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Manchester United 4:3 Liverpool

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Sun, 17 March 2024

Longshanks

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Yeah felt like Maguire spent more time up front then at the back!

Bruno spent a lot of time as our deepest player.
Yeah at times overlapping CB's plus throwing Maguire forward to lump the ball to and work of at times.

But the structure was essentially 3-4-1-2 but the situation called for all our attack and the kitchen sink being thrown. Bruno and Eriksen last line of defence never thought I would see that.
 

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A lot of us have criticised ETH and rightly so but he went for broke in Extra Time to do we were set up 235 formation from 100 mins on.

Please ETH give more of these quality youngsters like Amad. More minutes, he was exceptional today when he came on, defended smartly, used and kept the ball and won the ball back fed Garnaucho and then scored the biggest goal of his career so far, this kid needs a chance now, before we even think of letting Amad go on a loan or permanent transfer he needs 15/20 games. He showed maturity for a 21 year old and the championship loan did him a lot of good.
 

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What a game, we started so well but as usual went into a period of falling apart after they scored, this absolutely must be addressed

I can only hope coming back twice, against Liverpool of all teams, will do wonders for playing a part in addressing this

Disappointing to hear about the tragedy chants, hope it doesn't cost us at all, and not something that should be happening from any set of fans

Hope this collapses their season and they "only" end up with the league cup

I feel drained I think because it was against them it made it even more tense

Need to treat Coventry with the same level of intensity and respect we did Liverpool, I don't want to see a sloppy performance and us underestimating them. Hope Chelsea do us a favour and dispose of City
 

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A lot of us have criticised ETH and rightly so but he went for broke in Extra Time to do we were set up 235 formation from 100 mins on.

Please ETH give more of these quality youngsters like Amad. More minutes, he was exceptional today when he came on, defended smartly, used and kept the ball and won the ball back fed Garnaucho and then scored the biggest goal of his career so far, this kid needs a chance now, before we even think of letting Amad go on a loan or permanent transfer he needs 15/20 games. He showed maturity for a 21 year old and the championship loan did him a lot of good.
He nailed it today did Erik.

What a fecking day. Legendary stuff.
 

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Congratulations on your win.
Both sides contributed to a great game.
 

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He nailed it today did Erik.

What a fecking day. Legendary stuff.
He did and if he gets CL football and gets to another FA Cup Final, hopefully wining it then me and many other fans will have to eat some humble pie, however you just know we will make it difficult against Brentford next and Coventry in SF
I hope I’m wrong ?

I just want to See ETH give Amad more chances from the bench, he’s so clever as an inside striker or even an attacking 8, because he’s got legs and a lot of squads do not have the stamina he has.
 

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Shame tha Amad was sent off. He cold have get sme minutes in the next fixture with a momentum. Small things like this can affect ones career.
 

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I've got to watch the highlights coming up and make sure that Amad goal still goes in

I thought it was heading for the post, and was going to bounce back to the goalie
 

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What. A. Game. The best game in years. Haven’t felt like this after a United game in some time! Massive effort and character from the players and manager. Get in there!!!
 

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Buzzing! Missed that feeling.

So proud, of so many of them. Garnacho my MoM, what a beast.

Not sure, how one bad word about United can be said on this thread today.

So, fecking glad Klopp loses a chance at another Trophy on his way out. Love it. Totally respect him as a manager but his United disrespect and sore losing kills me.
 

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Could someone accurately write down what our line up and formation was at 90 minutes in normal time?

I think we'll be here a while...
Something like?

Onana

Dalot
Maguire
Bruno
Lindelof

Eriksen

Amad
Antony
McT
Garnacho

Maguire
Rashford
 

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Last few mins of the original 90, I think we somehow got by with a Lindelof-Maguire-Dalot back 3.

Bruno and Eriksen deep lying mids.
McTom in there too.

Then Diallo, Antony and Garnacho out wide and Rashy up front.

Then when behind in extra time, Lindelof came off for Mount and it got even more insane.

