English Premier League

FT Thursday, May 13, 2021
Liverpool WDDDW 4
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Manchester United DWLWL 2
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LIV224
MAN112
Old Trafford

Match Report

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Liverpool beat Manchester United with pair of Roberto Firmino goals

Liverpool's top-four hopes are still alive after Roberto Firmino's brace helped them to a win over Manchester United at Old Trafford on Thursday.

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Team Stats

12
Fouls
10
0
Yellow Cards
3
0
Red Cards
0
1
Offsides
1
4
Corner Kicks
6
0
Saves
4
46.7
Possession
53.3
17
SHOTS
18
8
ON GOAL
3
0.5
On Target %
0.2
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
358
Accurate Passes
403
454
Passes
511
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.8
2
Accurate Crosses
8
9
Crosses
21
0.2
Cross %
0.4
51
Long Balls
62
15
Accurate Long Balls
32
0.3
Long Balls %
0.5
4
Blocked Shots
7
9
Effective Tackles
13
16
Tackles
22
0.6
Tackle %
0.6
12
Interceptions
9
18
Effective Clearances
12
18
Clearances
12

Head to Head

Series tied 1-1-3

Lineups

MAN · 4-2-3-1

  1. 26Dean HendersonG
  2. 2Victor LindelöfCD-L
  3. 3Eric BaillyCD-R
  4. 23Luke ShawLB
  5. 29Aaron Wan-BissakaRB
  6. 18Bruno FernandesAM
  7. 17FredLM
  8. 39Scott McTominayRM
  9. 7Edinson CavaniF
  10. 6Paul PogbaAM-L
  11. 10Marcus RashfordAM-R

LIV · 4-3-3

  1. 1Alisson BeckerG
  2. 46Rhys WilliamsCD-L
  3. 47Nathaniel PhillipsCD-R
  4. 26Andy RobertsonLB
  5. 66Trent Alexander-ArnoldRB
  6. 3FabinhoCM
  7. 5Georginio WijnaldumLM
  8. 6Thiago AlcantaraRM
  9. 9Roberto FirminoF
  10. 20Diogo JotaLF
  11. 11Mohamed SalahRF

Timeline

  1. 10' Goal! Manchester United 1, Liverpool 0. Bruno Fernandes (Manchester United) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Aaron Wan-Bissaka.
  2. 34' Goal! Manchester United 1, Liverpool 1. Diogo Jota (Liverpool) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Nathaniel Phillips following a corner.
  3. 45'+3' Goal! Manchester United 1, Liverpool 2. Roberto Firmino (Liverpool) header from the left side of the six yard box to the top left corner. Assisted by Trent Alexander-Arnold with a cross following a set piece situation.
  4. 47' Goal! Manchester United 1, Liverpool 3. Roberto Firmino (Liverpool) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal.
  5. 48' Eric Bailly (Manchester United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  6. 63' Substitution, Manchester United. Mason Greenwood replaces Fred.
  7. 68' Goal! Manchester United 2, Liverpool 3. Marcus Rashford (Manchester United) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Edinson Cavani with a through ball.
  8. 74' Substitution, Liverpool. Curtis Jones replaces Georginio Wijnaldum.
  9. 74' Substitution, Liverpool. Sadio Mané replaces Diogo Jota.
  10. 79' Scott McTominay (Manchester United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  11. 85' Edinson Cavani (Manchester United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  12. 86' Substitution, Manchester United. Nemanja Matic replaces Eric Bailly.
  13. 90' Goal! Manchester United 2, Liverpool 4. Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Curtis Jones with a through ball following a fast break.
  14. 90'+2' Substitution, Liverpool. Neco Williams replaces Mohamed Salah.

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