English Premier League: Man U beats Liverpool 3-1 in a star match

As predicted Louis van Gaal Manchester United thrashed Liverpool Football Club 3-1 on Saturday giving the Red Devil 3 points to remain in the second position in the Barclays Premier League table. The Lords of Old Trafford are still 5points behind the table leaders, Manchester City.

Louis van Gaal’s victory over Brendan Rodgers, Liverpool’s Manager started at about 49 minutes into the encounter when Dailey Blind put the ball into the net for Man U some minutes to half-time.  Ander Herrera added another one at the 70^th minute followed by the new signup and the highest paid teenager in the profession football, Antonio Martial.

The Red tried to redeem their misfortune but the match was already skewed against with three goals down making Benteke’s goal at the 83.48 minutes inconsequential.

The Red Devils followed with a devastating shot from the new signup and the highest paid teenager in profession football, Antonio Martial at 85.43

The match watched by 75,347 capacity spectators was refereed by Michael Oliver.

Match Statistics

Ball Possession

Man U, 56%                           Liverpool  46%

Manchester United

• 01 de Gea
• 36 Darmian Booked
• 12 Smalling
• 17 Blind
• 23 Shaw
• 16 Carrick (Schneiderlin - 72' )
• 31 Schweinsteiger
• 08 Mata (Martial - 65' )
• 21 Herrera
• 07 Depay (Young - 45' )
• 27 Fellaini

Substitutes

• 05 Rojo
• 09 Martial
• 18 Young
• 20 Romero
• 25 A Valencia
• 28 Schneiderlin
• 33 McNair 

Liverpool

• 22 Mignolet
• 02 Clyne Booked
• 37 Skrtel
• 06 Lovren
• 12 Gomez
• 07 Milner Booked
• 21 Lucas (Moreno - 88' )
• 23 Can
• 11 Firmino (Ibe - 65' )
• 09 Benteke
• 28 Ings (Origi - 74' )

Substitutes

• 04 K Touré
• 17 Sakho
• 18 Moreno
• 27 Origi
• 33 Ibe
• 34 Bogdan
• 46 Rossiter

Shots

Man U             Liverpool FC

9                                  8

On target

3                                    4

Corners

4                                  4

Fouls

6                                  11

Other matches played on Saturday results are:

Arsenal           2                      Everton           0

Crystal           0                      Man City         1

Palace

Everton          3                      Chelsea           1

Norwich         3                      Bournemouth  1

Watford          1                       Swansea         0

West Brom     0                      Southampton 0

Barclays League Table Upgraded

No movement in the league was recorded on Saturday 

Position	Team	Played	Goal Difference	Points
1	Man City	5	11	15
2	Man Utd	5	3	10
3	Arsenal	5	2	10
4	Crystal Palace	5	2	9
5	Everton	5	3	8
6	Leicester	4	3	8
7	Swansea	5	2	8
8	Norwich	5	-1	7
9	Liverpool	5	-3	7
10	West Ham	4	3	6
11	Southampton	5	0	6
12	Watford	5	-1	6
13	West Brom	5	-3	5
14	Aston Villa	4	-1	4
15	Bournemouth	5	-3	4
16	Chelsea	5	-5	4
17	Tottenham	4	-1	3
18	Newcastle	4	-3	2
19	Sunderland	4	-4	2
20	Stoke	5	-4	2