At 14:30 Lithuanian time, an intriguing match of the 30th round took place in the English "Premier" league.
At "Old Trafford" stadium, a historic duel between two rivals - "Manchester United" hosted "Liverpool". Early goals by the "Red Devils" led to a victory of 2-1.
In the first half, Jose Mourinho's team started much stronger. In the 14th minute, the first goal of the match was scored - after a pass from Romelu Lukaku towards the penalty area, Marcus Rashford raced past Trent Alexander-Arnold and scored a great goal to put the hosts ahead.
After conceding the goal, "Liverpool" seemed a bit unsettled and struggled to create any dangerous chances against the hosts.
In the 24th minute, "Man Utd" punished their opponents once again for their mistakes - a careless play in the penalty area allowed M. Rashford to score a second goal and increase the lead to two.
During the remaining time of the first half, the visitors from Liverpool failed to equalize, while "Man Utd" had more dangerous opportunities.
The battle continued into the second half, which was much more intense. Jurgen Klopp's team looked more dangerous in the opponent's half, but the hosts defended almost flawlessly.
The intrigue returned in the 66th minute when defender Eric Bailly scored an own goal after a sharp pass from Sadio Mane.
"Liverpool" felt that they could still turn the game around, but the solid defense of "Man Utd" did not allow the opponents to have any easy chances. In the end, no more goals were scored, and "Man Utd" celebrated an important 2-1 victory.
After the win, "Man Utd" strengthened their position in the battle for second place, while "Liverpool" increased their lead to 5 points. The "Reds" could potentially give up third place to the "Tottenham" team after this round.
Result:
"Man Utd" 2 - 1 "Liverpool"
14' [1-0] M. Rashford
24' [2-0] M. Rashford
66' [2-1] E. Bailly (own goal)
League table:
