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1¹ GOAL!! After a patient build-up COMAN drove a low shot past BENÍTEZ. (1-0 Liverpool) 4¹ A corner bobbled toward KOUNDÉ who nodded the ball wide. 21¹ A looping shot from SALAH was blocked by NEUER. 24¹ DIEGO CARLOS cautioned for a high challenge on KOUNDÉ. 27¹ A fine dribble was ended by a good save by the oncoming 'keeper. 28¹ GOAL!! On the right wing RODRYGO collected a defender's clearance and hit it across the box for COMAN to slide it into the back of the net. (2-0 Liverpool) 31¹ BRANDT booked. 33¹ A mix up in the Liverpool defence enabled POLITANO to hammer the ball over the bar. 35¹ OSIMHEN hit a looping shot wide from thirty yards out. 37¹ COMAN rattled an easy chance past the far post. 39¹ A drive from TONEY seemed a certain goal but the 'keeper managed to palm the ball away. 41¹ UPAMECANO was put clear by AÏT-NOURI and he turned BENÍTEZ but glanced his shot wide. 44¹ GOAL!! A Liverpool counter-attack allowed MESSI to setup COMAN with a simple goal. (3-0 Liverpool) 46¹ A free-kick from AKANJI went inches wide. 46¹ GOAL!! POLITANO waltzed forward, glanced up and slammed a shot into the Liverpool net. (3-1 Liverpool) 0² A pin-point pass bobbled toward TONEY and his left foot shot floated narrowly over. 7² SALAH played the ball to POLITANO who turned it inches over. 8² COMAN dribbled away from BRANDT and stabbed a poor shot over. 9² A neatly crafted pass from OSIMHEN was hit goalbound by FABIÁN only for the 'keeper to block. 12² UPAMECANO beat two Manchester United players and fired a shot wide. 20² The bemused 'keeper was a mere bystander as a backpass from DIEGO CARLOS fell just wide. 26² OSIMHEN shot over. 27² GOAL!! The Liverpool 'keeper got into difficulty with a backpass from MARQUINHOS and BRANDT managed to roll the ball into the back of the net. (3-2 Liverpool) 33² A cross from MARCOS LLORENTE left OSIMHEN in lots of space but he fluffed his shot. 40² MARCOS LLORENTE made space on the right and knocked the ball to OSIMHEN who touched the ball wide. 42² FABIÁN beat SALAH and drilled the ball to OSIMHEN who fumbled his effort wide.

Liverpool   League position: 1 Home league form: WXXW Overall league form: LWOXXLXW Formation: 4-3-3

Line-ups (c)Manuel NEUER 7  1 6½ Walter BENÍTEZ Jules KOUNDÉ 7½ 2 6½ Manuel AKANJI Rayan AÏT-NOURI 7½ 3 7½ Ferland MENDY FABIÁN Ruiz 7½ 4 7  Lorenzo PELLEGRINI MARQUINHOS 7  5 6½ Antonio RÜDIGER Dayot UPAMECANO 6½ 6 6½ DIEGO CARLOS Santos RODRYGO Silva 7½ 7 7  Mohamed SALAH(c) Kingsley COMAN 6½ 8 7  Matteo POLITANO (p)Victor OSIMHEN 6½ 9 7½ Ivan TONEY(p) (f)MARCOS LLORENTE Moreno 6½ 10 6  Julian BRANDT(f) Lionel MESSI 6  11 7  Mehdi TAREMI Hugh G Rection Manager Ady LIPPIATT Mason GREENWOOD    12    PEPÊ Unai SIMÓN    13    Jordan LOTOMBA Gianluca MANCINI    14    Youri BAAS Anthony GORDON    15    OTAVIO Edmilson Wesley FOFANA    16    SERGI ROBERTO Carnicer

Manchester United   League position: 9 Away league form: LLWL Overall league form: LLLLOWLL Formation: 4-3-3

Statistics

Liverpool 3 Manchester United 2 (Half-time: 3-1, Attendance: 55,182, Stadium: Anfield, Referee: Francesco Arena 6) Coman 1¹, Coman 28¹, Coman 44¹ Scorers Substitutions Sent off Bookings Corners Fouls Offsides Shots on Shots off Total shots Shots saved Possession Politano 46¹, Brandt 27²           Diego Carlos 24¹, Brandt 31¹ 0 3 17 11 3 4 4 5 11 4 15 9 1 3 47% 53% ¶ Man of the match: Fabián Ruiz ¶