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It was all the way down to the wire on Sunday night as Manchester United pulled off a nail-biting 4-3 comeback win over Liverpool in additional time of their FA Cup quarter-final conflict.
Whereas Man United appeared weak on the again on quite a few events, permitting Liverpool to seize a 2-1 lead by scoring twice in three minutes, their attacking efficiency greater than made up for his or her defensive flaws.
Regardless of being on the again foot for many of the match, United strengthened steadily all through the match, exhibiting their peak resilience because the match went into extra-time following a 2-2 draw after 90 minutes. On the forefront of United’s comeback was Marcus Rashford.
Rashford has endured a torrid season so far, unable to copy his positive kind from final season. This was evident on the finish of the second half when he went one-on-one with the keeper after receiving a well-placed lob from Christian Eriksen. In what ought to have been a transparent match-winning alternative, Rashford’s shot went extensive, with the winger hitting the bottom in despair after realising the grave error he made.
In additional time, Rashford made an virtually equivalent mistake two minutes from half-time. In one other one-on-one, he despatched the ball previous the far publish. This time, nonetheless, he could be relieved to see that he was flagged for offside.
Within the second half of additional time, Rashford made up for all of his errors when he acquired a ball from Scott McTominay contained in the field. He drilled the ball previous the keeper into the online, drawing United 3-3 degree and offering the platform for Amad Diallo to attain the winner within the remaining minute of the match.
All through the 120-minute conflict, the winger accomplished 25 of his 28 passes for a formidable passing accuracy of 89%. He additionally offered 5 key passes, proving to be an essential element in United’s assault.
Rashford’s defensive actions left lots to be desired, nonetheless, with the winger solely finishing a single deal with. As compared, late substitute Amad Diallo made three tackles, exhibiting that Rashford lacked in defensive help.
The England worldwide was concerned in 5 floor duels, profitable two, whereas profitable one among two aerial duels.
Rashford was one among United’s most concerned gamers within the attacking buildup, taking 4 photographs, with two on course. Nonetheless, he struggled to point out high quality on the ball, failing to finish his two tried dribbles.
Finally, it was a topsy-turvy efficiency from Rashford. Whereas his passing was stable and he remained extremely concerned in United’s attacking build-ups, he was substandard when it got here to supporting his defence and exhibiting high quality on the ball. His two misses from shut vary are additionally troublesome to disregard.
Nonetheless, he managed to excel the place it counted, handing United an important objective that enabled them to guide their place within the FA Cup semi-finals and hold their hopes for silverware alive this season.
(Stats by way of Sofascore)
