Manchester United’s Amad Diallo celebrates after scoring his facet’s second objective towards Liverpool through the English Premier League soccer match on the Anfield stadium in Liverpool, England on Jan. 5.Jon Tremendous/The Related Press
Amad Diallo got here again to hang-out Liverpool with a late equalizer that secured a 2-2 draw for Manchester United towards Premier League chief Liverpool on Sunday.
The ahead turned house Alejandro Garnacho’s cross within the eightieth minute at Anfield after Mohamed Salah’s penalty had wanting like giving Liverpool the win.
Diallo struck on the finish of additional time as United beat Liverpool 4-3 in a dramatic FA Cup conflict final season and hit a Ninetieth-minute winner towards Manchester Metropolis final month.
His objective on Sunday was solely value a degree on this event, however it halted United’s four-game dropping run and prevented fierce rival Liverpool from opening up an eight-point lead on the prime of the standings.
United head coach Ruben Amorim, nevertheless, was nonetheless sad.
“It’s a degree, a deserved level, however it’s only one level, and we should always get mad. Immediately we ought to be actually disenchanted,” he stated.
United led by Lisandro Martinez’s strike within the 52nd, however Cody Gakpo leveled seven minutes later.
Salah fired Liverpool forward from the spot within the seventieth after Matthijs de Ligt dealt with within the field.
The draw noticed United transfer as much as thirteenth within the standings.
Liverpool missed the possibility to open up an eight-point lead on second-place Arsenal, which drew 1-1 with Brighton on Saturday. It’s nonetheless six factors clear on the prime with a recreation in hand.
“Over the entire recreation we created extra possibilities than them; a degree feels prefer it’s one thing to take, however once I watch the sport again I’d hope for extra,” Liverpool head coach Arne Slot stated.
United is with out a win at Anfield since 2016 – a run that spans 9 video games in all competitions. But it surely was a primary level for Ruben Amorim’s staff for the reason that 2-1 win towards Manchester Metropolis on Dec. 15.
It may have been higher for United, with Harry Maguire firing over from shut vary deep into added time.
Liverpool had its possibilities to win as nicely, with Virgil van Dijk firing a header straight at United goalkeeper Andre Onana late on.
With 39 top-flight titles between them, this was the newest assembly between English soccer’s two best groups.
Liverpool has the possibility to equal United’s document complete of 20 league crowns this season and will have taken a firmer maintain on the title race with a win in entrance of its house followers.
However United produced a efficiency that rejected its latest kind, which has even had Amorim admitting his staff may face a relegation battle.
“We’ve been pretty criticized as a result of the place within the desk says all of it,” United captain Bruno Fernandes stated. “I feel it’s a good consequence, each groups performed actually good soccer. However we will’t be glad. I’m actually upset as a result of if we will present this towards Liverpool, why can’t we do that each week?”
Diallo and Rasmus Hojlund had possibilities within the first half earlier than Martinez lashed a left-footed shot into the roof of the web from a slim angle.
Alexis Mac Allister had seen Liverpool’s finest effort within the first half saved by Onana, however the ‘keeper may do nothing to cease Gakpo’s highly effective shot after chopping onto his proper foot within the field.
A VAR assessment led to referee Michael Oliver awarding Liverpool a penalty after the ball struck De Ligt’s arm and Salah fired low to attain his twenty first objective of the season. He has scored 13 objectives towards United – greater than another participant in Premier League historical past.
But it surely wasn’t sufficient to earn Liverpool the win after substitute Garnacho reduce the ball again for Diallo to transform.
“The way in which we conceded the 2 objectives was unacceptable, lazy and careless,” Van Dijk stated. “It shouldn’t occur.”
Late drama
Raul Jimenez scored a penalty within the first minute of second-half stoppage time to salvage a 2-2 draw for Fulham towards Ipswich.
It was Jimenez’s second penalty of the match as Fulham twice got here from a objective down at Craven Cottage.
Relegation-fighting Ipswich went forward by Sam Szmodics within the thirty eighth and Jimenez leveled from the spot within the 69th.
Ipswich went in entrance once more by Liam Delap’s penalty within the 71st and appeared like climbing out of the relegation zone.
However when Jimenez was introduced down by Leif Davis within the field, referee Darren Bond pointed to the spot once more.
Jimenez made no mistake and fired into the highest nook to share the factors.
Fulham is ninth and 6 factors off the highest 4, whereas Ipswich is 18th and under Wolverhampton on objective distinction, having performed a recreation extra.