As Manchester United defender Diogo Dalot celebrates his 25th birthday we look back at his superb strike at Bramall Lane earlier this season, which secured all three points against Sheffield United.
United secured only their second success in the clubs’ last seven meetings on an early goal from Scott McTominway, late equaliser at 2:2 from Antony then extra-time strikes from Marcus Rashford and Amad Diallo. Manager Erik ten Hag and his men will thus face second-tier Coventry in next month’s semi-finals on April 20 or 21 at Wembley.
Liverpool had only themselves to blame after commanding almost all the second half then taking an extra-time lead through Harvey Elliott. They won the League Cup and are still among the favourites to win the Premier League and the Europa League but risk being undermined mentally by this shattering defeat against such bitter rivals.
The stage was set in the first half when McTominay’s opening goal was trumped just before halftime by two Liverpool goals in three minutes from Alexis Mac Allister and Mohamed Salah. Darwin Nunez had played a central role in setting up both goals and Liverpool went on to dominate after the interval They should have run away with the match but instead, allowed United manager Ten Hag to find an answer with the 71st-minute substitution of Rasmus Hojlund by Antony.
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