English Premier League

FT Sunday, March 22, 2015
Manchester United LWWLW 2
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Liverpool LWWDW 1
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MAN112
LIV011
Anfield · 44,405 att.

Match Report

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Juan Mata brace sees Man United past Liverpool as Steven Gerrard sees red

Juan Mata's excellent brace saw Manchester United to a 2-1 victory at Liverpool as substitute Steven Gerrard was shown a straight red card within seconds of his introduction.

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Team Stats

17
Fouls
14
2
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
1
3
Offsides
0
3
Corner Kicks
2
0
Saves
2
58.3
Possession
41.7
6
SHOTS
7
4
ON GOAL
1
0.7
On Target %
0.1
0
Penalty Goals
0
1
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
464
Accurate Passes
306
569
Passes
407
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.8
2
Accurate Crosses
0
14
Crosses
8
0.1
Cross %
0.0
97
Long Balls
62
65
Accurate Long Balls
29
0.7
Long Balls %
0.5
2
Blocked Shots
2
19
Effective Tackles
11
28
Tackles
13
0.7
Tackle %
0.8
0
Interceptions
0
28
Effective Clearances
21
28
Clearances
21

Head to Head

MAN leads series 3-2

Lineups

LIV · 3-4-3

  1. 22Simon MignoletG
  2. 37Martin SkrtelCD
  3. 17Mamadou SakhoCD-L
  4. 23Emre CanCD-R
  5. 24Joe AllenCM-L
  6. 14Jordan HendersonCM-R
  7. 18Alberto MorenoLM
  8. 31Raheem SterlingRM
  9. 15Daniel SturridgeF
  10. 10Philippe CoutinhoCF-L
  11. 20Adam LallanaCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 4Kolo TouréSUB
  2. 1Brad JonesSUB
  3. 21Lucas LeivaSUB
  4. 45Mario BalotelliSUB
  5. 8Steven GerrardSUB
  6. 9Rickie LambertSUB
  7. 2Glen JohnsonSUB

MAN · 4-1-4-1

  1. 1David de GeaG
  2. 4Phil JonesCD-L
  3. 12Chris SmallingCD-R
  4. 16Michael CarrickDM
  5. 17Daley BlindLB
  6. 25Antonio ValenciaRB
  7. 31Marouane FellainiCM-L
  8. 21Ander HerreraCM-R
  9. 18Ashley YoungLM
  10. 8Juan MataRM
  11. 10Wayne RooneyF

Substitutes

  1. 11Adnan JanuzajSUB
  2. 32Víctor ValdésSUB
  3. 7Ángel Di MaríaSUB
  4. 44Andreas PereiraSUB
  5. 2RafaelSUB
  6. 5Marcos RojoSUB
  7. 9Radamel FalcaoSUB

Timeline

  1. 14' Goal! Liverpool 0, Manchester United 1. Juan Mata (Manchester United) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ander Herrera with a through ball.
  2. 19' Joe Allen (Liverpool) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 45' Substitution, Liverpool. Steven Gerrard replaces Adam Lallana.
  4. 46' Steven Gerrard (Liverpool) is shown the red card for fighting.
  5. 47' Ander Herrera (Manchester United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  6. 55' Substitution, Manchester United. Ángel Di María replaces Ashley Young.
  7. 56' Phil Jones (Manchester United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  8. 59' Goal! Liverpool 0, Manchester United 2. Juan Mata (Manchester United) left footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ángel Di María.
  9. 66' Substitution, Liverpool. Mario Balotelli replaces Alberto Moreno.
  10. 67' Mario Balotelli (Liverpool) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  11. 69' Goal! Liverpool 1, Manchester United 2. Daniel Sturridge (Liverpool) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom right corner.
  12. 83' Substitution, Manchester United. Falcao replaces Ander Herrera.
  13. 90'+4' Penalty saved! Wayne Rooney (Manchester United) fails to capitalise on this great opportunity, right footed shot saved in the bottom left corner.
  14. 90'+4' Substitution, Manchester United. Marcos Rojo replaces Daley Blind.

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