Manchester United won the derby, booked Champions League | OneFootball

On Matchday 35 of the Premier League, Manchester United beat Liverpool 3-2 at Old Trafford and moved into the Champions League spots.

Manchester United started on the front foot and quickly turned their superiority into goals. After 6 minutes, Matheus Cunha opened the scoring with a low shot across goal, and in the 14th minute Benjamin Šeško doubled the lead after a VAR review confirmed there had been no deliberate handball. That opening quarter-hour clearly favored the home side, who from then on managed their advantage well.

Everything changed at the start of the second half. In those first 15 minutes, Manchester United made serious mistakes and Liverpool made them pay. In the 47th minute, Dominik Szoboszlai scored a brilliant goal after a long run and a shot across goal, taking advantage of a very sloppy back pass from Amad Diallo. The equalizer came in the 56th minute, when Cody Gakpo capitalized on a terrible pass out from goalkeeper Lammens, after Alexis Mac Allister won the ball back and Szoboszlai himself provided the assist.

The 2-2 scoreline threw the result of the derby wide open. Liverpool came close to taking the lead from a set piece: in the 67th minute, Lammens made a goal-line save, while in the 71st minute Casemiro won the aerial duel, although his header straight down the middle did not trouble Woodman.

In the 76th minute, Kobbie Mainoo stepped up to become the hero. The midfielder made it 3-2 with a precise shot from the edge of the box, after a good team move ended with a loose ball at the top of the area. Liverpool pushed for an equalizer until the end, but could not find a way through.

With this result, Manchester United reached 64 points, strengthened their hold on third place, and secured their spot in next season’s Champions League with three matches left in the Premier League. Liverpool remain on 58 points and stay in fourth place, at least until Aston Villa play, and will need to pick up points in the coming rounds to seal qualification.

In the next round, Manchester United will visit Sunderland on Saturday, May 9, while on that same day

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