Manchester United booked a place in the FA Cup semi-finals by eliminating Liverpool 4-3 at Old Trafford after extra time. In a crazy game, the Red Devils found strength where there seemed to be none to fend off the Liverpool team.
Diogo Dalot and Bruno Fernandes were starters for the ‘red devils’, on an ‘old school’ afternoon at Old Trafford, with the Brazilian Antony, first, saving Manchester United from elimination, in the 87th minute, and then with the young Ivorian Amad Diallo, at 120+1, starring in a dramatic and unexpected triumph.
Manchester United thus closed the group of teams in the semi-finals of the FA Cup, joining Chelsea, holders Manchester City and Coventry City, the only representative of the ‘Championship’ and lower levels.
Liverpool responded and turned the score around at Old Traford. First
In the second minute of first-half stoppage time,
In the second half, Liverpool wasted many opportunities to extend the lead. Antony, who had been launched by Ten Hag, took advantage of the Reds’ defense delay in clearing the ball to receive, rotate and shoot,
At 112, Darwin invented in the defensive zone, made a bad pass, taken advantage of by Scott McTominay to isolate
But the best was reserved for the end, at 120 minutes. In a Liverpool corner, Manchester United recovered the ball and launched a two-on-one counterattack. Garnacho released it at the right time for Amad Diallo who shot it into the back of the net,
It was the first goal of the season for the Ivorian, just 21 years old, who ended up being sent off with a second yellow card due to his celebrations.
Meanwhile, Manchester United already know that they will face Coventry City in the ‘semi’ in the fight for a place in the final of the oldest competition in the world.
Chelsea also struggled to beat Leicester City (4-2), but mainly through their own fault, as they reached half-time with a two-goal difference that could have been greater.
At that stage, Cucurrela, at 13 minutes, and Cole Palmer, at 45+1, scored for the Blues, who in the meantime wasted a penalty by Sterling.
In the second half, Disasi, in a completely childish own goal with goalkeeper Robert Sánchez, in the 51st minute, and then Mavididi relaunched the second-tier team, but Chukwuemeka, at 90+2, and Madueke, at 90+7, confirmed Chelsea’s triumph.
Leicester City, who were without Ricardo Pereira, who was injured, played with one less unit after Doyle was sent off in the 73rd minute.
Chelsea and Manchester City will compete in the other semi-final, in a phase scheduled for April 20th and 21st at neutral ground, at Wembley Stadium, in London.
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