Jürgen Klopp has lost his lead in the Premier League with Liverpool FC after a massive usury of opportunities. The outgoing German star coach’s team at least saved a point in a 2-2 (1-0) wild game against English record champions Manchester United, but had to lose the top spot in the exciting title race to Arsenal FC with national player Kai, who had the same number of points Give up Havertz. Defending champion Manchester City is one point behind in third place.
Mohamed Salah (84th) secured the draw with a penalty kick after Bruno Fernandes (50th) with a goal from 40 meters and Kobbie Mainoo (67th) turned the game around for Man United. Team manager Erik ten Hag’s team seemed to have no chance in the first half, but with generous help from the guests they made a comeback. The Colombian Luis Diaz (23rd) put the Reds, who missed numerous chances in the first half, in the lead.
Then Manchester United strikes back
At half-time the statisticians recorded 15:0 shots on goal in favor of Liverpool. Klopp raged on the sidelines because former Leipzig players Dominik Szoboszlai and Darwin Nunez, among others, missed some of the best opportunities. This is how Man United, who had already eliminated Liverpool in the quarter-finals of the FA Cup in March, actually struck back.
The equalizer by Bruno Fernandes, who finished with strong technical skill after a bad pass from Jarell Quansah and surprised the Reds goalkeeper Caoimhin Kelleher, who was standing well in front of the goal, was the hosts’ first shot at the Liverpool goal. As a result, a very turbulent game developed in which Liverpool could not find order. Instead, Mainoo sent Old Trafford into a frenzy with a remarkable shot from the turn. But Salah countered from the spot after a foul by Aaron Wan-Bissaka.
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“I know a lot of people see this as a two-point loss. As far as I’m concerned, we have one point more than before the game,” Klopp said afterwards on Sky. In the interview with beIN Sports, the German was optimistic again: “It’s not our dream result today, but the race goes on and we’re not out.” Captain Virgil van Dijk, on the other hand, had little to gain from the point win: “It is a shame and feels like a defeat at this point because we let them live through our wasted opportunities.”
City and Arsenal had successfully completed their tasks on Saturday. Manchester’s team under star coach Pep Guardiola turned the game at Crystal Palace to a 4-2 thanks to the outstanding Kevin De Bruyne. Arsenal, quarter-final opponents of record champions Bayern Munich in the Champions League on Tuesday (9 p.m. in the FAZ live ticker for the Champions League and on Prime Video), also won 3-0 (1-0) with the help of a goal from the in-form national player Havertz Brighton & Hove Albion with the sought-after team manager Roberto de Zerbi.
