Manchester United and co were meant to leek their wound away at Anfield as they lost 2-0 to Jürgen Klopp’s Liverpool. Having drawn 1-1 in the first meeting between the two, the visitor
thought they would have a say in the match.
But Liverpool made no mistake as caution sponsored by Mohamed Salah in the match build up proved decisive even as the Egyptian scored to settle the contest.
Following this result between the two EPL giants, we take a look at the match statistics from the frenetic contest.
Full statistics
Shot on target
Liverpool – 4
Manchester United – 3
Manchester United got their hand on 3 shot on goal while superiority of Liverpool’s front three endeared them with 4 shot in the instance.
This saw Liverpool score twice as they clinched the win in a sumptuous style.
Shots off target
Liverpool – 6
Manchester United – 4
Liverpool were dominant as they took the match Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s men at home.
The home team were terrific in transition with precision attached to it as they benefited from this to win the match in the process.
This saw Jürgen Klopp and his side culminate 6 shot in the game.
Possession
Liverpool – 55%
Manchester United – 45%
The Reds dominated the midfield as indicated by the match statistics above. They had 55% of the ball as compared to the Red Devils 45% in the entire duration.
This may probably be due to Paul Pogba’s absence even as Mata was brought from the bench instead of from the start.
Corners
Liverpool – 11
Manchester United – 5
Both teams were up against each other as the quest for goals dominated the contest.
Klopp’s men recorded 11 corner-kicks against the Red Devils goal while United had 5 corner against host Liverpool.
This was due to Liverpool intense pressure as they did better than their visitors in the forward lines for sure.
Offsides
Liverpool – 2
Manchester United – 3
The frenetic competition was a standard one at as head logged against each other.
United were guilty of 3 corner-kicks in the game as they sought for the equalizer by any possible means.
However, their opposition Liverpool were calmer as they held a 1-0 advantage for much of the game. This is why Liverpool were caught in an offside position twice compared to United 3 at home.
Fouls
Liverpool – 8
Manchester United – 10
Manchester United and Liverpool exhibited the reality of their rivalry on Super Sunday even as Liverpool legend Jamie Carraqher commends Klopp and his side for a positive performance against the Old Trafford
guns.
18 fouls says it all in terms of physical challenges as the Reds fouled 8 times with Manchester do the same on 10 occasions.
Goal Kicks
Liverpool – 8
Manchester United – 9
Since the match went viral on the pitch both sides mounted pressure on each other as we have got 8 + 9 = 17 goal-kick in total.
Manchester United produced 8 off the Liverpool side in the contest. While Klopp’s side mustered one more as they recorded 9 goal-kicks against Manchester United.
This is in addition to the two goals scored by Van Dijk (Virgil) and Mohamed Salah to the delight of the Liverpool fans at home.
