Without any effective finishing, Man United accepted a 3-0 defeat against fellow countrymen Liverpool in the final friendly match in the US.
Welcoming back many key players, both Man United and Liverpool sent out what can be considered their strongest squads for the final friendly match of both sides in the US.
The appearance of Marcus Rashford in the starting lineup and Antony on the bench somewhat reassured Man United fans, reducing the fear of injuries weighing down the “Red Devils”.
Goalkeeper Kelleher blocks Man United’s attack
Mason Mount had two consecutive scoring opportunities for Man United but Liverpool goalkeeper Caoimhin Kelleher played very well, successfully blocking the one-on-one shots.
On the opposite side of the field, Liverpool took full advantage of the first opportunity in the 10th minute to convert it into a goal.
Curtis Jones doubled Liverpool’s lead
Fabio Carvalho received the ball from Diogo Jota and skillfully dribbled past Casemiro before firing a shot into the box. The ball hit a red Man United defender and changed direction, leaving goalkeeper Andre Onana with no choice but to retrieve the ball from the net.
Marcus Rashford had no effective shots
Man United also had their chances but Marcus Rashford continuously failed to finish, even being blocked by goalkeeper Kelleher.
Liverpool meanwhile took advantage of the opportunity to double the gap in the 36th minute when Mohamed Salah created a pass for Curtis Jones to score from close range.
Salah plays extremely well in the attack of “The Kop”
In the second half, reserve goalkeeper Vitezslav Jaros played as well as Kelleher, denying many shots on goal from Scott McTominay, Casemiro and Ethan Wheatley. Meanwhile, Liverpool scored another goal in the 61st minute thanks to defender Tsimikas.
Kostas Tsimikas scores Liverpool’s third
Even after changing the entire starting lineup, Liverpool still controlled the game while Man United were lazy in finding opportunities to equalize.
With a 3-0 win, Liverpool have won all three matches in the first training session of the season under new coach A. Slot. They will return to England to play a friendly match against Sevilla on August 11 at Anfield, while Man United will return to prepare to play the Community Shield match against Man City at Wembley on the night of August 10.