THE SUMMARY

Liverpool came out on the pitch with a convincing attitude at the start of the first half, displaying strong and dominant play in front of the Stretford End goal. Despite Trent Alexander-Arnold’s goal being disallowed, Slot’s men never let up on their intensity, which led them to a key result.

After half an hour of play, Díaz surprised Manchester on the left to open the scoring, while he managed to emerge on the right and extend the team’s lead five minutes later. Unstoppable.

At the start of the second half, Salah took advantage of a defensive lapse to score the third goal and seal the game ahead of time, beating a totally disconnected and imprecise Manchester United team that rarely found its place on the pitch.

Without a doubt, this is another huge blow for Erik ten Hag’s team, who will have to work hard to get back on their feet for what is to come, taking into account the large number of matches they will play in the coming weeks.

In the second half, Fabian Hürzeler’s team returned to the field with a more offensive attitude to try to make the most of their home advantage and complicate things for their opponents at a key moment in the afternoon.

Despite the home side’s clear dominance, which had created two good chances at the start, Manchester United did not give up and equalised at Brighton’s best moment. In the 60th minute, Amad broke through on the right, fooled two defenders and took a powerful shot to break the mark, putting the hope of a comeback on the table.

However, just when it seemed that the match would end in a draw, João Pedro caught the visiting defence off guard and did not hesitate when facing André Onana, who ended up being beaten by a perfect header in the 95th minute of play. Believe it or not.

Undoubtedly, an unexpected result for ten Hag’s men, who suffered greatly against an opponent who had just won thrashing games in their debut.