DBasia.news – Week 27 of the Premier League between Manchester United against Liverpool at Old Trafford, Sunday (24/2) evening WIB, ended in a draw. Interestingly, there was news that Man United gave special instructions to the goal boy at Old Trafford.
The Manchester United vs Liverpool match has been intense since the first whistle sounded. Both clubs bought and sold attacks.
The high tempo that occurred caused a number of players to collapse. First, Manchester United had to lose Ander Herrera in the 21st minute due to injury. The player was then replaced by Andreas Pereira.
Only four minutes later, Manchester United returned to substitute. This time, Juan Mata was unable to continue the match and was replaced by Jesse Lingard.
Not only Manchester United, Liverpool also experienced the same thing. The Reds pulled Roberto Firmino out to be replaced by Daniel Sturridge in the 31st minute. The injury again became the background for the player’s change.
When the match hasn’t gone to halftime, Manchester United again have lost a player due to injury. The newly entered Jesse Lingard was pulled out and replaced by Alexis Sanchez in the 43rd minute.
According to The Sun report, Manchester United tried to overcome the situation by slowing down the game. The staff spoke with the goal boy to not rush to give the ball to Liverpool players. The Red Devils fear Liverpool will take advantage of the condition by playing fast.
“Manchester United staff walked around the field to talk to each goal boy. They asked the goal boy not to rush to give the ball to Liverpool players when Man United’s players were injured,” said one source who did not want to be named.
Meanwhile, Manchester United manager, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer feels strange with the storm of injury that occured. “I have never seen anything like this before. Three hamstring injuries in the first half,” Solskjaer commented.
Next, Manchester United will visit Crystal Palace’s headquarters in the 28th Premier League match 2018-2019, at Selhurst Park Stadium, Thursday (28/2). At present, Paul Pogba and his mates have slumped to fifth place with 52 points.