Manchester United welcomed Liverpool at Old Trafford earlier today as they looked to secure a win at home in the Premier League. The Red Devils made a dream start to the game and scored the opening goal in the sixth minute when Matheus Cunha found the back of the net. Benjamin Sesko got his name on the scoresheet in the 14th minute as the Mancunian club went into the half-time break 2-0 up on the scoreline.
Dominik Szoboszlai got a goal back for the visitors in the 47th minute before Cody Gakpo equalised for the Reds in the 56th minute. Kobbie Mainoo ended up scoring the winning goal for Man United in the 77th minute. The match ended with the Red Devils securing an impressive 3-2 win at Old Trafford.
Let’s take a look at how each Man United player fared during the clash against the Reds.
GK: Senne Lammens – 5.5/10
Lammens made two solid saves during the game but made a costly error in the second half.
RB: Diogo Dalot – 6.5/10
He performed his defensive duties well and was a strong presence in the air.
CB: Harry Maguire – 6.5/10
Maguire gave a good account of himself on the defensive end of the pitch.
CB: Ayden Heaven – 6.5/10
He cleared the danger when he could and put in a solid performance this afternoon.
LB: Luke Shaw – 7.5/10
Shaw earned the ball back multiple times and didn’t put in a foot wrong defensively.
CM: Casemiro – 7.5/10
He was a positive influence at both ends of the field.
CM: Kobbie Mainoo – 7.5/10
Mainoo caught the eye at times and did well to score the winning goal in the 77th minute.
RW: Matheus Cunha – 7.5/10
He caused a lot of problems for his marker and was responsible for scoring the opener in the sixth minute.
CAM: Bruno Fernandes – 7/10
Fernandes engineered a few inviting chances for others around him, but there was no assist for him.
LW: Bryan Mbeumo – 7/10
He was a constant menace in the final third and was unfortunate to hit the post.
ST: Benjamin Sesko – 7.5/10
Sesko caused some headaches for the Liverpool centre-backs and did enough to score in the 14th minute from point-blank range.
Substitutes:
RW: Amad Diallo – 5/10
He made one good chance in the final third and was guilty of making a poor error at the back.
LW: Patrick Dorgu – 6/10
Dorgu made one decent run with the ball.
ST: Joshua Zirkzee – N/A
CB: Leny Yoro – N/A
