Liverpool players look dejected after Manchester United's Bruno Fernandes scored the winning goal in their FA Cup fourth-round tie. Ah, yes. Manchester United, this is how you play football. This is what a North West Derby should be like.
But this FA Cup tie was ultimately decided more by textbook errors than incisive attacking. It also showed how desperately Liverpool miss their injured players. In the 26th minute, Marcus Rashford thumped a long pass across the pitch. Had it been the towering Virgil van Dijk at the heart of defence, this cross would’ve easily been dealt with. The backtracking James Milner, however, misjudged the situation. He jumped. He missed. The effervescent Mason Greenwood converted clinically.
Williams had a game to forget. This was just one of several mistakes the young defender made. Later in the game, a sliding tackle that completely missed it mark left Rashford free to charge into the penalty area. Mishandling the ball in the final minutes of the game also nearly gave United the chance to score their fourth.
Following a careless takedown by Fabinho on the edge of the penalty area, Fernandes whipped his freekick into Alisson’s left corner in the 78th minute.Liverpool never looked like they were going to respond again. Unlike the previous record-breaking season, the veneer of invincibility the reigning league champions once had was absent. The seemingly unshakable belief that they once tapped on to carve out a late goal was noticeably missing, too.
One thing is clear, it’s open season on Liverpool. Other teams should be encouraged by United’s display. The Red Devils have shown that parking the bus against Liverpool isn’t the only option. Go forth in search of goals. Exploit the severely weaken defence and you could get three points instead of just one.
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