FFO Prem, Manchester United vs. Liverpool (Wed May 14) Manchester United | Liverpool 3-2-2-1-2 E | 4-2-2-2 P Steve Outten | Graeme Edwards | J_Oblak GK | GK T_Courtois M_De_Ligt DF | DF R_James F_Nacho DF | DF D_Llorente R_Calafiori DF | DF Fran_Garcia P_Porro DM | DF B_Pavard G_Moscardo DM | DM R_Bentancur Gavi MF | DM I_Halifa Y_Asprilla MF | MF M_Kudus R_Sterling AM | MF P_Sarabia K_Adeyemi FW | FW M_Mudryk Luis_Diaz FW | FW R_De_Tomas | K_Keller SUB | SUB S_Bolat Z_Debast SUB | SUB Y_Rakitskyi R_Croasdale SUB | SUB A_Witsel J_Slory SUB | SUB L_Gugganig C_Smith SUB | SUB M_Niang Min. 2 :(mnu) R_Sterling brings it under control ... He takes on B_Pavard ... He gets past him! ... He puts in R_Calafiori! ... R_Calafiori from 20 yards! ... But T_Courtois just gets his fingers to that one Min. 3 :(mnu) P_Porro finds the run of R_Sterling ... R_Sterling with the ball at his feet ... Is he going to have a crack? ... He is, you know... ... It's hit the bar ... It bounces down ... T_Courtois grabs it ... No Goal! ... Boos surround the stadium!! Min. 3 :(mnu) G_Moscardo plays the early ball across the box to find Y_Asprilla in space ... R_Bentancur with an awful challenge ... The Referee refrained from booking him but had words Min. 6 :(mnu) Y_Asprilla brings the ball under control ... He sees a team mate in space! ... He plays the ball in to him! ... R_Sterling gets on the end of the pass ... D_Llorente slides in hard! ... And knocks the ball out for a throw! Min. 9 :(mnu) R_Sterling steps over the ball ... He nutmegs I_Halifa ... That a lovely piece of trickery ... A delicate header from R_Sterling! ... It's wide! ... 9 times out of 10 he would have scored that! Min. 12 :(liv) P_Sarabia takes possession of the ball ... He plays the ball across to M_Mudryk ... Wonderful sliding challenge by F_Nacho ... Nothing gets past him! Min. 15 :(mnu) K_Adeyemi cuts inside B_Pavard ... He worked that well ... K_Adeyemi blasts the ball towards goal! ... He has put it over the bar! ... He looks stunned by that miss! ... He puts his face in his hands! Min. 25 :(liv) M_Mudryk beats R_Calafiori with absolute ease! ... M_Mudryk throws himself at the ball! ... He manages to reach the ball ... But he puts it wide Min. 28 :(liv) M_Kudus holds up the ball ... He plays the ball to R_De_Tomas ... R_Sterling scythes the player down! ... He gets away with that one ... It's just a warning ... FREE KICK! ... This is a good chance! ... He's been working on a top spin dip free kick! ... Will we see it? ... M_Kudus passes to M_Mudryk ... M_Mudryk flicks the header toward the far post! ... J_Oblak gets his fingertips to it Min. 29 :(mnu) Luis_Diaz takes advantage of a defensive mistake ... He runs towards goal ... Cleared by Fran_Garcia Min. 30 :(liv) R_Bentancur is closed down ... He plays a quick pass ... D_Llorente latches onto the ball ... D_Llorente has his eyes on the goal! ... He fires the ball goalward! ... J_Oblak blocks the shot with his legs ... And he gathers it! Min. 32 :(mnu) R_Calafiori takes advantage of a mistake by Fran_Garcia ... He puts in Luis_Diaz! ... P_Sarabia muscles him off the ball ... Looked like a good tackle but the referee has awarded them a free kick ... Is The Referee going to give a penalty? ... He points to the spot! ... PENALTY!! ... K_Adeyemi is the man who takes it ... He tries a cheeky Panenka chip over the keeper ... GOAL!! ... T_Courtois looks embarrassed he dived too early ... That's put Manchester United into the lead! ... Manchester United 1-0 Liverpool... Min. 33 :(mnu) Tactical Change by Manchester United ... Manchester United have changed their playing style to C Min. 33 :(mnu) Tactical Change by Manchester United ... P_Porro will now play as a DF Min. 33 :(mnu) Tactical Change by Manchester United ... R_Sterling will now play as a MF Min. 33 :(liv) Tactical Change by Liverpool ... I_Halifa will now play as a MF Min. 34 :(liv) M_Kudus has plenty of time and space ... P_Porro with a bad challenge ... That looked malicious ... The Referee calls him for a talk ... It's just a warning Min. 36 :(mnu) M_De_Ligt comes up lame after the wicked challenge ... He looks like he will continue Min. 37 :(liv) R_De_Tomas with the dribble ... He