Maguire somehow managing to be a colossus at the back, AND get forward loads.
Once we were down 3-2, Maguire played basically upfront with Eriksen and Bruno the deepest players to keep the ball (which worked brilliantly) and Dalot and Antony at full back attempting to support the attack and cover for Bruno and Eriksen too....just brilliant. Reminded me of Fergie football.
 

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I will say this - it's the first time this season I've actually seen Liverpool look shattered. The last thing they would've wanted today was ET, but I suppose it's good for them that the International break is next.
 

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Will hold my hands up and admit I wrote us off when Elliott put them ahead in ET. Never thought we could force penalties let alone score twice and win it
 

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A lot of us have criticised ETH and rightly so but he went for broke in Extra Time to do we were set up 235 formation from 100 mins on.

Please ETH give more of these quality youngsters like Amad. More minutes, he was exceptional today when he came on, defended smartly, used and kept the ball and won the ball back fed Garnaucho and then scored the biggest goal of his career so far, this kid needs a chance now, before we even think of letting Amad go on a loan or permanent transfer he needs 15/20 games. He showed maturity for a 21 year old and the championship loan did him a lot of good.
I fully agree and have said all season that once fit Diallo deserved a run of games, he plays a lot like Palmer at Chelsea in that he’s more a wide 10 that can play just as well out centrally as out wide so is always finding space which would help us out creatively as well as creating overlaps.
 

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Still buzzing.
So many players were excellent, wan bissaka owned salah, dalot is a different animal sometimes,
Maguire was fantastic when he came on somehow managed to play upfront and win every challenge in defence being first to the ball,
mctominays effort and lung busting runs,
Rashford tracking back and getting chance after chance and the composure to finish calmly after missing a few,
Garnacho amazing effort, run and run and run.
Maino, my word looks like messi sometimes with those quick feet dancing past players.
Amad! His tenacity! Running back and challenging then straight back up the other end. That goal, wow

just loved that extra time, just sat down with a cuppa to watch motd and enjoy it again but disappointed they’re not on first, might just watch the extra time on itv player again now
 

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Shame tha Amad was sent off. He cold have get sme minutes in the next fixture with a momentum. Small things like this can affect ones career.
Was silly wasn't it. He looked upset going down the tunnel and I guess it was that frustration knowing he'd have been having a chance for minutes and just kind of throwing it away then.
 

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Thought the ref was awful today btw. Let Liverpool repeatedly get away with fouls on us from behind (Fernandes for the second Liverpool goal was the most obvious but there were others) but then he was really weak not to send Bruno off too.
 

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Thinking about this game again and the last minute winner as incredible but for once once we absolutely outplayed those cnuts and deserved it.
 

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Not felt as good about a United win since the PSG game.

Yeah it's just the fa cup and we're still outsiders with City in it, but we will never, ever again, beat Liverpool like that.

We were trash most of the second half but we also got hit with unlucky goals at horrible times and just refused to go away.

Last few minutes and extra time were proper old school United. We're gonna come at you with everything and it's up to you to do something about it.

Garnacho just never stops, Bruno playing about 8 different positions, Mainoo looking like he's played in these games 500 times before, Rashford sticking it to Liverpool as he always seems to. All of the subs making a big impact. Dalot suddenly being one of my favourite players. The idiotic ITV agenda punditry flying back in their faces. Not really any player I could pick out and criticise. 90% of our good for the season so far packed into one game.

If we'd lost that on penalties or even 3-2 I'd have genuinely thought, you know what, fair play for once, we threw everything we could at them, probably deserved better. Great when it actually gets rewarded.
 

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Just watching MoTD - the first yellow card for Amad. Absolutely ridiculous booking. Amad is saying the free kick is 5 paces backwards where Van Dijk was. MacAllister puts the ball down and just hoofs it at Amad. Then the ball goes back to Van Dijk in the actual place to take the free kick and ref still books poor Amad. Bonkers! :houllier:

Liverpool did this before too just belting the ball at a player for a cheeky booking, the dirty scouse bastards...
 

