Manchester United vs Liverpool, 2020-21 English FA Cup, 4th Round
· English FA Cup
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3 - 2
3 - 2
Fernandes stunner helps Manchester United edge Liverpool in FA Cup thriller
Bruno Fernandes scored a stunning late free kick as Manchester United dumped Liverpool out of the FA Cup with a 3-2 win on Sunday.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 2': Attempt blocked. Georginio Wijnaldum (Liverpool) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 4': Corner, Manchester United. Conceded by Rhys Williams.
- 10': Attempt saved. Mason Greenwood (Manchester United) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Donny van de Beek.
- 13': Foul by Thiago (Liverpool).
- 13': Scott McTominay (Manchester United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 13': Attempt blocked. Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
- 14': Attempt missed. Mason Greenwood (Manchester United) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Edinson Cavani.
- 15': Foul by Georginio Wijnaldum (Liverpool).
- 15': Paul Pogba (Manchester United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 17': Corner, Manchester United. Conceded by Trent Alexander-Arnold.
- 18': Attempt missed. Paul Pogba (Manchester United) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Luke Shaw with a cross following a corner.
- 18': Goal! Manchester United 0, Liverpool 1. Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Roberto Firmino with a through ball.
- 20': Foul by James Milner (Liverpool).
- 20': Scott McTominay (Manchester United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 23': Attempt saved. Curtis Jones (Liverpool) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Roberto Firmino.
- 23': Foul by Scott McTominay (Manchester United).
- 23': Roberto Firmino (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 24': Attempt missed. Trent Alexander-Arnold (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.
- 25': Foul by Marcus Rashford (Manchester United).
- 25': Thiago (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 26': Goal! Manchester United 1, Liverpool 1. Mason Greenwood (Manchester United) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Marcus Rashford following a fast break.
- 27': Foul by Georginio Wijnaldum (Liverpool).
- 27': Harry Maguire (Manchester United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 28': Attempt blocked. Paul Pogba (Manchester United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 33': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Harry Maguire.
- 34': Foul by Thiago (Liverpool).
- 34': Marcus Rashford (Manchester United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 35': Corner, Manchester United. Conceded by Rhys Williams.
- 35': Attempt missed. Paul Pogba (Manchester United) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Luke Shaw with a cross following a corner.
- 37': Corner, Manchester United. Conceded by Rhys Williams.
- 37': Attempt missed. Scott McTominay (Manchester United) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Luke Shaw with a cross following a corner.
- 40': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Luke Shaw.
- 40': Attempt missed. James Milner (Liverpool) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Thiago with a headed pass following a corner.
- 41': Foul by Fabinho (Liverpool).
- 41': Mason Greenwood (Manchester United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 42': Fabinho (Liverpool) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 43': Attempt missed. Paul Pogba (Manchester United) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right from a direct free kick.
- 44': Attempt blocked. Scott McTominay (Manchester United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 45'+1': Attempt missed. Paul Pogba (Manchester United) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Mason Greenwood.
- 45'+2': First Half ends, Manchester United 1, Liverpool 1.
- 45': Second Half begins Manchester United 1, Liverpool 1.
- 46': Foul by Rhys Williams (Liverpool).
- 46': Marcus Rashford (Manchester United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 47': Foul by Harry Maguire (Manchester United).
- 47': Georginio Wijnaldum (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 48': Goal! Manchester United 2, Liverpool 1. Marcus Rashford (Manchester United) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Mason Greenwood with a through ball.
- 52': Fabinho (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 52': Foul by Marcus Rashford (Manchester United).
- 58': Attempt missed. James Milner (Liverpool) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high.
- 58': Goal! Manchester United 2, Liverpool 2. Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Roberto Firmino.
- 61': Attempt saved. Trent Alexander-Arnold (Liverpool) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Mohamed Salah.
- 61': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Dean Henderson.
- 62': Substitution, Liverpool. Sadio Mané replaces Georginio Wijnaldum.
- 65': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Aaron Wan-Bissaka.
