Manchester United v Liverpool Live Commentary & Result, 12/07/2022, Club Friendlies

That's all for today, goodbye!

United's pre-season tour continues in Australia, where they will play Melbourne Victory on Friday. Liverpool travel to Singapore next, and they face another Premier League side in Crystal Palace on Friday.

Erik ten Hag's first match in charge of United ends in a 4-0 win over Liverpool in a pre-season friendly. His side were 3-0 up at the break; Sancho broke the deadlock early on before Fred doubled the lead with a lovely chip from outside the box. Martial added the third from close range. It was a much quieter second half, with lots of changes from both sides, and it was Pellistri that finished things off with a cool finish in the 76th minute.

90' + 3' FULL-TIME: MANCHESTER UNITED 4-0 LIVERPOOL.

90' + 2' BLOCK! Salah almost pulls one back with the last kick of the game! Robertson's chipped cross misses everyone in the middle, but Salah is unmarked at the far post. He tries to poke it in, but Wan-Bissaka slides in to make an important block.

90' Liverpool are still pushing for a late goal with Robertson whipping a dangerous cross in from the left. It's just too high for Nunez at the far post though and Telles hooks it away.

88' OFF THE POST! Salah squeezes a curling shot between the two United defenders in front of him which thumps off the outside of the far post and bounces back into the box. Nunez reacts quickly but fires his shot high over the bar from close range.

86' CHANCE! Liverpool are looking to make a strong finish to this game with Alexander-Arnold driving down the right. He pulls it back to Keita on the edge of the box, and he blazes his first-time shot into the stands.

84' Salah is tripped just outside the box and Alexander-Arnold steps up to take the resulting free-kick. Bailly jumps to block it in the wall and then has to receive treatment. He's okay to carry on.

82' Nunez links up well with Salah down the right before the Egyptian switches it out to Thiago. He tries to cushion it down for Hill, but Bailly gets in the way again.

80' Malacia debates having a shot from range but chooses to tee up Elanga on the edge of the box instead. He drags it away from Van Dijk before curling a wild effort towards goal which flies high over the bar.

78' Liverpool are back to keeping possession and patiently working it out from the back. They're struggling to keep it when they get out of their own half though, and United look comfortable.

A. Diallo

Assist

76' Diallo peeled away to the right and just checked back to get away from Konate to play it back to Pellistri.

F. Pellistri

Goal

76' PELLISTRI SCORES! Bailly cut out Konate's throughball into the box and set United on a lightning-quick counter by sliding in Pellistri. He plays a clever one-two with Diallo and coolly slots it past Adrian when he gets it back. 4-0 United!

74' A rare break for United sees Iqbal lift a great ball over the top to Elanga. Van Dijk tries to take it away from him, but he gets away and knocks it past Adrian before toppling over the keeper as the offside flag goes up.

72' It's all Liverpool at the moment and Robertson has space to run into down the left. He chooses to curl in an early cross instead, but Wan-Bissaka gets a touch to help it into Heaton's gloves.

70' GOOD SAVE! Wan-Bissaka runs straight into Hill, who nicks it off him and switches play out to Nunez on the right. He chests it down before volleying a good cross into the six-yard box, but Heaton pushes it away.

T. Heaton

David de Gea

68' De Gea is the latest player to go off, with Heaton coming on to replace him.

66' A long ball over the top from Thiago is being chased down by Nunez, but De Gea just beats him to it. The Liverpool fans are claiming the keeper carried it out of his box, but the referee blows for a foul against Nunez.

64' Liverpool are still dominating here, but it's not quite working for them when they get into the final third. Fabinho tries to slide it through to Salah, but they're not on the same wavelength and Malacia cuts it out.

A. Oxlade-Chamberlain

62' And Hill is brought on in place of Oxlade-Chamberlain.

T. Alexander-Arnold

M. Frauendorf

62' Frauendorf is replaced by Alexander-Arnold.

A. Robertson

K. Tsimikas

62' Robertson comes on for Tsimikas.

D. Núñez

B. Clark

62' Nunez comes on to make his Liverpool debut in place of Clark.

N. Keïta

Stefan Bajčetić

62' Bajcetic is taken off for Keita.

Thiago Alcântara

J. Milner

61' Milner makes way for Thiago.

I. Konaté

J. Matip

61' Matip goes off for Konate.

Fabinho

L. Clarkson

61' Fabinho comes on to replace Clarkson.

V. van Dijk

R. Williams

61' Williams is also making way for Van Dijk.

Mohamed Salah

C. Jones

61' Salah, fresh from signing his new Liverpool contract, is the first to be brought on for Jones.

