In the early morning of April 8, Beijing time, the 32nd round of the English Premier League continued, and Manchester United hosted Liverpool, which is also the famous double red meeting of the Premier League.
But in this season's Double Red Cross, the difference between the two teams is too great. At the end of the last round of the league, Liverpool won 3-1 against Sheffield United. With 7 wins and 1 draw in the last 8 league rounds, Liverpool also returned to the top of the standings with this victory.
But Liverpool, who is worth a total of 920 million, also has hidden worries, and Arsenal won this round first, temporarily climbing to the top of the standings. Manchester City, who are behind them, also won this round and tied Liverpool in points. And, half a month ago, in the quarterfinals of the FA Cup, Liverpool was eliminated by Manchester United.
Manchester United, who is worth a total of 740 million, led 3-2 in the last round, conceded two goals in stoppage time and lost to Chelsea 3-4. Even if Villa draw this round, sixth-placed Manchester United are still 12 points behind Villa.
Less than two minutes into the game, United scored when Fernandes sent in a clever pass that Garnacho cut in at high speed to score a solo goal. However, Garnacho was offside when he received the ball and the goal was invalidated.
Liverpool's attack was similarly quick, with Mohamed Salah's outside instep pass brilliant and Szobosloy hitting the far corner and Onana slotting the ball out with one palm.
As the game progressed, United's weaknesses in the back were exposed, and there were always holes in the team's defence, with Liverpool's attack rising wave after wave.
In the 18th minute, McAllister crossed diagonally to the left, Robertson crossed, and Szobosloy's shot was unfortunately deflected.
After 20 minutes, Liverpool had five shots on goal and Manchester United had zero, which was in line with the superiority and disadvantage of both teams on the pitch.
In the 23rd minute, Liverpool got a corner kick opportunity, Manchester United, who chose to mark the defense, really leaked again, Nunez rubbed forward and back, Dias scored from the back, and the South American double brakes were connected, and Liverpool took the lead.
Four minutes later, United had a great chance when Fernandes Fernandes' free-kick was hoisted into the box, and Casemiro did not choose to shoot, but decided to head the ball, and Rashford and Hojlen couldn't touch the ball when they flanked it.
Throughout the first half, Manchester United, who had won the English top flight 20 times, had zero shots on goal, while Liverpool had 15 shots on goal, missing a lot of good chances.
At the start of the second half, the situation on the pitch changed dramatically, and Liverpool, who kept wasting their chances, paid the price. Kwansa's careless pass was tackled by B Fei, who shot directly with his feet and the ball went over Kelleher's head to equalise.
Liverpool's nightmare continued, and in the 67th minute, Mainou suddenly got up in the box, and the ball crossed a wonderful arc into the corner, and United actually took the lead.
In most cases, the plot of the Double Red Society is full of dramatic tension. In the last 10 minutes of the game, the situation on the pitch changed again.
Wan-Bissaka brought down Elliott in the box and the referee awarded a decisive penalty.
In the 84th minute, Salah's penalty deceived Onana to equalize.
In the end, Liverpool drew 2-2 with Manchester United with a shot of 25-8. After this game, Liverpool moved to 71 points, tied with Arsenal, but temporarily ranked second due to the disadvantage of goal difference, and Manchester City was third with a one-point difference.