Hello and welcome to LIVE updates of what should be the Premier League clash between Manchester United and Liverpool at Old Trafford. However, the pre-match countdown has descended into a bit of chaos following the disruption of protests from United supporters in response to the ESL and the club’s owners. Kick off was due for 16.30 BST, but there have been serious doubts raised as to whether the game will even go ahead at this point. We'll keep you posted as the story continues to develop.
Premier League / Matchday 34
Old Trafford / 13.05.2021
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- B. Fernandes(10')
- M. Rashford(68')
- Diogo Jota(34')
- R. Firmino(45+3', 47')
- M. Salah(90')
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Updated 13/05/2021 at 21:28 GMT
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Liverpool have seen a couple of decent crosses come to nothing. Apart from that, it's been all United. Not what Klopp is hoping to see tonight given the importance of the top-four chase.
19'
It's early days, but as it stands, United would guarantee second spot. Liverpool would stay sixth but would be seven points off Chelsea in fourth with just the one game in hand.
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VIDEO: United take the lead!
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That's a huge early blow for the Merseysiders. They haven't exactly been under lots of pressure but they have looked shaky at the back.
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GOAL! United have a gift! Wan Bissaka overlaps and feeds Fernandes with a cut back. His outside of the foot shot lacks real venom but Phillips gets in the way and diverts it into the other corner.
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B. Fernandes
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Alisson was fortunate against Southampton with that type of mistake. Liverpool need to avoid giving United any gifts.
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CLOSE! Alisson is far too casual with his distribution and passes it straight to Cavani. The forward is almost caught by surprise and fails to fire his shot from 18 yards on target. That's a let off for the visitors.
4'
Liverpool appeal for a penalty as Firmino's cutback hits Bailly on the arm. It was via a ricochet and the referee waves away the protests.
3'
It'll be interesting to see how Rhys Williams copes this evening. He struggled in the FA Cup clash back in late January.
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League H2H at Old Trafford: Liverpool 16 wins, United 43 wins, 28 draws /// Overall: Liverpool 57 wins, United 68 wins, 50 draws.
1st Half
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KICK OFF! United get the 207th meeting in all competitions and the 176th in the league underway.
20.10
Major event incoming. Man United v Liverpool is just moments away.
20.05
DID YOU KNOW? Mohamed Salah is aiming to become the first Liverpool player to score away to Man United in two separate games within the same season, since Harry Chambers 100 years ago.
20.00
A nice touch from Liverpool in memory of Jordan Banks. RIP little man.
19.55
Nemanja Matic: “Playing every second day is not easy, we don't have enough time to prepare our game in the best way. We'll try to recover as soon as possible and be ready for the Liverpool game. It's not easy and it's not usual - normally it's every three days - but we have to be ready, be fresh because, as you know, [Liverpool is] the most important game for our supporters.“
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19.50
Virgil Van Dijk gave an update on his fitness in a chat with the club website this week. Here’s a snippet of what he had to say: “We all know how the season has gone – and we’re not happy with how it’s gone. It’s been frustrating for all of us, for all the Liverpool fans. With everything that is going on in the world and in the football world as well, personally it has been a very tough year, but I am looking forward to next season.”
19.45
Some congratulatory words re Man City from both managers. We'll continue to try and focus on the football unless something significant breaks. The players are going through the pre-match routines now while there are still fans protesting outside the ground.
19.40
Solskjaer: “If you want to take up the challenge with them (Man City) we need to strengthen our squad. We want to take the next step and it might be that we need a couple more to strengthen the squad."
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Solskjaer congratulates Man' City on title win