Star Marcus Rashford continued to be removed from this match by coach Ruben Amorim, but his teammates fought extremely enthusiastically.
Liverpool also had two notable losses, Joe Gomez and Szoboszlai. Center-back Konate had just recovered from injury and was forced to start this match, while Curtis Jones was chosen to replace Szoboszlai.
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Liverpool created many chances in the first 20 minutes of the match, but Gakpo and Mac Allister both missed.
After escaping defeat, Man United played an open game and also created a series of dangerous opportunities in the last 20 minutes of the half. Most notably, Hojlund’s shot in a one-on-one position with the goalkeeper, but he could not goalkeeper Alisson.