For Manchester United fans, it is the hope that kills them. The hope Ole Gunnar Solskjær can find the answers, that the flickers of promise from his tenure can morph into meaningful momentum, that the romance inherent in his appointment can somehow override the problems and the drift at the top of the club.
This was a game in which Liverpool’s superiority was so pronounced for most of the first half and the early part of the second it would have been no surprise had they led by five or six. The intensity of their football coupled with the surgical nature of their incisions were enough to take the breath. It certainly seemed to take that of United and it felt like the latest reality check for Solskjær and his players.
Written by David Hytner at Anfield
This news first appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/football/2020/jan/19/liverpool-manchester-united-premier-league-match-report under the title “Van Dijk and Salah incisions help Liverpool tear open Manchester United”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article.
