MANCHESTER UNITED laid down a marker ahead of tomorrow’s crunch Premier League clash as their U18s thumped bitter rivals Liverpool 9-1.
The Red Devils welcome Jurgen Klopp’s table toppers to Old Trafford and will look to put a dent in their title ambitions.
Man Utd’s U18s beat Liverpool’s kids 9-1 ahead of Sunday’s Premier League game at Old TraffordRex
United have plenty of work to do after suffering a heartbreaking 4-3 defeat against Chelsea on Thursday.
But their kids showed that victory is possible as they thrashed their Liverpool counterparts in Merseyside on Saturday.
James Scanlon opened the scoring in the first minute for United before Ethan Wheatley’s brace made it 3-0.
Ethan Williams then scored for 4-0 before Liverpool pulled one back through Joe Bradshaw.
But United’s youngsters were not about to collapse like the senior side.
Wheatley completed his hat-trick on the hour mark for 5-1, before Scanlon bagged his second of the day.
Sub Gabriele Biancheri made it 7-1 before quickly helping himself to another goal.
And Ashton Missin put the finishing touches on the 9-1 win with a beauty from outside the penalty area.
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However, United fans fear Liverpool will look to get their revenge by besting Erik ten Hag’s first team at the Theatre of Dreams tomorrow.
One said: “United’s senior team will pay for this.”
Another declared: “Now the senior team will have to pay for this.”
One noted: “The senior team will pay on Sunday.”
Another boomed: “The future is bright.”
One added: “They’d wash our first team I’m not even joking.”
Man Utd’s last six meetings with Liverpool
24 Oct 2021 – Man Utd 0-5 Liverpool – The Reds raced into a 4-0 lead by half-time before Mo Salah completed his Old Trafford hat-trick and a frustrated Paul Pogba got sent off for a horror tackle
19 Apr 2022 – Liverpool 4-0 Man Utd – Another comprehensive victory for Jurgen Klopp’s side with goals from Luis Diaz, Mo Salah (two) and Sadio Mane
22 Aug 2022 – Man Utd 2-1 Liverpool – Erik ten Hag’s first Premier League win as United boss came thanks to a superb performance with Jadon Sancho and Marcus Rashford on target
5 Mar 2023 – Liverpool 7-0 Man Utd – A memorable afternoon for Liverpool fans as Cody Gakpo, Darwin Nunez and Mo Salah all got doubles and Bobby Firmino completed the rout
17 Dec 2023 – Liverpool 0-0 Man Utd – The Reds racked up 34 shots but none of them found the net before Diogo Dalot saw red in bizarre fashion
17 Mar 2024 – Man Utd 4-3 Liverpool – This ding-dong of a thrilling FA Cup quarter-final went to extra-time, where Amad Diallo was the hero in the 121st minute
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