Liverpool put on a clinic to beat Manchester United in a pre-season friendly on Saturday night.
Fabio Carvalho, Curtis Jones and Kostas Tsimikas were on the scoresheet for Arne Slot’s rival against the Red Devils, who created plenty of chances but have now entered the Community Shield after a third defeat in five games this summer.
A lively start in an original atmosphere in South Carolina, with enthusiasts unaffected by nightmarish traffic, led to Liverpool’s opener when Carvalho spun Casemiro too smoothly and earned a percentage of luck for his problems when a low shot was deflected.
Man Utd responded well and Marcus Rashford flashed brilliantly, helped by sloppy passes to the back of the Liverpool defence. But two of his attempts narrowly failed and another he parried acrobatically through Caoimhin Kelleher before having to pay for his lack of vanguard.
Mohamed Salah beat Toby Collyer to cross low for Jones’ undeniable finish in the 36th minute, when the Reds doubled their lead with less than a fraction of the number of shots.
Rashford left at half-time, having been an injury doubt before the game, with Scott McTominay among the trio brought in and he appeared to see a first attempt blocked by Tsimikas in the area and a moment deflected by the goalkeeper replacing Vitezslav Jaros .
United had to pay when Salah, in all likelihood offside in a rare game without VAR, threw Conor Bradley in the overlay and Diogo Jota’s shot missed through Andre Onana. Hot on the rebound, Tsimikas scored the 3-0.
Ten Hag will welcome Bruno Fernandes, Lisandro Martínez and new signing Joshua Zirkzee ahead of next weekend’s opener at Wembley after a combined pre-season, which continues for Liverpool when Sevilla and Las Palmas travel to Anfield the following day. complete Slot preparations.
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