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Liverpool –
Manchester United qualified spectacularly to the semi-finals of the English League Cup after beating Everton. Substitution at the last minute is the key.
In the quarter-final match at Goodison Park on Thursday (12/24/2020), MU, despite appearing dominant, struggled to break through Everton’s tight defense.
Even when Everton had only two attempts on goal in 90 minutes, MU was almost frustrated when he failed to score a goal multiple times. Even Edinson Cavani had three golden chances in the first half.
In the second half, when the game got stuck, MU sent Marcus Rashford and Anthony Martial to fine-tune the attack line. Not long enough, Luke Shaw got in in the 85th minute to give speed from the left flank.
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s decision as coach paid off well as Shaw started the attack from the left side in the 88th minute and the ball passed to Martial in the middle of the game.
Seeing Cavani in a better position, Martial made another pass and finished with a curly shot into the right corner of the net. MU broke the deadlock and eventually won 2-0 through Martial’s goal in injury time.
To qualify for the semi-finals of the English League Cup for the 16th time, MU has only lost to Liverpool in this competition, increasing their chances of winning the trophy this season. So thank Solskjaer for making the correct substitutions.
“You never know what is going to happen in football, the first goal always changes everything. As long as we are focused, I know that my substitute will give something on the field, Luke Shaw has the power and the power to stab from the wings so we’re trying to change the direction of the game. “said Solskjaer. BBC Sport.
“We were very good, a great start from the net in the 20-25 minute and we should have been 2-3 goals ahead. Their goalkeeper made some saves and came back before the break. But we played very well in the last 20 minutes.”
“In fact, several times we got stuck, but you always have to be sure that you can find a gap with the speed we have,” concluded Ole Gunnar Solskjaer.
(mrp / crude)