- 66': Substitution, Manchester United. Fred replaces Mason Greenwood.
- 66': Substitution, Manchester United. Bruno Fernandes replaces Donny van de Beek.
- 67': Attempt saved. Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Roberto Firmino with a through ball.
- 69': Foul by Sadio Mané (Liverpool).
- 69': Fred (Manchester United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 69': Sadio Mané (Liverpool) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 72': Attempt blocked. Roberto Firmino (Liverpool) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Trent Alexander-Arnold.
- 72': Attempt missed. Thiago (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
- 75': Attempt saved. Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
- 76': Edinson Cavani (Manchester United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 76': Foul by Fabinho (Liverpool).
- 78': Goal! Manchester United 3, Liverpool 2. Bruno Fernandes (Manchester United) from a free kick with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
- 80': Attempt saved. Marcus Rashford (Manchester United) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Aaron Wan-Bissaka.
- 81': Foul by Scott McTominay (Manchester United).
- 81': Sadio Mané (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 81': Substitution, Liverpool. Divock Origi replaces Roberto Firmino.
- 81': Substitution, Liverpool. Xherdan Shaqiri replaces Thiago.
- 83': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Aaron Wan-Bissaka.
- 86': Substitution, Manchester United. Anthony Martial replaces Marcus Rashford.
- 89': Edinson Cavani (Manchester United) hits the right post with a header from the centre of the box. Assisted by Bruno Fernandes with a cross.
- 89': Divock Origi (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 89': Foul by Victor Lindelöf (Manchester United).
- 89': Victor Lindelöf (Manchester United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+1': Foul by Aaron Wan-Bissaka (Manchester United).
- 90'+1': Sadio Mané (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+2': Curtis Jones (Liverpool) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 90'+2': Foul by Paul Pogba (Manchester United).
- 90'+2': Paul Pogba (Manchester United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+3': Attempt missed. Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) left footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the right following a set piece situation.
- 90'+5': Second Half ends, Manchester United 3, Liverpool 2.
- 0': Match ends, Manchester United 3, Liverpool 2.
Statistics
 LIV |
MAN |
|
|---|---|---|
| 9 | Fouls | 8 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 0 |
| 5 | Corner Kicks | 4 |
| 2 | Saves | 4 |
| 58.3 | Possession | 41.7 |
| 14 | SHOTS | 14 |
| 6 | ON GOAL | 6 |
| 0.4 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 495 | Accurate Passes | 324 |
| 576 | Passes | 403 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 0 | Accurate Crosses | 5 |
| 15 | Crosses | 14 |
| 0.0 | Cross % | 0.4 |
| 51 | Long Balls | 56 |
| 26 | Accurate Long Balls | 24 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
| 3 | Blocked Shots | 1 |
| 3 | Effective Tackles | 6 |
| 8 | Tackles | 9 |
| 0.4 | Tackle % | 0.7 |
| 6 | Interceptions | 10 |
| 13 | Effective Clearances | 23 |
| 13 | Clearances | 23 |
Game Information
Competition: English FA Cup
Venue: Old Trafford
Location: Manchester, England
Venue: Old Trafford
Location: Manchester, England
Line-Ups
Manchester United (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 26 | Dean Henderson (GK) |
| 5 | Harry Maguire |
| 2 | Victor Lindelöf  |
| 23 | Luke Shaw |
| 29 | Aaron Wan-Bissaka |
| 34 | Donny van de Beek |
| 6 | Paul Pogba |
| 39 | Scott McTominay |
| 7 | Edinson Cavani |
| 10 | Marcus Rashford |
| 11 | Mason Greenwood |
Liverpool (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Alisson Becker (GK) |
| 3 | Fabinho |
| 46 | Rhys Williams |
| 26 | Andrew Robertson |
| 66 | Trent Alexander-Arnold |
| 6 | Thiago Alcantara |
| 7 | James Milner |
| 5 | Georginio Wijnaldum |
| 9 | Roberto Firmino |
| 17 | Curtis Jones |
| 11 | Mohamed Salah |
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