skips through the tackle from Gavi ... K_Adeyemi with the tackle ... There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge. ... That was Roy Keane on Alf-Inge Haland levels! ... FREE KICK ... B_Pavard shapes to shoot ... He plays it to R_De_Tomas instead ... R_De_Tomas hits the shot with the outside of the right foot! ... GOAL!! ... What a great finish ... Liverpool are back on level terms now! ... Manchester United 1-1 Liverpool ... Min. 38 :(mnu) Tactical Change by Manchester United ... R_Sterling will now play as a AM Min. 41 :(liv) M_Mudryk flicks the ball through ... R_James runs onto it! ... R_James with a thundering volley! ... That shot never looked like going in Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 3 minutes of injury time. Min. 46 :(mnu) Y_Asprilla finds his way through ... That was sheer effort ... D_Llorente wins the ball with a clear tackle Min. 47 :(mnu) Gavi is too quick for Fran_Garcia ... B_Pavard clears with a diving header Min. 48 :(mnu) Tactical Change by Manchester United ... Manchester United have changed their playing style to P Min. 48 :(liv) P_Sarabia with an intelligent ball to M_Kudus ... R_Sterling with the tackle ... There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge. ... That was Roy Keane on Alf-Inge Haland levels! ... The Referee fumbles about in his pocket! ... YELLOW CARD!! ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Manchester United 1-1 Liverpool Min. 46 :(liv) R_De_Tomas with a real burst of pace ... R_De_Tomas smashed the ball towards the bottom corner! ... It takes a deflection! ... But flies wide of the post! ... CORNER! ... B_Pavard with an inswinging corner into the box ... P_Sarabia swings a leg at it! ... But J_Oblak parries the shot ... The defender manages to scramble the ball away Min. 47 :(liv) M_Mudryk breaks free from R_Calafiori ... R_Calafiori does well to get the tackle in Min. 48 :(liv) M_Mudryk with the header on ... He finds D_Llorente in space ... Superbly timed tackle by R_Calafiori ... He made it look easy Min. 49 :(liv) M_Kudus gets the ball on the wing ... He slides the ball past M_De_Ligt! ... He has some space now! ... M_Kudus with the crafty shot! ... It goes wide! ... He has squandered a golden opportunity Min. 51 :(mnu) P_Porro with a glorious 60-yard pass to Luis_Diaz ... Luis_Diaz hits the shot with the outside of the right foot! ... T_Courtois has it covered ... It takes a bobble! ... T_Courtois is left flat-footed ... It's gone wide!! Min. 52 :(mnu) K_Adeyemi eases past M_Kudus ... K_Adeyemi attempts to nutmeg T_Courtois! ... T_Courtois takes the ball off him ... He was showing off there! Min. 52 :(liv) M_Kudus plays a long ball to Fran_Garcia ... Fran_Garcia hits a great shot! ... J_Oblak with a great save ... He holds onto it as well! Min. 53 :(mnu) Gavi finds P_Porro in acres of space ... Fran_Garcia takes the player down!! ... That's a poor tackle! ... FREE KICK! ... They are lining up to take this one! ... Looks like a set piece from the training ground coming up! ... Luis_Diaz with the outside of his boot ... Terrific shot ... It takes a bounce of the defender ... The deflection takes it just wide ... That's unlucky! ... CORNER! ... Gavi swings the ball in hard and fast with some tremendous top spin! ... The ball comes to P_Porro ... He knocks it goalward ... T_Courtois won't get to that! ... Oooh it goes just over!! Min. 54 :(mnu) Y_Asprilla storms past his marker ... B_Pavard with the lunge!! ... And the whistle goes, that's a foul ... YELLOW CARD!! ... He'll need to be careful from now on Min. 55 :(mnu) G_Moscardo over hits his pass ... He finds Luis_Diaz though ... That was fortunate ... R_James with the tackle ... He came to the rescue there! Min. 55 :(liv) D_Llorente with a slick pass to P_Sarabia ... M_De_Ligt beats him to the ball ... He's such a beast! Min. 58 :(mnu) M_De_Ligt cuts inside Fran_Garcia ... He worked that well ... M_De_Ligt goes for the top corner! ... T_Courtois heads it away ... He was showing off there! Min. 60 :(liv) Substitution by Liverpool ... COMING ON: Y_Rakitskyi ... COMING OFF: I_Halifa Min. 62 :(mnu) Y_Asprilla with an excellent first touch ... He sees a team mate making a run! ... He