cards

Manchester United received 5 yellow cards (Willy Kambwala, Casimiro, Mason Mount, André Onana and Antony). On the opposite side, Liverpool received 2 yellow cards (Curtis Jones and Conor Bradley).

Match Timeline

Conor Bradley- Yellow

23'

Luis Díaz(goal)Darwin Núñez

Bruno Fernandes(goal)

50'

66'

Joe Gomez- sub ->Conor Bradley

Antony- sub ->Marcus Rashford

66'

Curtis Jones - sub ->Dominik Szoboszlai

Kobbie Mainoo(goal)Aaron Wan-Bissaka

67'

68'

Cody Gakpo- sub ->Darwin Núñez

69'

Harvey Elliott- sub ->Wataru Endo

Willy Kambwala- Yellow

74'

André Onana- Yellow

80'

Sofyan Amrabat- sub ->Alejandro Garnacho

79'

84'

Mohamed Salah(penalty)

Mason Mount- sub ->Kobbie Mainoo

84'

89'

Curtis Jones - Yellow

Mason Mount- Yellow

90'

Antony- Yellow

90'

Casimiro- Yellow

90'

Standings

Team

Pts

Last 5

Wolverhampton Wanderers

Brighton & Hove Albion

After this match, Manchester United has 49 points to sit in the 6th place. Regarding the opposition, Liverpool will has 71 points like Arsenal to remain in the 2nd place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Premier League, Manchester United will play away with AFC Bournemouth on the 13th of April with a 9-3 head to head record in favor of Manchester United (1 draw).

Liverpool will host Crystal Palace on the 13th of April with a 16-5 head to head statistic in favor of Liverpool (3 draws).

Manchester United – Formation

Manchester United

André Onana 24.Cameroon

7.5

80'

Harry Maguire 5.England

7.3

Diogo Dalot 20.Portugal

7.7

Aaron Wan-Bissaka 29.England

6.7

Willy Kambwala 53.France

6.6

74'

Bruno Fernandes 8.Portugal

7.7

50'

Alejandro Garnacho 17.Argentina

6.8

79'

Kobbie Mainoo 37.England

8.1

84'

67'

Scott McTominay 39.Scotland

Marcus Rashford 10.England

6.8

66'

Casimiro 18.Brazil

7.5

90'

Rasmus Højlund 11.Denmark

6.8

Substitutes

Altay Bayındır 1.Turkey

Sofyan Amrabat 4.Morocco

6.3

79'

Mason Mount 7.England

6.8

84'

90'

Christian Eriksen 14.Denmark

Antony 21.Brazil

7.0

66'

90'

Amad Diallo 16.Ivory Coast

Manchester United started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

The manager Erik ten Hag decided to play with the following team: Scott McTominay, André Onana (7.5), Diogo Dalot (7.7), Willy Kambwala (6.6), Harry Maguire (7.3), Aaron Wan-Bissaka (6.7), Casimiro (7.5), Kobbie Mainoo (8.1), Alejandro Garnacho (6.8), Bruno Fernandes (7.7), Marcus Rashford (6.8) and Rasmus Højlund (6.8).

The home team had on the bench: Altay Bayındır, Sofyan Amrabat (6.3), Mason Mount (6.8), Christian Eriksen, Amad Diallo, O. Forson, H. Amass, H. Ogunneye and Antony (7.0).

Manchester United could not rely on the presence of Antony (injured).

Substitutions

Manchester United made 3 changes: Kobbie Mainoo for Mason Mount (84′), Marcus Rashford for Antony (66′) and Alejandro Garnacho for Sofyan Amrabat (79′).

Player of the match: Kobbie Mainoo

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Manchester United was Kobbie Mainoo.

His rating is 8.1 with 1 goal, 18 passes (78% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 8 duels out of 11.

Liverpool – Formation

Liverpool

Caoimhín Kelleher 62.Republic of Ireland

6.7

Virgil van Dijk 4.Netherlands

6.7

Andrew Robertson 26.Scotland

7.8

Jarell Quansah 78.England

6.4

Conor Bradley 84.Northern Ireland

6.8

66'

Dominik Szoboszlai 8.Hungary

6.8

66'

Alexis Mac Allister 10.Argentina

7.1

Wataru Endo 3.Japan

6.6

69'

Luis Díaz 7.Colombia

8.1

23'

Darwin Núñez 9.Uruguay

7.1

68'

Mohamed Salah 11.Egypt

7.8

84'

Substitutes

Adrián 13.Spain

Joe Gomez 2.England

7.0

66'

Ibrahima Konaté 5.France

Konstantinos Tsimikas 21.Greece

Curtis Jones 17.England

6.6

66'

89'

Harvey Elliott 19.England

7.7

69'

Ryan Gravenberch 38.Netherlands

Cody Gakpo 18.Netherlands

6.8

68'

Liverpool started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

Jürgen Klopp played with: Caoimhín Kelleher (6.7), Conor Bradley (6.8), Jarell Quansah (6.4), Virgil van Dijk (6.7), Andrew Robertson (7.8), Dominik Szoboszlai (6.8), Wataru Endo (6.6), Alexis Mac Allister (7.1), Mohamed Salah (7.8), Darwin Núñez (7.1), Luis Díaz (8.1).

They had on the bench: Joe Gomez (7.0), Ibrahima Konaté, Adrián, Curtis Jones (6.6), Cody Gakpo (6.8), Harvey Elliott (7.7), Konstantinos Tsimikas, Ryan Gravenberch and J. Danns.

Substitutions

Liverpool made 4 changes: Conor Bradley for Joe Gomez (66′), Dominik Szoboszlai for Curtis Jones (66′), Wataru Endo for Harvey Elliott (69′) and Darwin Núñez for Cody Gakpo (68′).