Mohamed Salah's penalty gave Manchester United a regrettable draw at home to Liverpool. Despite failing to win two consecutive home games against Liverpool in 21 days, Manchester United continued to be Liverpool's nemesis!
In the quarter-finals of the FA Cup, Manchester United came back from behind to win over Liverpool in extra-time. However, when the media were expecting the win to boost morale, United were followed by a draw with Brentford and a defeat to Chelsea.
Against Chelsea, United were leading until the ninth minute of stoppage time, but Palmer scored twice in the 10th and 11th minutes of stoppage time to help the Blues miraculously complete the comeback.
At home to Liverpool, Manchester United had a rather poor first half, with zero shots on goal in the first half of the Premier League home for the first time in nine years, while Liverpool had 15 shots on goal and a goal from Dias. Despite this, United fans supported Ten Hag and gave him a round of applause after the break.
However, a mistake by Kwanza made a completely different situation. Bruno Fernandes slotted home to equalise for United. Mainou then turned and volleyed home to turn the Reds around.
Aaron Wan-Bissaka brought down Elliott in the box in the late minute to deliver a penalty that Salah converted to help Liverpool equalise and deprive United of a home win over Liverpool.
The inability to win against Liverpool allowed United to continue a series of curses. First of all, Manchester United has not won the last three Premier League games, with 2 draws and 1 loss, and only 1 win, 2 draws and 3 losses in the last 6 Premier League games.
Secondly, Manchester United also extended the winless spell against Liverpool in the Premier League to 3 games, with only 2 draws and 1 loss, and only 1 win, 5 draws and 6 losses in the last 12 games.
Thirdly, United had zero shots on goal in the first half, the first time the Reds had zero shots on goal in the first half at home in the Premier League since they faced Manchester City in October 2015. Fourthly, it was also the first time that United had zero shots on goal in the first half of the Premier League since facing Liverpool in April 2022.
However, the fact that United were able to turn the score back in the first half was a testament to the quality of this team. The goals of Fernandes and Mainou set a number of records for Manchester United.
First, Bruno Fernandes broke United's 267-minute goal drought against Liverpool in the Premier League, whose last time they scored in the Premier League was on 22 August 2022.
Second, Fernandes scored 50 goals in the Premier League, becoming only the third Portuguese player in history to reach this milestone and the sixth non-British player in Manchester United history to score 50 goals in the Premier League.
Thirdly, Mainou became the first 18-year-old to score a goal in the Premier League since Cesc Fabregas in May 2005, and the youngest Manchester United player in history to score a goal in the Premier League.
Fourthly, Manchester United are unbeaten in three games against Liverpool in all competitions this season, winning one and drawing two. After knocking Liverpool out of the FA Cup, United held Liverpool to a league draw that cost them top spot.
In fact, under Ten Hag's tenure, Manchester United have become Liverpool's nemesis, with two wins, two draws and one defeat in five meetings. Unbeaten in 21 days against Liverpool, United have ruined Jurgen Klopp's treble dream.
It is worth mentioning that Manchester United lost to Manchester City twice this season and Arsenal in the first leg, and to a certain extent, Manchester United's different performances against the top three have affected the Premier League title race!