Tag: Manchester United

Liverpool 7-0 Manchester United
Premier League, Football

Liverpool 7-0 Manchester United

This season has been one of trials and tribulations for Liverpool and its beleaguered fans, but there may still be light at the end of the tunnel as Jurgen Klopp’s men put in a truly scintillating performance to tear Manchester United apart at Anfield. Braces from Cody Gakpo, Darwin Núñez and Mo Salah, plus Roberto Firmino’s late goal, secured an utterly dominant 7-0 win in this Premier League grudge match, marking the biggest win in the history of this storied fixture. It was a sobering afternoon for Erik ten Hag’s side, which had been on a brilliant run of form since the season resumed following the World Cup and at one stage even looked as though it may begin to put pressure on Manchester City and Arsenal at the top of the table. Klopp had called United a “results machine” in the b...
Manchester United beat Reading 3-1 for FA Cup
FA Cup, Football

Manchester United beat Reading 3-1 for FA Cup

Manchester United beat Reading, 3-1, and qualified for the last 16 of the FA Cup. Manchester United's intense dominance in the first half, possession of the ball around 80 percent, an unequal duel between the 4th in the Premier League and the 16th in the Championship (second tier), at Old Trafford, the ground of the strongest. On the outsiders' bench, Paul Ince, a former English international midfielder, who played for the Red Devils from 1989 to 1995, a journey that earned him 10 trophies under the command of Alex Ferguson, yesterday on the stand at Theater of Dreams. It is certain that, at the interval, the null prevailed. Rashford still celebrated, in vain, however, because the accurate header he made in the small area ended up not counting due to Weghorst's offside in the genesis ...