Manchester United and Liverpool played out an all-time great FA Cup tie at Old Trafford on Sunday evening.
Seven goals, three extra-time goals, four lead changes, and a 121st-minute winner in front of a raucous Stretford End. Sunday’s game had absolutely everything that we know and love about the beautiful game.
Here’s everything we learned from the dramatic FA Cup quarter-final clash.
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A lot was expected from Amad Diallo when he returned from his hyper successful spell on loan at Sunderland – in which he inspired the Black Cats to the brink of promotion. Fast forward eight months, and you wouldn’t have been remiss for forgetting Amad was even on the books at Manchester United.
A serious knee injury ultimately scuppered the wide forward’s ascension into the Red Devils first team in the first half of the 2023/24 season, and since returning to full fitness, Amad hasn’t really had a look-in thanks to the impressive form of Alejandro Garnacho.
On Sunday, however, Amad was finally given a chance to show what he’s capable of at Old Trafford by being afforded 35 minutes of football in Man Utd’s biggest game of the season so far. And boy, oh boy, did he deliver.
The Ivorian scored the most important goal of the Erik ten Hag era, firing home in the 121st minute of the game to earn a famous 4-3 win for his side.
Expect his minutes to sky-rocket in the coming weeks.
In the 2023 summer transfer window Moises Caicedo cost Chelsea £115m, and Alexis Mac Allister cost Liverpool £35m.
Having seen both footballers play for their new clubs, it’s fair to say that that doesn’t make a whole lot of sense.
While Caicedo has been a rather dramatic (traumatic for Chelsea fans) flop, Mac Allister has been a genuine superstar since rocking up at Anfield.
Having slotted in as a de facto number six earlier in the season, the Argentine has finally been given the chance to play further up the park in recent weeks and he’s thoroughly excelled in this role. On Sunday he was once again Liverpool’s most effective creative force, teeing up his teammates for four chances and scoring a goal of his…
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