Liverpool 2-2 Man United (Jan 5, 2025) Game Analysis

Amad Diallo struck a late equaliser as Manchester United made a mockery of their current kind to carry Premier League leaders Liverpool to an exhilarating 2-2 draw at Anfield on Sunday.

It regarded as if Ruben Amorim’s United would go house empty-handed regardless of a vastly improved show however Amad swept in a shot within the eightieth minute to earn his facet a degree.

United had gone forward within the 52nd minute when Lisandro Martínez powered house a ferocious shot from a good angle.

However an off-key Liverpool responded seven minutes later with Cody Gakpo curling house a shocking equaliser earlier than Mohamed Salah put the hosts forward from the penalty spot.

After Amad’s leveller, either side had possibilities to win in a frantic finale with United’s Harry Maguire spooning a wonderful probability over the crossbar with the final kick of the sport.

Because the followers made for the exits on a freezing afternoon it was United’s who had been happiest after watching a show that supplied hope of higher issues to come back in 2025.

Liverpool stay accountable for the title race with 46 factors from 19 video games, six forward of Arsenal with a sport in hand as they search to equal United’s 20 English crowns. United moved up a spot to thirteenth with 23 factors.

Primarily based on the present kind and confidence ranges of the 2 groups, lots of the United followers who made the journey on a grim afternoon might need feared a mauling just like March 2023 when a rampant Liverpool put seven objectives previous their archrivals.

United had misplaced 5 of their previous six league video games and relegation had even been aired as a risk.

However Amorim’s facet produced a brave show as they went toe-to-toe with Liverpool.

Luis Díaz fired over for the hosts early on and Alexis Mac Allister was then denied by United goalkeeper André Onana.

Ryan Gravenberch was additionally a whisker away from giving Liverpool the lead with a shot that skimmed off the saturated floor and flew previous the publish.

However United weren’t about to lie down and take their punishment. They breached Liverpool’s excessive line with ease and on one event Diogo Dalot was launched down the left and his cross was inviting for Amad however he mistimed his header.

Rasmus Højlund ought to have performed higher earlier than the break however shot straight at Alisson.

United’s positivity was rewarded quickly after the interval as Trent Alexander-Arnold, poor all sport, gave the ball away and Bruno Fernandes picked out Martinez to lash an unstoppable shot previous Alisson.

Arne Slot’s Liverpool regarded disjointed however hit again in gorgeous vogue as Mac Allister slid a cross to Gakpo down the left and he in the reduction of inside to curve a shot past Onana.

The sport was then turned on its head as Matthijs de Ligt blocked a header along with his arm and after a VAR verify referee Michael Oliver pointed to the spot and Salah did the remaining, beating Onana who dived the proper means.

United weren’t completed although and substitute Alejandro Garnacho crossed low for Diallo to stroke house.