Amad Diallo’s winner after extra time sealed a thrilling FA Cup quarter-final win 4-3 as Manchester United ended Liverpool’s final season under Jurgen Klopp The pursuit of the quadruple crown. The Ivory Coast winger took off his shirt to celebrate at the end of a chaotic 120 minutes but was shown a second yellow card, giving United the chance to end the season with a trophy. Erik ten Hag’s side twice had to pull off last-minute comebacks to reach the last four. Alexis McAllister and Mohamed Salah scored two goals in three minutes at the end of the first half, with the game swinging in Liverpool’s favor after Scott McTominay opened the scoring.
Anthony’s first goal at Old Trafford in more than a year kept United alive and sent the game into extra time.
Liverpool took the lead again when Harvey Elliott’s deflected shot hit the bottom corner.
But Marcus Rashford, who missed a great chance to win the game in stoppage time, eventually tied the score at 3-3.
Diallo then scored his second United goal in extra-time stoppage time following a counter-attack from a Liverpool corner led by the impressive Alejandro Garnacho.
United are 17 points behind Liverpool in the Premier League and have suffered early exits from both the Champions League and Carabao Cup, and Ten Hag will be under pressure if he wants to continue for a third season in charge.
The home team started off like a team that knew their season depended on winning, and they flew out of the trap and were rewarded.
Garnacho’s shot was saved by Cowichan Kelleher but McTominay scored his ninth goal of the season.
Liverpool’s schedule in recent weeks has been much tighter than United’s, as they already lifted the League Cup last month and still have three games to play.
It took Klopp’s side half an hour to wake from their slumber, but once they did, they were far more efficient in the final third.
The visitors turned the score around in the final embers of the first half when Mike Allister’s deflected shot was too powerful for Andre Onana.
Liverpool took the lead three minutes later when Salah struck again at his favored rivals.
United plead in vain for Joe Gomez’s foul on Bruno Fernandes and Salah was left with a simple task after Onana parried Darwin Nunez’s initial shot. That was his 13th goal in 14 games against Manchester United.
Liverpool had much greater control of the game after the break, but they were guilty of not taking their chances to kill the game off.
Onana retained his place in the match by blocking piledriver efforts from Dominik Szoboszlai and Nunes.
United were blunt and lacking ideas going forward in their pursuit of the game until Anthony emerged as an unlikely hero.
The Brazilian, who had scored just once in 38 games, showed no sign of lack of confidence when he turned and fired into the far corner with three minutes to go.
Liverpool responded almost immediately when Elliott’s misplaced cross bounced off the post.
At the other end, Rashford should have completed the counterattack as he cushioned the ball into his path with his first touch before pushing it wide, leaving only Kelleher to beat.
In extra time, a tight contest continued to rage from start to finish, with Elliott’s shot deflected wide and Liverpool looking set to reach the last four again.
But United did not rest there, and Rashford proved even more lethal when given a second chance after Nunez passed the ball deep inside his own half.
When Liverpool sensed a chance of victory from the dying corner, Ganaccio broke through and timed his pass to Diallo perfectly before firing in from the far post.
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