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Holy. Fecking. Shit.

I'm still buzzing! I thought I saw it all of a crazy see-saw game when we played City back in 2009 (the Michael Owen goal), but this was something else. Words can barely describe the rollercoaster of emotions I went through as I watched the game alongside several United fans at the pub, which was mostly occupied by partygoers for St. Patrick's Day and no Liverpool fan to be seen.

So many highs and lows. For so long, it didn't look like United would equalize after halftime until Antony slotted that shot in out of nowhere, really. Kudos to Erik Ten Hag for inserting Amad and Antony as they revitalized our attack when we needed it.

I could have cursed Rashford to no end after he missed the opportunity to win the match at the very end of the 90, but he really made me eat my words when he scored the second equalizer and I'm happy to oblige.

Then Amad scored that goal after he created the 2v1 himself. A bit of a shame that he got sent off (please get rid of that stupid rule), but he has proven people right on the fact that he deserves to have more minutes. His work rate from the moment he came on was just examplary. Other than the goal, I also enjoyed a moment when he rushed from a long way out to cut a Liverpool attack short and then he took the ball in the other direction over quite some distance.

I can tell you that we United fans at the pub made a lot more noise than the partygoers when that ball went in. I even took my shirt off and swivelled it around. :lol:

In all, St. Patrick's Day 2024 will go down among my favorite football memories as I can now relish in the INDUSTRIAL ACCIDENT level of salt coming out of anyone and anything associated with Liverpool Football Club.
 

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Seen the media make a lot of fuss about other teams playing ‘kids’ the past few weeks.

Can’t remember the pundits mentioning it today, but Amad, Garnacho and Mainoo were all excellent today, with an average age of 19.
 

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What. A. Game. The best game in years. Haven’t felt like this after a United game in some time! Massive effort and character from the players and manager. Get in there!!!
This reminded me of those incredible matches in 1999 against Juventus in the CL semis, Arsenal in the FA Cup semis, and Bayern Munich in the CL Final!
 

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Seen the media make a lot of fuss about other teams playing ‘kids’ the past few weeks.

Can’t remember the pundits mentioning it today, but Amad, Garnacho and Mainoo were all excellent today, with an average age of 19.
Mainoo is going to be one heck of a player!
 

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Epic match. Best United game for me in maybe a decade. I cried at the end. Legitimately just weird emotions and tears came out.
 

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Score Predictions

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  • Man Utd win
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Detailed Results

  • 23% Man Utd 2:1 Liverpool
  • 18% Man Utd 1:3 Liverpool
  • 11% Man Utd 0:3 Liverpool
  • 11% Man Utd 1:2 Liverpool
  • 6% Man Utd 1:0 Liverpool
  • 5% Man Utd 0:2 Liverpool
  • 4% Man Utd 0:4 Liverpool
  • 3% Man Utd 1:1 Liverpool
  • 3% Man Utd 2:0 Liverpool
  • 2% Man Utd 1:4 Liverpool
  • 2% Man Utd 0:9 Liverpool
  • 2% Man Utd 3:1 Liverpool
  • 2% Man Utd 0:5 Liverpool
  • 1% Man Utd 2:4 Liverpool
  • 1% Man Utd 1:5 Liverpool
  • 1% Man Utd 9:0 Liverpool
  • 1% Man Utd 3:2 Liverpool
  • 1% Man Utd 2:2 Liverpool
  • 1% Man Utd 4:1 Liverpool
  • 1% Man Utd 0:1 Liverpool
  • 1% Man Utd 2:9 Liverpool
  • 1% Man Utd 1:8 Liverpool
  • 1% Man Utd 3:0 Liverpool
  • 1% Man Utd 0:6 Liverpool
  • 1% Man Utd 2:3 Liverpool
  • 1% Man Utd 8:5 Liverpool
  • 1% Man Utd 0:7 Liverpool
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Possession
42% 58%
Shots
28 25
Shots on Target
11 11
Corners
5 8
Fouls
11 12

Referee

John Brooks