Manchester United ended Liverpool’s quest for a quadruple of trophies in Jurgen Klopp’s closing season after Amad Diallo’s winner edged an exhilarating FA Cup quarter-final 4-3 after extra-time. The Ivorian winger was despatched off for a second reserving after taking his shirt off in celebration on the finish of a chaotic 120 minutes that stored United’s probabilities of ending the season with silverware alive. Twice Erik ten Hag’s males needed to stage late comebacks to achieve the final 4. Two objectives in three minutes from Alexis Mac Allister and Mohamed Salah in direction of the tip of the primary half swung the sport in Liverpool’s favour after Scott McTominay opened the scoring.
Antony‘s first purpose at Outdated Trafford for greater than a 12 months stored United alive to ship the sport into extra-time.
Liverpool edged in entrance as soon as once more when Harvey Elliott’s deflected shot discovered the underside nook.
However Marcus Rashford, who had missed a wonderful likelihood to win the tie deep into damage time, made amends by drilling residence to make it 3-3.
Diallo then scored simply his second ever United purpose in added time of extra-time on the finish of a breakneck counter-attack from a Liverpool nook, led by the spectacular Alejandro Garnacho.
United path Liverpool by 17 factors within the Premier League and having made an early exit from each the Champions League and League Cup, the strain was on Ten Hag if he’s to stay in cost for a 3rd season.
The house workforce began like a facet who knew their season relied on victory as they flew out of the traps and received their reward.
Garnacho’s effort was saved by Caoimhin Kelleher however solely looped up for McTominay to blast residence his ninth purpose of the season.
Liverpool have had a much more intense schedule in latest weeks than United as they continue to be in three competitions, having already lifted the League Cup final month.
Klopp’s males took half an hour to awake from their slumber, however as soon as they did have been far simpler within the closing third.
The guests turned the tie round within the dying embers of the primary half as Mac Allister’s deflected strike had an excessive amount of energy for Andre Onana.
Three minutes later, Liverpool led as Salah struck as soon as extra in opposition to his favoured opponents.
United pleaded in useless for a foul on Bruno Fernandes by Joe Gomez and Salah was left with a easy activity to knock in his thirteenth purpose in 14 video games in opposition to United after Onana parried Darwin Nunez‘s preliminary effort.
Liverpool loved way more management of the sport after the break however they have been additionally responsible of not taking their possibilities to kill the sport off.
Onana stored his facet within the recreation by parrying efforts from Dominik Szoboszlai and a piledriver from Nunez.
United have been blunt and missing concepts going ahead as they chased the sport till Antony grew to become an unlikely hero.
The Brazilian had scored simply as soon as in his earlier 38 video games however confirmed no signal of a insecurity as he spun and fired into the far nook three minutes from time.
Liverpool practically responded instantly as Elliott’s miscued cross got here again off the put up.
On the different finish, Rashford ought to have accomplished the comeback as, after taking an excellent first contact to cushion the ball into his path, he slotted broad with simply Kelleher to beat.
A frenetic encounter continued to rage from end-to-end in extra-time as Elliott’s deflected effort regarded set to once more put Liverpool into the final 4.
However United didn’t lie down as Rashford was extra lethal when handed a second likelihood after Nunez gave the ball away deep inside his personal half.
And as Liverpool sensed the prospect to win it type a nook on the demise, Garnacho broke clear and timed his go to Diallo to perfection earlier than he fired in off the far put up.
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