MANCHESTER UNITED STUNS LIVERPOOL IN A DRAMATIC COME BACK IN THE FA CUP QUARTER FINAL CLASH, ZOOMS INTO THE SEMI - FINALS.
By Olopade Sakiru
The Old Trafford was agog on Sunday night as Manchester United made a dramatic come back in the FA Cup quarter final tie to snatch a 4--3 extra - time triumph against bitter rivals, Liverpool.
The encounter lived to its billing, with Erik Ten Hag's men starting the game excellently, forcing Liverpool on the defensive.
It took the Red Devils 10th minute to register the first goal through Scott Mc Tominay. However, before the break, Liverpool seized the initiative from the United, restoring the parity in the 44th minute through Allister while Mohammed Salah put his side in the driving seat after catching up on a rebounce to slot the ball into the back of the net.
At the resumption of the second half, Manchester United continued to push for the equalizer but had to wait until 87th minute when Anthony's curling strike hit the bottom right corner of the net for the much sought equalizer.
The seven-goal thriller FA Cup tie dragged into extra time, with Jurgen Klopp's men through Harvey Elliot registered the third goal for the Red in the 105th , however, the lead was short lived as Marcus Rashford was on hand to equalize for the Red Devils.
The substitute Amad Diallo became the hero of the day as he fired into the net in the 120+1 minute after dispossessing Harvey Elliot on the halfway, kick starting a counter attack which eventually led to the winning goal to silence the 9,000 traveling Liverpool fans at the match venue.
In a twist of fate, Amad, the scorer of the winning goal was sent off after a second yellow for taking off his shirt in celebration.
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