Alejandro Garnacho’s Manchester United eliminated Alexis Mac Allister’s Liverpool from the FA Cup

Manchester Unitedwith Alejandro Garnacho among the headlines, eliminated its regional and historical rival Liverpool (2-2; 4-3 in extra time), which featured Alexis MacAllisterin the quarterfinals of the FA Cupthis Sunday at Old Trafford, at the end of an exciting duel, with multiple alternatives and a decisive goal from Amad Diallo.

The 21-year-old Ivorian striker, who had entered the game shortly before, offered qualification for the semi-finals to Manchester United in the throes of a high-intensity match (120+1), where each of the two teams was close to being knocked out. After taking off his shirt to celebrate that goal, Diallo received a second yellow card which meant he had to go to the locker room before his teammates.

Manchester Unitedsixth in the Premier Leaguetook another step towards the final of the oldest club competition in the world, which offers its champion a ticket to the Europa League. This defeat means for Liverpool the end of the title poker dream, although he is still in the race to conquer the premier (2nd) and the Europa League (quarters), after having already achieved the English League Cup.

Manchester United ended as it began

“Congratulations to United, they also fought very hard,” the German coach declared with sportsmanship. Jurgen Klopp. Manchester United He started more in tune and his dominance was concretized with a goal from the Scotsman Scott McTominayattentive to take advantage of a rejection by the goalkeeper Caoimhin Kelleher (10) after the Argentine shot Alejandro Garnacho.

But Liverpool He once again brought out his mental strength to overcome and turned the situation around three minutes before halftime. The Argentine midfielder Alexis MacAllisterwith his right hand passing the Uruguayan Darwin Nunezscored 1-1 (44′) and the Egyptian star appeared Mohamed Salah (45+2) to score his 21st goal this season and turn history around.

Liverpool He wasted a counterattack in the 79th minute and paid dearly for it with Brazilian striker Antony’s equalizer (87) on the turn inside the area. Manchester United could have prevented the game from going to extra time, but Marcus Rashford failed after a great pass Christian Eriksen (90+4).

Alejandro Garnacho led the counterattack of the classification

Already in the extra time, Liverpool He took the lead again thanks to a shot from Harvey Elliott diverted by Eriksen (105). It was then Manchester United the fact that he threw all the meat on the grill to come back with goals from Rashford (112) and Diallo (120+1), a player who until this Sunday had only played one hour in total with the Red Devilsassisted by Alejandro Garnachodriver of that lethal counterattack.

“We have a team for the future. There are players who are developing very well like Diallo, Alejandro Garnacho, Kobbie Mainoo,” declared the Dutch United coach. Erik ten Hag. He Manchester United will face for a place in the final with the coventrythe last survivor of the English second division.

FA CUP: Chelsea also got a ticket

The semi-final draw held this Sunday brought about a stellar duel between the current champion Manchester Citywhich had eliminated on Saturday the Newcastle (2-0), and the Chelseawho defeated 4-2 this Sunday at Leicester at Stamford Bridge. At the end of the 90 regulation minutes, the result was still 2-2, despite the fact that the London team managed to dominate the scoreboard 2-0.

The Argentine coach Mauricio Pochettino was whistled when he replaced Mykhailo Mudryk (78), but he was his substitute Carney Chukwuemeka who managed to break the tie in added time (90+2, 3-2), before another great goal from Noni Madueke (90+8, 4-2) for the victory of Chelsea.

The dispute of FA Cup mutilated a 29th date of the Premier League in which four games were played over the weekend, only one of them on Sunday, the 1-1 draw between West Ham and Aston Villa.