English Premier League

FT Sunday, January 19, 2020
Manchester United LDLWW 0
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Liverpool WWWWW 2
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Anfield · 52,916 att.

Match Report

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Liverpool beat Man United with Van Dijk, Salah goals to open up 16-point lead at top

Liverpool have opened up a 16-point gap at the top of the Premier League after beating Manchester United 2-0 at Anfield on Sunday.

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Team Stats

10
Fouls
7
3
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
3
Offsides
2
5
Corner Kicks
11
3
Saves
4
46.8
Possession
53.2
9
SHOTS
16
4
ON GOAL
5
0.4
On Target %
0.3
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
360
Accurate Passes
403
455
Passes
509
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.8
3
Accurate Crosses
5
18
Crosses
28
0.2
Cross %
0.2
37
Long Balls
62
10
Accurate Long Balls
26
0.3
Long Balls %
0.4
1
Blocked Shots
5
8
Effective Tackles
11
16
Tackles
22
0.5
Tackle %
0.5
13
Interceptions
10
34
Effective Clearances
13
34
Clearances
13

Head to Head

LIV leads series 2-1-2

Lineups

LIV · 4-3-3

  1. 1Alisson BeckerG
  2. 4Virgil van DijkCD-L
  3. 12Joe GomezCD-R
  4. 26Andy RobertsonLB
  5. 66Trent Alexander-ArnoldRB
  6. 14Jordan HendersonCM
  7. 5Georginio WijnaldumLM
  8. 15Alex Oxlade-ChamberlainRM
  9. 9Roberto FirminoF
  10. 10Sadio ManéLF
  11. 11Mohamed SalahRF

Substitutes

  1. 32Joël MatipSUB
  2. 3FabinhoSUB
  3. 20Adam LallanaSUB
  4. 48Curtis JonesSUB
  5. 27Divock OrigiSUB
  6. 13Adrián SUB
  7. 18Takumi MinaminoSUB

MAN · 3-4-1-2

  1. 1David de GeaG
  2. 5Harry MaguireCD
  3. 23Luke ShawCD-L
  4. 2Victor LindelöfCD-R
  5. 31Nemanja MaticCM-L
  6. 17FredCM-R
  7. 15Andreas PereiraAM
  8. 53Brandon WilliamsLM
  9. 29Aaron Wan-BissakaRM
  10. 9Anthony MartialCF-L
  11. 21Daniel JamesCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 20Diogo DalotSUB
  2. 3Eric BaillySUB
  3. 26Mason GreenwoodSUB
  4. 4Phil JonesSUB
  5. 22Sergio RomeroSUB
  6. 14Jesse LingardSUB
  7. 8Juan MataSUB

Timeline

  1. 8' Nemanja Matic (Manchester United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 14' Goal! Liverpool 1, Manchester United 0. Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool) header from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Trent Alexander-Arnold with a cross following a corner.
  3. 25' David de Gea (Manchester United) is shown the yellow card.
  4. 25' VAR Decision: No Goal Liverpool 1-0 Manchester United.
  5. 66' Substitution, Liverpool. Adam Lallana replaces Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain.
  6. 72' Luke Shaw (Manchester United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  7. 74' Substitution, Manchester United. Juan Mata replaces Andreas Pereira.
  8. 74' Substitution, Manchester United. Mason Greenwood replaces Brandon Williams.
  9. 83' Substitution, Liverpool. Fabinho replaces Sadio Mané.
  10. 83' Substitution, Liverpool. Divock Origi replaces Roberto Firmino.
  11. 87' Substitution, Manchester United. Diogo Dalot replaces Luke Shaw because of an injury.
  12. 90'+3' Goal! Liverpool 2, Manchester United 0. Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Alisson following a fast break.
  13. 90'+4' Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) is shown the yellow card for excessive celebration.

Premier League News

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News ESPN News Services. Man United head coach Michael Carrick leaves Carrington amid doubts over his future Michael Carrick has left Carrington after Manchester United chief executive Omar Berrada and director of football Jason Wilcox held talks over his future. ESPN ESPN Transfer rumors, news: PSG eye Man United wonderkid Gabriel Paris Saint-Germain are reportedly looking to sign young talent JJ Gabriel from Manchester United. Transfer Talk has the latest. News PA Virgil van Dijk: No one can replicate Mohamed Salah but new-look Liverpool attack has to step up Liverpool's revamped forward line has done well enough to ensure Mohamed Salah's name has never been mentioned at Anfield this season but captain Virgil van Dijk knows the next generation still have work to do. ESPN Mark Ogden Man United are in crisis (again), but where are the Glazers? Manchester United are in crisis -- again -- and the people with ultimate control of one of the world's most historic soccer clubs are nowhere to be seen.