On Sunday in the English "Premier" league, two more matches of the 16th round took place, which attracted great attention.
At "Old Trafford" stadium, "Manchester United" clashed with the "Liverpool" footballers. Louis van Gaal's coached "Red Devils" defeated England's vice champions with a score 3-0.
The first half started with dangerous attacks from the guests from Liverpool, but in the 12th minute the "Reds" were punished when Antonio Valencia dribbled past two opponents and made a successful pass to Wayne Rooney.
After the goal, "Liverpool" had several chances to equalize, but David De Gea excellently guarded the goal. In the 40th minute, "Man Utd" already had a two-goal advantage when Juan Mata scored with his head, although it was likely there was an offside.
In the second half, Brendan Rodgers' players seemed even more threatening, but neither the team leader Raheem Sterling nor other players could beat D. De Gea, although the Englishman had excellent opportunities.
Nevertheless, in the 71st minute, the hopes of the Liverpool team to at least score a point failed, when after a precise pass from J. Mata, Robin van Persie scored with his shot to put the final nail in the coffin in this game.
After the victory, "Man Utd" remains in third place with 31 points, while "Liverpool" - in ninth.
In other matches, there was no shortage of intrigue, as London's "Tottenham" beat "Swansea" footballers with a score of 2-1. Harry Kane opened the scoring for "Spurs" at the beginning of the match, but Wilfried Bony equalized at the start of the second half. However, in the 89th minute, Christian Eriksen had the final say.
Results:
"Man Utd" 3 - 0 "Liverpool"
12' [1 - 0] W.Rooney
40' [2 - 0] J.Mata
71' [3 - 0] R.van Persie
"Swansea" 1 - 2 "Tottenham"
4' [0 - 1] H.Kane
48' [1 - 1] W.Bony
89' [1 - 2] C.Eriksen
