Man Utd won 4-2 at the "small" Newport County. Liverpool defeated Norwich 5-2 to advance to the 5th round of the FA Cup.
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| After winning against Newport, Man Utd won a ticket to the 5th round of the FA Cup. (Source: The Sun) |
Man Utd beat Newport 4-2
Man Utd played away at Newport, a team playing in League Two (equivalent to the 4th tier in the English football system). Coach Ten Hag can be satisfied with his team's effective attack, scoring 4 goals. However, the "Red Devils" victory still left a mark as they conceded 2 goals.
Coach Ten Hag respects his opponents, he uses his strongest lineup when visiting Rodney Parade.
The away team started smoothly when they took the lead in the 6th minute, Ganarcho passed the ball smoothly from the left for Fernandes to finish on the edge of the penalty area, the ball went low into the left corner of the goal.
Just six minutes after opening the scoring, Man Utd doubled the lead. Dalot passed the ball from the right for Mainoo to execute a right-footed curler from the edge of the penalty area, the ball hit the inside of the post and went into the net.
After scoring two early goals, Man Utd still controlled the match. Newport had very little possession (25% of the time), however, this team had quite a few attacks approaching Bayindir's goal.
In the 36th minute, Morris made a stroke from the right side of the center, sending the ball into the left corner, forcing goalkeeper Bayindir to submit. Indeed, the Man Utd defense and goalkeeper were not at fault for this goal when the home team's midfielder had a brilliant finish.
The goal against Man Utd made Newport players excited. 2 minutes into the second half, Newport surprised everyone by equalizing 2-2, Evans rushed in to score from less than 5 meters away.
Man Utd's defense system in this match performed poorly in the second half, especially the midfield when they could not make long-range interceptions, so the home players had no difficulty creating finishing shots, even equaling Man Utd even though the away team had double the ball control.
However, Man Utd's finishing accuracy was still better. In the 68th minute, Shaw curled the ball with his right foot, hitting the post and bouncing out. The ball accidentally reached Antony's position and the Brazilian midfielder quickly tapped the ball into the empty net. Newport's goalkeeper flew in the situation where Shaw finished and had not yet stood up when Antony kicked the rebound.
Man Utd's 4-2 victory was sealed in the 4th minute of injury time, after Mainoo's unsuccessful shot, the ball was in disarray at the top of the penalty area, Hojlund quickly took the ball and scored, sealing a 4-2 victory for Man Utd.
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| Liverpool are in good form for the 2023/24 season. (Source: Getty Images) |
Liverpool have a streak of 19 consecutive unbeaten matches
Klopp's Liverpool entertained themselves with a resounding victory in the FA Cup fourth round. The Kop defeated Norwich City 5-2 at Anfield to make it 19 consecutive matches without a defeat (W17 D2).
Having dominated the game from the opening whistle, Liverpool took just 16 minutes to take the lead, Jones opening the scoring. Norwich surprisingly equalised just 6 minutes after falling behind, Gibson scoring. However, Liverpool did not take too long to take the lead when Nunez scored in the 28th minute.
The Kop went into the break leading 2-1, victory was firmly in the hands of the home side when Jota made it 3-1 in the 53rd minute, but Liverpool were not done yet. Nine minutes later, a big win was clear for Liverpool after Van Dijk's goal made it 4-1.
Norwich continued to find the net of the home team, Sainz reduced the score to 2-4 in the 69th minute, but the away team had no hope of a comeback. The 5-2 victory for the home team at Anfield was confirmed by Gravenberch in the 5th minute of injury time.
( according to Dan Tri )
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