swings the ball in ... K_Adeyemi gets on the end of the pass ... He is in space! ... K_Adeyemi hits the shot with the outside of the right foot! ... T_Courtois with a fantastic save ... His captain pats him on the back for that one Min. 64 :(mnu) Luis_Diaz plays a great one-two ... He runs towards goal now ... Luis_Diaz hits the ball first time! ... He could have let that bounce ... It's beaten T_Courtois ... It goes wide!! Min. 64 :(liv) Y_Rakitskyi looks up for support ... He spots his team mate making a run now ... He plays it across to his team mate and runs forward now! ... His team mate plays the through ball for him! ... Y_Rakitskyi launches himself head first to connect with the low cross! ... But J_Oblak parries the shot ... The defender manages to scramble the ball away Min. 65 :(mnu) Substitution by Manchester United ... COMING ON: J_Slory ... COMING OFF: Gavi Min. 65 :(mnu) Tactical Change by Manchester United ... Manchester United have changed their playing style to N Min. 65 :(liv) D_Llorente kills the ball dead ... He sees a team mate making a run! ... He swings the ball in ... M_Mudryk gets on the end of the pass ... He is in space! ... M_Mudryk has a dig at goal! ... But he puts it wide ... How did he manage to miss that? Min. 67 :(liv) R_James with the towering header to M_Mudryk ... R_Calafiori intercepts the pass Min. 69 :(mnu) R_Sterling beats Y_Rakitskyi ... It looked like he pushed his marker ... "Play On!" Waves The Referee ... R_James anticipates the pass and cuts it out Min. 71 :(mnu) G_Moscardo cuts in on the inside of the defender ... He gets past him! ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He plays the ball through to Luis_Diaz ... A skilful effort from Luis_Diaz! ... He hits the post ... He follows it up! ... But puts it wide! ... He'll be disappointed with that Min. 71 :(liv) R_James looks to play the ball out wide ... He plays the ball across to Y_Rakitskyi ... M_De_Ligt gathers up the loose ball Min. 75 :(liv) R_James retreats under pressure ... He hoofs the ball upfield ... R_De_Tomas gets on the end of it ... R_De_Tomas has time and space on the edge of the box! ... He shoots towards goal! ... But it goes wide Min. 76 :(liv) D_Llorente looks around for support ... He knocks the ball across to P_Sarabia ... The ball hits M_De_Ligt in the face! ... And goes clear! Min. 77 :(liv) Substitution by Liverpool ... COMING ON: L_Gugganig ... COMING OFF: P_Sarabia Min. 78 :(mnu) Luis_Diaz beats Y_Rakitskyi ... It looked like he pushed his marker ... "Play On!" Waves The Referee ... Luis_Diaz sees T_Courtois off his line! ... It goes wide! ... My grandmother could have scored that!! Min. 79 :(mnu) K_Adeyemi finds himself in a good position ... K_Adeyemi has time and space! ... He shoots towards goal! ... T_Courtois gets his fingertips to it ... He pushes it on to the post ... The defender hoofs the ball to safety Min. 79 :(liv) Y_Rakitskyi flicks it over P_Porro and runs onto it ... He showed great skill and pace there ... Y_Rakitskyi swings in the shot! ... But J_Oblak parries the ball ... It's picked up by the defender, much to the relief of the crowd Min. 83 :(mnu) F_Nacho backtracks with the ball ... He hoofs the ball upfield ... R_Sterling gets on the end of it ... R_Sterling rifles it at the goal! ... T_Courtois gets a hand to it!! ... But he picks up the rebound ... OHHHHHHHH!! ... It's pushed behind! ... CORNER! ... R_Calafiori floats the ball in! ... B_Pavard reads it ... He clears the danger Min. 83 :(liv) Y_Rakitskyi picks up a loose ball ... Y_Rakitskyi shoots towards goal! ... J_Oblak saves it ... He got his body behind the ball there Min. 84 :(mnu) M_De_Ligt with the cross-field pass to Luis_Diaz ... Luis_Diaz with the shot on net! ... T_Courtois is stranded! ... He can't get there in time! ... OH! It drifts just past the post ... Great strike! ... Deserved a goal really Min. 85 :(mnu) Substitution by Manchester United ... COMING ON: C_Smith ... COMING OFF: Luis_Diaz Min. 85 :(liv) L_Gugganig runs down the wing ... He knocks it past the defender into space! ... He cuts the ball back ... M_Kudus latches onto the pass ... He carves out some space ... M_Kudus must beat J_Oblak! ... J_Oblak with a fantastic point blank save ... He gave the striker no chance Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 3 minutes of injury time. Min. 89 :(liv) L_Gugganig cuts through the defence ... L_Gugganig fires off a left-footed snap shot! ... J_Oblak watches it sail wide! ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Old Trafford ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Manchester United Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : K_Adeyemi (Man of the Match) Scorers : K_Adeyemi (32 pen) Sent Off : N/A Booked : R_Sterling (48) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Liverpool Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : R_De_Tomas Scorers : R_De_Tomas (37) Sent Off : N/A Booked : B_Pavard (54) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Manchester United | Liverpool Attempts on Goal : 17 | 16 Off target : 10 | 7 On target : 7 | 9 Possession : 50 | 50 Corners : 2 | 1 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 1 | 1 Subs Used : 2 | 2 Fouls : 9 | 9 Key Tackles : 7 | 7 Key Passes : 10 | 14 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Manchester United 1 - 1 Liverpool ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Player Statistics - Manchester United Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- J_Oblak GK 26 1 1 1 19 | 96 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 22 0 0 0 M_De_Ligt DF 1 24 18 7 28 | 96 0 3 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 39 12 21 F_Nacho DF 1 22 21 15 29 | 96 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 9 0 R_Calafiori DF 1 23 19 11 23 | 96 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 42 0 17 P_Porro DF 1 23 20 16 22 | 96 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 20 11 G_Moscardo DM 1 20 21 13 27 | 96 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 27 0 Gavi MF 1 19 22 18 27 | 68 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Y_Asprilla MF 1 10 22 21 25 | 96 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 0 R_Sterling AM 1 4 22 22 25 | 96 0 0 1 0 3 0 1 0 0 -4 4 12 K_Adeyemi FW 1 6 18 25 25 | 96 0 0 0 0 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 23 Luis_Diaz FW 1 6 16 24 22 | 88 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 K_Keller GK 21 1 1 1 25 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Z_Debast DF 1 20 17 11 28 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 R_Croasdale MF 1 13 15 8 23 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_Slory MF 1 6 18 17 26 | 28 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 C_Smith FW 1 7 14 15 16 | 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Player Statistics - Liverpool Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- T_Courtois GK 26 1 1 1 15 | 96 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 0 0 0 R_James DF 1 23 19 9 25 | 96 0 2 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 28 33 18 D_Llorente DF 1 22 19 7 26 | 96 0 2 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 30 33 21 Fran_Garcia DF 1 21 18 5 25 | 96 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 16 0 23 B_Pavard DF 1 22 18 8 26 | 96 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 26 12 -4 R_Bentancur DM 1 21 22 10 32 | 96 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 I_Halifa MF 1 17 18 14 30 | 63 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M_Kudus MF 1 5 21 21 22 | 96 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 18 13 P_Sarabia MF 1 5 20 20 25 | 80 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 20 8 M_Mudryk FW 1 10 19 23 21 | 96 0 0 2 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 22 13 R_De_Tomas FW 1 3 17 25 25 | 96 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 16 S_Bolat GK 21 1 1 1 22 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Y_Rakitskyi DF 1 19 13 12 29 | 33 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 48 A_Witsel MF 1 13 17 8 31 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 L_Gugganig MF 1 11 14 2 21 | 16 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 16 25 M_Niang FW 1 7 12 18 27 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1747241418 Produced from ESMS+ V3.40