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How Manchester United edged past Liverpool in a 4-3 epic to move into the FA Cup semi-finals
Follow all the reaction as Manchester United beat Liverpool in seven-goal thriller at Old Trafford – they drew Coventry City in the FA Cup semi-finals
Max Mathews and Michael Bailey
March 17, 2024 at 8:55 PM GMT+1
How Manchester United edged past Liverpool in a 4-3 epic to move into the FA Cup semi-finals
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Michael Bailey
Live Reporter
Final score: Man Utd 4-3 Liverpool (after extra time)
Substitute Amad scored a dramatic winner in final seconds of extra time.
Amad was sent off after a second yellow for taking off his shirt in celebration.
The match finished 2-2 after 90 minutes.
FA Cup semi-final draw:
Coventry City v Manchester United
Manchester City v Chelsea
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38m ago
Max Mathews
Live Reporter
FA aware of tragedy chanting reports
An FA Spokesperson has said on X, formerly known as Twitter: “We are aware of the reported tragedy chanting during today’s FA Cup fixture between Manchester United and Liverpool, and we will be liaising with and supporting Greater Manchester Police.
“We strongly condemn any offensive, abusive and discriminatory chants in football stadiums, and we are determined to stamp this behaviour out.
“It is entirely unacceptable and can have a lasting and damaging impact on people and communities within our game. It must stop, and we support any club and their fans who try to eradicate this from the terraces.”
43m ago
Adam Crafton
Football Writer
Vibes only
That was very daft.
No analysis can be made from it.
Just fun and feelings.
48m ago
Andy Mitten
What a game
What a game
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What a game this was at Old Trafford.
The Main Stand was singing for the first time since 1984!
The last goal was Garnacho, 19, to Amad, 21. United 4 Liverpool 3.
Madness here. Intoxicating madness.
56m ago
Michael Bailey
Live Reporter
All hail Scott McTominay
All hail Scott McTominay
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Can we just take a moment to appreciate Scott McTominay.
He scored the opener today and remains joint top scorer across all competitions for Manchester United this season, alongside Rasmus Hojlund and Marcus Rashford (7).
And yes, of course he played the full 120 minutes tonight. Did you expect anything less?
1h ago
Michael Bailey
Live Reporter
Blink and you’d missed another one
Blink and you’d missed another one
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If that game felt breathless, then this will be one of the reasons why.
The two teams shared 53 shots over the course of 120 minutes of football – I make that one shot every 135 seconds.
Love it!
1h ago
Max Mathews
Live Reporter
Liverpool’s super subs
Liverpool have had 23 goals scored by substitutes in all competitions this season (excluding own goals), the most of any side across Europe’s big-five leagues in 2023-24.
But it wasn’t enough today.
1h ago
Laurie Whitwell
Manchester United Correspondent
Fortune favours the brave
Fortune favours the brave
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Facing a defeat that would have raised commentary on his future, Erik ten Hag was bold, went for victory.
Freestyle formation by the end but it worked: technical players high up, second balls, bravery in possession.
Committed performance from players and a major result.
1h ago
Max Mathews
Live Reporter
Amad’s eventful cameo
Substitute Amad Diallo became the first Manchester United player to score and be sent off in a game since Nemanja Matic vs Manchester City in the 2020 League Cup semi-final.
1h ago
Michael Bailey
Live Reporter
Klopp: ‘We had to finish the game off & we didn’t’
Klopp: ‘We had to finish the game off & we didn’t’
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To say Jurgen Klopp sounded deflated after that would be a significant understatement.
He certainly felt that a lack of freshness and a lot of games cost Liverpool today, and there’s a case to be had there for sure. But that’s the challenge of going deep into a lot of competitions – and it isn’t going to get any easier.
Not before his departure anyway. Here’s Klopp, speaking to ITV Sport:
💬 “United had a really good start. We didn’t. We adapted well and were outstanding, but we had to finish the game off and we didn’t.
