Man Utd and Liverpool created an emotional match in the FA Cup quarter-finals. There were 7 goals scored, Man Utd opened the score and also had the decisive goal in the 120th minute, however, coach Ten Hag's team had many times when they were in a difficult chase and seemed to have collapsed.
With home advantage, Man Utd took the initiative to attack Liverpool, the away team was ready to attack quickly when they had the ball, so the speed of the match was soon pushed up. In the 10th minute, the home team scored the opening goal, Garnacho finished from a tight angle on the left, Kelleher pushed the ball out and McTominay rushed in to score from close range.
McTomiany celebrates after opening the scoring.
The early goal helped Man Utd players play quite confidently, especially in defense, they made Liverpool go through a long period of ineffective play. However, Liverpool did not show any impatience, coach Klopp's army played calmly and patiently waiting for opportunities.
The visitors' pressure increased towards the end of the first half and Man Utd's defence gradually showed gaps. After a goal was disallowed in the 38th minute for offside, Liverpool equalised in the 42nd minute when Mac Allister's shot deflected off a Man Utd player and into the net.
The loss of confidence in Man Utd's defense caused the home team to play shakily after losing the lead and Liverpool quickly seized the opportunity to take the lead. In the 45+2 minute, Salah finished the rebound after Onana blocked Nunez's shot.
In the second half, Man Utd tried to fight back but the home team struggled to find scoring opportunities. Liverpool continued to attack quite sharply, but Onana played well to continuously save the home team. As time ticked down to the end of the match, coach Ten Hag decided to increase the attack by withdrawing a defender and replacing it with an attacker (Amad Diallo replaced Varane).
After much effort, Man Utd found the equalizer in the 87th minute, Antony turned and skillfully shot from the edge of the penalty area into the net. Man Utd could have ended the match after 90 minutes if Rashford had scored in the last minute of extra time, but unfortunately, in a free position facing goalkeeper Kelleher, Rashford shot the ball wide.
Antony did not disappoint coach Ten Hag's expectations.
With a 2-2 draw after 90 minutes, the two teams had to play extra time. Man Utd continued to play more impressively than the visitors, but luck smiled on Liverpool. In the 105th minute, Elliott's shot hit Eriksen's foot and changed direction into the net, making the score 3-2. Immediately after the goal, coach Ten Hag withdrew Lindeloef to bring Mount onto the field, the home team played the final minutes of the match with only 2 real defenders.
The home team's efforts were rewarded in the 112th minute, from a lost pass in Liverpool's half, Man Utd won the ball and launched a quick attack. McTominay passed the ball to Rashford for a one-touch finish to equalize the score at 3-3.
Liverpool did not want to play penalties, the visitors pushed up their attacking formation in the remaining minutes. In the 120th minute, from Liverpool's unsuccessful attack, Man Utd counterattacked quickly, Garnacho assisted Amad to score, raising the score to 4-3. After scoring, Amad took off his shirt to celebrate and received a yellow card, which was Amad's second yellow card, so he had to leave the field. Luckily for Man Utd, there were only 2 minutes of extra time and they successfully defended the score 4-3.
Amad celebrates after scoring for Man Utd, his act of undressing contributed to his sending off.
Man Utd secured the final ticket to the FA Cup semi-finals, before that Man City beat Newcastle 2-0 and Chelsea won 4-2 against Leicester in the quarter-finals, Man City will play Chelsea in the final. Man Utd will face Coventry, the team that caused a surprise when they won 3-2 against Wolves. The FA Cup semi-finals will be played on April 20, at Wembley Stadium.
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