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Post by Webster on Apr 19, 2022 19:44:40 GMT
(The Guardian) 42 min: Salah scampers down the right and wins a corner off Fernandes. Alexander-Arnold fails to beat the first man. United have done well to calm Liverpool down ... a bit.
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Post by Webster on Apr 19, 2022 19:45:41 GMT
(The Guardian) 43 min: Thiago strides into space down the middle. He’s got almost too many options, Mane, Salah, Diaz and Alexander-Arnold all screaming to be pinged clear. In the end, he overthinks it, and the chance is gone. United will be relieved that Liverpool have been pretty wasteful in the final third.
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Post by Webster on Apr 19, 2022 19:46:59 GMT
60 seconds extra time...
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Post by Webster on Apr 19, 2022 19:49:47 GMT
(The Guardian) HALF TIME: Liverpool 2-0 Manchester UnitedAnother long ball nearly catches Liverpool out. Alisson comes out to high-kick it away, under pressure from Rashford. A couple of situations late in the half will give United some hope of getting back into the match, but on the whole this is a half-time scoreline that seriously flatters United. As things stand, Liverpool will be top of the Premier League tonight.
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Post by Ste_Macca on Apr 19, 2022 20:05:13 GMT
The ref finally returns
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Post by Webster on Apr 19, 2022 20:12:54 GMT
(The Guardian) After a little bit of faff, referee Martin Atkinson requiring a new mic kit, Liverpool get the second half underway. They’re kicking towards the Kop this time. United have made a tactical change: Sancho on for Jones, with the team switching to a back four.
46 min: A slow start to the half as Liverpool pass it around the back in the 1980s style.
47 min: ... but then Van Dijk gets complacent and gifts United a corner. Nothing comes of the set piece, but Van Dijk cops a bollocking off Robertson for his mistake.
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Post by Webster on Apr 19, 2022 20:13:32 GMT
(The Guardian) 48 min: A free kick for United out on the right. Play is switched to Matic on the left. His cross is mopped up by Van Dijk, but this is a slack start to the second half by Liverpool, and it’s no surprise that Jurgen Klopp is hopping mad. He gives Van Dijk the what-for, too. The big defender nods in acknowledgement.
50 min: Liverpool have slowed things down and United look a lot more comfortable as a result. “Against City, it was Ashley Young and Michael Carrick who did all the talking about the badge, fans and watching City celebrate a title,” recalls Ruth Purdue. “Who do you think could do that now?” It’s not clear, is it.
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Post by Webster on Apr 19, 2022 20:23:11 GMT
(The Guardian) 50 min: Liverpool have slowed things down and United look a lot more comfortable as a result. “Against City, it was Ashley Young and Michael Carrick who did all the talking about the badge, fans and watching City celebrate a title,” recalls Ruth Purdue. “Who do you think could do that now?” It’s not clear, is it.
52 min: Credit to the United travelling support. They’re in great voice at the minute. A marked contrast to the first half, where the home fans were giving it plenty. A few nerves among the Liverpool supporters as their team misplace a few passes?
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Post by Webster on Apr 19, 2022 20:23:57 GMT
(The Guardian) 54 min: Jurgen Klopp continues to prowl around the technical area in slightly agitated fashion. His team haven’t come out for the second half yet.
55 min: Sancho drops a shoulder to get into the Liverpool box from the left. He dribbles a shot into the arms of Alisson. That’s United’s first shot on target. Small acorns.
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Post by Webster on Apr 19, 2022 20:24:34 GMT
(The Guardian) 56 min: Lindelof climbs all over the back of Mane, but there’s no free kick forthcoming. Anfield screams as one in irritation, though I suspect much of their annoyance is a result of their team’s second-half incoherence.
58 min: Sancho is sent scampering down the left by Elanga. He nips past Alexander-Arnold with ease ... but then the Liverpool right back steps in to reclaim possession. Fine last-ditch defending.
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Post by Webster on Apr 19, 2022 20:24:52 GMT
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Post by Webster on Apr 19, 2022 20:25:29 GMT
(The Guardian) 59 min: Thiago clips Elanga 35 yards out. Bruno takes the free kick, with everyone lined up on the edge of the Liverpool box. A dreadful delivery floats harmlessly through to Alisson. United are improving, though, and on that subject, here’s Michael Wilson: “Yup another old stager who was around after Sir Matt’s first stint. For all you youngsters out there this isn’t the lowest point ... ye!. We’ve been here before, splashing the cash on big names with no end product, Mickey Thomas, Gordon Hill, Brian and Jimmy Greenhoff! It’s darkest before the dawn.”
61 min: Henderson goes down on the edge of the United box, off the ball, Maguire having clipped his ankle. No free kick. Liverpool fans wonder if VAR will take a look. There’s no real reason to, though, an accidental coming together and nothing more.
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Post by Ste_Macca on Apr 19, 2022 20:28:26 GMT
Mane 3nil with a lovely worked goal.
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Post by Webster on Apr 19, 2022 20:28:39 GMT
(The Guardian) 63 min: Salah and Mane launch a lethargic counter, which breaks down quickly. Anfield screams in annoyance. United are getting back into this. Liverpool are getting complacent all right.
64 min: Alisson makes a huge double save! Sancho slips Rashford into the box on the left. Rashford shoots. Alisson blocks. Elanga has another go. Another fine save. Liverpool clear, then the flag goes up for offside ... incorrectly, because had either Rashford or Elanga scored, that goal was standing, VAR would have seen to that.
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Post by Ste_Macca on Apr 19, 2022 20:30:20 GMT
Diaz off for Jota
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