Liverpool wrapped up their US tour with a powerful 3-0 victory over Man United and a efficiency that showcased but extra of what Arne Slot has been implementing.
Liverpool 3-0 Man United
Pre-season pleasant (3)
Williams-Brice Stadium; Columbia, South Carolina
August 3, 2024
Objectives
Carvalho 10′ (help: Jota)
Jones 36′ (help: Salah)
Tsimikas 61′
With Slot not eager to take any dangers over a fatigued Dominik Szoboszlai, Slot made two modifications to the group that beat Arsenal 2-1.
The Hungarian’s place as one of many two extra deep-lying midfielders was taken by Ryan Gravenberch, enjoying his first minutes of pre-season, whereas the opposite returning worldwide, Ibrahima Konate, changed Sepp van den Berg.
The Reds, sporting their new “night time forest” equipment, took the lead after simply 10 minutes when Fabio Carvalho confirmed nice talent to deceive Casemiro then shoot, along with his weaker left foot, throughout aim into the underside nook.
With the ball zipping across the pitch after a biblical rainstorm, Man United gained a foothold within the recreation, placing Konate underneath strain because the Frenchman struggled to stand up to hurry in possession.
Erik ten Hag’s group spurned probabilities, a theme that may proceed all through the sport, and allowed Liverpool to interrupt dangerously – Mo Salah and Harvey Elliott had been the chief perpetrators.
Liverpool scored their second because of Salah’s mesmerising management on the proper, that earned him house to cross precisely into the trail of Curtis Jones who couldn’t miss.
Half time: Liverpool 2-0 Man United
- Carvalho and Jones present Reds at medical greatest
- Konate and Gravenberch comes straight again into the group
- Elliott once more impresses because the attacking midfielder
- Liverpool conceding loads of probabilities however goalkeepers are nice
Conor Bradley was a relentless menace on Liverpool’s proper, and his link-up play with Salah and Elliott was Liverpool’s most potent type of assault till Slot’s substitutions got here simply after the hour-mark.
Man United didn’t go wanting probabilities and their efficiency deserved a aim, in all honesty. Nevertheless, the Reds’ goalkeepers, Caoimhin Kelleher and Vitezslav Jaros, once more proved their pre-season sharpness, appearing authoritatively as Liverpool’s final line of defence.
Their excellence allowed Liverpool to stay comfy of their lead and Kostas Tsimikas added to their two-goal benefit simply earlier than exiting the pitch, tapping in a rebound following an incredible transfer shaped from Salah and Bradley’s link-up play.
Total, Slot might be happy with the efficiency, although there have been actually moments of uncertainty in defence.
The sport was one other instance of simply how good Liverpool will be once they click on in assault, and it actually indicated we’re in for an thrilling season of soccer.
The 2 sides face off once more for actual within the Premier League in 29 days at Previous Trafford.
Liverpool now return to Merseyside, with two friendlies towards La Liga sides Sevilla and Las Palmas at Anfield subsequent Sunday.
TIA Man of the Match: Bradley
Attendance: 77,559
Liverpool: Kelleher (Jaros 46′); Bradley (Stephenson 72′), Quansah (Phillips 65′), Konate (Van den Berg 46′), Tsimikas (Chambers 65′); Jones (Nyoni 60′), Gravenberch (Bajcetic 65′), Elliott (Morton 65′); Salah (Doak 65′), Carvalho (Endo 65′), Jota (Blair 65′)
Man United: Onana; Wan-Bissaka (Scanlon 83′), Evans (Fish 46′, Oyedele 73′), Lindelof (Bennett 46′), Amass (Murray 73′); Casemiro, Collyer (Eriksen 62′); Diallo (Antony 62′), Mount (Wheatley 62′), Rashford (McTominay 46′); Sancho (Mather 73′)
Subs not used: Heaton, Vitek, Mejbri, Fletcher
Subsequent Match: Sevilla – Pleasant (Anfield, Sunday, August 11)
