There were 25 passes and 77 seconds of unbroken Liverpool possession in the build-up to Salah’s first goal. Van Dijk was the only Reds player not to register a pass in the move.
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Didn't he hit the first pass up to Mane though?
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Was that not headed clear by a Utd defender?Originally posted by wiw View PostClass Didn't he hit the first pass up to Mane though?Comment
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Yes. My badOriginally posted by RedAndWhite View Post
I'd like to think he played a 1-2 off the defenders head, but even Virg isn't quite that good. Or is he
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The Athletic's analysis was pretty scathing for United.
Loved this caption:
As for Pogba, he is now picking up Martin Atkinson, the referee.
Only thing could have made last night more enjoyable would be if Ole was still at the wheel.If we are all only happy when we are really winning in the end, when your race finishes, what life would that be?Comment
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Yeah, it's total sunk cost fallacy at this point. He's ****. There's no getting away from it. One of the worst transfers in history. Turned out to be more Rafael Scheidt than VVDOriginally posted by Tribute View Post
Wouldn't surprise me if one of the first things their new manager does is ship him out for 25m/30m to the likes of Leicester City or Crystal Palace.Comment
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How do they even go about turning it around next season? They are in such a mess.
What players are worth keeping?
Keepers
De Gea
Defence
No one
Midfield
Fernandes
Attack
Ronaldo
Sanchez
Elanga
Some of these are dubious and I'm not sure they will all want to stay anyway. They've spent fortunes but they need almost a complete overhaul
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Impressive..............
- Mohamed Salah has now scored five goals against Manchester United this season. That’s more goals than Paul Pogba, Edinson Cavani and Anthony Martial have between them for Manchester United. Liverpool’s Egyptian King now holds the record for most goals against United in a Premier League season.
– Salah is also only the second player to score and assist home and away against United in a Premier League campaign. The only other was Mesut Ozil, back in 2015-16 (via @OptaJoe).
– Liverpool’s front three of Mane, Diaz and Salah all scored and assisted in the victory. The only other time that three players have done that in one match this season was during Liverpool’s 5-0 win at Old Trafford in October. Salah, Naby Keita and Diogo Jota did that time.
– Liverpool’s nine goals against Manchester United this season account for 12% of their total Premier League goals against their historic rivals.
– The nine goals they’ve scored against United in 2021-22 are more than they managed in 14 Premier League meetings against Ferguson’s side in the seven seasons between 2001 and 2008 (via Daniel Storey).
– The 9-0 aggregate defeat to Liverpool represents United’s worst over two games to any opposition in Premier League history. The next-worst are aggregate 7-1s to Manchester City in 2011-12 and 2013-14. The next biggest difference between the two clubs in history was a five-goal margin.
– United have conceded 15 goals against the runaway top two City and Liverpool this season. Only Leeds United have shipped more against the title-chasers.
– David de Gea has conceded four goals at Anfield in 2022. That’s one goal every 22.5 minutes. That’s four times as many Premier League goals as Alisson has let in this calendar year – just one from seven matches, or one every 630 minutes (via the reliably excellent @RichJolly).
– Liverpool’s four-goal haul was twice as many goals as Manchester United have scored at Anfield during Jurgen Klopp’s reign. The Red Devils have only scored twice away at Liverpool in eight trips during the German coach’s time in charge.
– Sadio Mane has now moved level on Premier League goals with United legend Ryan Giggs. The Senegal international has scored 109 goals in 258 appearances – 374 apperances fewer than Giggs took to reach that mark (via Duncan Alexander).
– Manchester United have now conceded 48 goals this season. That’s three more than Burnley, who sit 18th in the table and look doomed for the drop.
– Manchester United registered 0.00xG (expected goals) in the first half. That’s right; they failed to even attempt a shot in the opening 45 minutes. That’s the first time they’ve failed to do so in a half of football since April 2018 against Manchester City.
– Their eventual xG of 0.12 is their lowest of the season, seven times lower than their next worst against Manchester City last November. It’s also United’s worst xG output since such data began being recorded.
– Dating back to when Opta started collecting the stats in 2003-04, only four players have completed 100 passes or more in a Premier League match against Manchester United. Two of those were Thiago Alcantara (104) and Virgil van Dijk (106) in the 4-0 thrashing. In contrast, United’s top passer was Nemanja Matic – the Serbian completed 33.
– There were 25 passes and 77 seconds of unbroken Liverpool possession in the build-up to Salah’s first goal. Van Dijk was the only Reds player not to register a pass in the move.
– Not only did defensive midfielder Fabinho have more shots (one) than United in the first half, he also registered more touches in the opposition box (three to two).
– Thiago played three key passes – the final pass before a team-mate shoots at goal – which was more than United managed all game (two).
– Van Dijk and Thiago registered more than double the touches of any opposition player with 125 and 132 respectively. Bruno Fernandes touched the ball 61 times – the most of any United player._____________________________________
Weak willed, Wank or do they have a masterplan?
Think we have the answer..Slot!!
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I love these because you can see stuff you’d never notice such as Thiago turning and saluting VVD after the goal or seeing the patented Maguire post **** up skip in a bunch of different perspectives
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Salahs instant acknowledgment of Manes assist is awesome also. The aesthetic on those final few passes as you see in the slow-mo is quite something. Salahs touch to control the spinning pass is sublime. The pass itself is just incredible.Modifying post.Comment
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That Matip pass to Mane was the killer. So quick it had them all spinning.
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MOTD highlightsblaat night were an absolute joke.
First half...
Diaz goal
Ronaldo applause
Salah goal
Rashford miscontrol 1 on 1
Second half
Alisson double save
Mane goal
Salah goal
Bruno yellow card
Salah tackled in box (no shot)
14 shots and they showed 4 of them. The only thing of Uniteds worth showing was the double chance. What was even the point of showing the Bruno yellow when other yellows weren't shown?
No wonder no one watches it any more, absolutely ****.Comment
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