“The boys gave everything. Our decision making was not great, you have to accept the result and they deserve to go to the next round.
“My boys showed incredible character again. You cannot compare our season to United’s with the amount of games. It’s fine, we deal with it.”
1h ago
Max Mathews
Live Reporter
Manchester United 4-3 Liverpool: Stat Pack part two
Mohamed Salah has scored 13 goals in 14 appearances against Manchester United for Liverpool, including eight in his last five at Old Trafford. Indeed, no player has scored more goals against a current Premier League club since Salah joined the Reds than this (Harry Kane, also 13 v Everton).
This was the first time Liverpool lost a match in any competition this season in which they had been ahead.
1h ago
Max Mathews
Live Reporter
The quadruple is over
The quadruple is over
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Amid (Amad?) all of the Manchester United talk, it’s easy to forget: Liverpool’s nascent hopes of an unlikely quadruple are over.
Having won the Carabao Cup, they were hoping to also lift the FA Cup, the Premier League and the Europa League.
A ‘treble’ of sorts is the best they can hope for now.
1h ago
James Pearce
Liverpool Correspondent
Klopp’s name still being sung
Twenty minutes after the final whistle, the away end was still chanting Jurgen Klopp’s name.
This one will hurt but there are bigger prizes to pursue in the coming weeks.
1h ago
Laurie Whitwell
Manchester United Correspondent
Amad cameo will live long in the memory
Amad cameo will live long in the memory
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Incredible. Best FA Cup game at Old Trafford. So many big performances from Manchester United players: Garnacho’s endless running, Dalot’s smarts, Mainoo’s skill.
Credit to Rashford for going 120mins and keeping his head up after missing chances.
Amad’s cameo will live long in the memory.
2h ago
Max Mathews
Live Reporter
Manchester United 4-3 Liverpool: Stat pack part one
Manchester United have eliminated Liverpool from the FA Cup for the 11th time; only Liverpool have eliminated a single opponent more times in the competition proper (12 vs Everton).
Amad Diallo scored the latest winning goal in any match in the FA Cup proper (120:07) since West Ham v Kidderminster Harriers in February 2022 (120:48), and the latest against Liverpool in the competition since February 2016 (West Ham, 120:30).
2h ago
Carl Anka
Man Utd Correspondent
Great weekend for United
Aston Villa and Spurs dropping points in the league and beating Liverpool in the FA Cup.
It’s been a very good weekend for Ten Hag and Manchester United.
2h ago
Max Mathews
Live Reporter
The Athletic’s match breakdown
The Athletic’s match breakdown
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Manchester United outperformed Liverpool by 3.4-2.1 on expected goals (xG), suggesting the win was a fair result considering the quality of the chances both teams had.
United had 28 shots to Liverpool’s 25, with both teams getting 11 of those on target.
Liverpool had more possession (58% to 42%), and more of a field tilt (54% to 46%) to indicate their slight dominance of territory.
2h ago
Michael Bailey
Live Reporter
The Mark Robins derby
The Mark Robins derby
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What a tie for Championship side Coventry, to draw Manchester United in the FA Cup semi-finals at Wembley and return to the scene of their play-off final shootout agony in May.
They are, of course, managed by Mark Robins: the former United striker who – legend has it – scored the goal that kept Sir Alex Ferguson in his job long before he started consuming silverware at the club.
You’ll be hearing a lot about that narrative between now and the semi-finals, I’m sure.
2h ago
Max Mathews
Live Reporter
Around half of United’s attacks came down the left
Around half of United’s attacks came down the left
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It was a clear plan from Manchester United to attack down Liverpool’s right (their left).
Exactly 50% of their attacking touches came down the left.
Left-sided forward Marcus Rashford was instrumental throughout.
2h ago
Max Mathews
Live Reporter
Coming up: some visual data from the match
The Athletic’s data guru Mark Carey has come up with some brilliant match graphics to dive into the how and why of what happened today.
Loads more reaction, quotes, analysis and more coming up.
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