Thanks to Mohamed Salah's late penalty, Liverpool held Manchester United to a draw away from home. As in the first leg, Liverpool have once again shown their old habit of squandering a good chance to score, which could prevent them from winning the Premier League.
Liverpool have only drawn one and lost one against Manchester United twice this season, and the league has been drawn at home, while the FA Cup quarter-finals were reversed in extra-time and lost the chance to win the treble.
Elliott's goal gave Liverpool the lead again in extra-time, but Marcus Rashford and Diallo scored twice in quick succession, with the latter netting the winner in the 121st minute. It is worth mentioning that this is also Liverpool's only defeat in the last 12 games.
Therefore, for Liverpool, visiting Old Trafford again after 21 days is not only a revenge game, but also a game that cannot be lost for Liverpool, who are competing for the Premier League title.
Reflecting on the FA Cup defeat, Klopp said: 'We couldn't control the situation, made mistakes that we never made before and turned the game around. ”
Surprisingly, Liverpool replicated the performance of 21 days ago. In the first half, Liverpool had a full 15 shots on goal while Manchester United had 0 shots on goal. The problem is that Liverpool have only scored 1 goal. After Salah's sweeping shot high, Klopp was furious and kept shouting from the sidelines.
Jurgen Klopp was so angry because Liverpool also squandered chances on a number of occasions when they were leading in the FA Cup. Neville analysed, "Liverpool could easily extend the scoreline, but they were wasting their time. They have squandered chances in the FA Cup on a number of occasions. Carragher also said, "Liverpool should have taken their chances better. ”
Sure enough, Liverpool, who kept wasting their chances, were punished when Kwansa's misplaced pass allowed United to score with their first shot and equalise. Liverpool were almost cornered after Maynoo's goal, but thankfully Anthony Taylor was awarded a penalty and Mohamed Salah equalised for Liverpool.
It is worth highlighting that Liverpool have scored 27 goals in the final 15 minutes of the league this season, at least 11 more than any other team. Meanwhile, with the score behind, Liverpool have 27 points in the league and are the top of any team in the Premier League.
The stats are also good enough for Liverpool, who have had 28 shots on goal in this campaign, a new record for the most shots ever scored in a single Premier League home game. Liverpool have had 62 shots home and away against Manchester United this season, setting a record for the number of shots scored against the same opponent over two legs in a single Premier League season.
The problem is that Liverpool scored only two goals from 62 attempts, and against Manchester United, Liverpool had a whopping 3.59 expected goals but only scored two goals in the end, while Manchester United scored two goals with only 0.65 expected goals! Klopp also said after the game, "If we had taken our chances better, then we could have won." ”
Liverpool have averaged 20.3 shots per game this season, the top of the top five leagues, however, they have only scored 72 goals, below Bayern, Arsenal and Inter.
Jurgen Klopp said after the game that Liverpool had taken one point, not conceded two. However, the two points that Liverpool have dropped may have been the decisive two points in the title race! More importantly, the Liverpool players did not learn their lesson from the two games against Manchester United in 21 days.