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Mo Salah Makes History: First Player to Score in 5 Consecutive Matches at Old Trafford

Football — 03/18/2024

Although Liverpool lost bitterly to Man Utd after 120 minutes of dramatic play, striker Mohamed Salah still set an impressive record when facing the home team at Old Trafford. Striker Mohamed Salah continued to show that he is a “fierce” for Man Utd when he scored at Old Trafford in the FA Cup quarter-final between the two teams on the evening of March 17 (Vietnam time).

 

Scott McTominay opened the scoring for home team Man Utd in the 10th minute, but Liverpool created a turning point at the end of the first half with two goals just 3 minutes apart.In the 44th minute, Alexis Mac Allister equalized 1-1 for Liverpool before Mohamed Salah helped the home team take the lead with a goal from close range in the 45+2 minute of injury time.

 

This finish helped Salah become the first player to score in 5 consecutive away matches at Old Trafford, a record that no player has ever achieved when playing at home for the “Red Devils”. The Egyptian striker scored during Liverpool’s away trips to Old Trafford in round 4 of the Premier League and FA Cup in the 2020/21 season.

 

The 31-year-old striker then scored a hat-trick the following season with Liverpool’s memorable 5-0 win and scored a goal in the “Red Brigade’s” 1-2 loss to Man Utd last August.Salah’s latest goal is his 13th goal in all competitions against Man Utd in 14 appearances for Liverpool against the “Red Devils”. This goal also came just a few days after Salah set a record of 7 consecutive seasons scoring over 20 goals for Liverpool, when he hit the net against Sparta Prague in the Europa League arena.

 

Unfortunately, even though Salah scored, Liverpool still lost bitterly to Man Utd in the FA Cup quarterfinals. Man Utd seemed to have lost the match against Liverpool, but striker Antony, who came off the bench, scored in the 87th minute to equalize 2-2 for the home team and send the match into extra time.

Liverpool once again took the lead with Harvey Elliot’s goal in the 105th minute, but Marcus Rashford equalized 3-3 in the 112th minute. It seemed like the two teams would enter a penalty shootout to determine the winner, but young striker Amad Traore scored in the 120+2 minute and brought victory to coach Erik Ten Hag’s team.