60' Klopp is readying another round of changes, but it'll have to wait until after United's free-kick. Telles steps up, but it's neither a shot or a cross in the end and it bounces harmlessly out of play.

58' Liverpool win another corner after Jones' cross is blocked by Wan-Bissaka. Milner slips as he takes it, but Savage slices at the clearance. He gets lucky with the bounce as it misses Frauendorf and he has a second chance to get it away.

56' Milner's corner is cleared by Van de Beek, but he only gets it as far as Oxlade-Chamberlain. He drives down the right and tries to whip a cross in, but Malacia blocks this one.

54' United are finding it hard to get out of their own half when they do win back possession due to Liverpool's high press. Telles is caught on the ball by Clarkson, but luckily for the defender, the referee gives a foul United's way.

52' Liverpool are moving the ball around quickly and Jones almost catches United out with a clever reverse ball into Clarkson. Bailly reads it well though and steps in to cut it out.

50' Adrian spots Oxlade-Chamberlain peeling off the back of Telles and tries to get him in behind. The defender clears it and Clark latches onto the rebound, but he can't pick out a team-mate with his cross.

48' Liverpool are enjoying more of the possession at the start of the second half as Bajcetic tries to switch play out to Jones on the left. It's too high for him though and it bounces harmlessly out of play.

46' United get us back underway for the second half!

A. Diallo

A. Martial

46' And Diallo is on in Martial's place.

F. Pellistri

J. Sancho

46' Pellistri comes on for Sancho.

Zidane Iqbal

S. McTominay

46' McTominay goes off for Iqbal.

C. Savage

Fred

46' Savage is on in place of Fred.

D. van de Beek

Bruno Fernandes

46' Van de Beek replaces Fernandes.

A. Wan-Bissaka

Diogo Dalot

46' Dalot is taken off for Wan-Bissaka.

Alex Telles

V. Lindelöf

46' Telles is on to replace Lindelof.

E. Bailly

R. Varane

46' Bailly is on for Varane.

T. Malacia

L. Shaw

46' Malacia comes on to make his United debut in place of Shaw.

A. Elanga

M. Rashford

46' And there are a lot of changes for United before the second half. Rashford goes off for Elanga.

Adrián

Alisson

46' There's a change for Liverpool at the break. Alisson is taken off and replaced by Adrian.

Ten Hag will be pleased with what he's seen in his first match so far, but it's expected that he'll make wholesale changes at half-time. Klopp has already changed all of his outfield players but is likely to make more alterations. His side has created some good chances, but without a clinical edge so far.

United take a 3-0 lead over Liverpool into half-time. Sancho opened the scoring with a low drive into the bottom corner early on before Fred doubled their advantage with a lovely chip over everyone into the bottom corner. Just three minutes later, Martial made it 3-0, firing his shot into the roof of the net. Carvalho and Dalot both hit the woodwork, with De Gea also making a few good saves to keep Liverpool out.

45' + 3' HALF-TIME: MANCHESTER UNITED 3-0 LIVERPOOL.

45' + 1' Into the first of two added minutes here, and Dalot picks Jones' pocket in midfield. He threads it through to Martial in the box, but he takes one touch too many and Matip clears the danger.

44' United just can't get out of their own half at the moment. They're dropping deep into their shape to block Liverpool's way into the box.

42' Clarkson links up well with Tsimikas down the left and another low cross goes into United's box. Jones helps it towards goal, but it's straight into De Gea's gloves.

40' Tsimikas fizzes a dangerous cross into the box and it causes a bit of confusion among the United defenders. Clark is close to getting on the end of it but it's just behind him.

38' Those changes have worked well for Liverpool so far, with the Reds moving upfield much quicker than before. Jones skips away from Dalot down the left, but can't pick out a team-mate.

36' OFF THE POST! United are really upping the pressure now as Dalot bursts down the right and cuts into the box. It looked like he was crossing it, but it flies over Allison's head and smacks off the bar.

J. Milner

Fábio Carvalho

34' Milner comes on for Carvalho.

A. Martial

Goal

33' MARTIAL SCORES! And just like that, it's 3-0! Williams' first involvement since coming on sees him lose the ball to Martial and he turns and runs into the box. Alisson comes off his line, but the Frenchman fires it over him into the roof of the net.

M. Frauendorf

I. Mabaya

32' And Frauendorf replaces Mabaya.

Stefan Bajčetić

H. Elliott

32' And lastly, Bajcetic is on for Elliott.

B. Clark

Roberto Firmino

32' Clark comes on to replace Firmino.

A. Oxlade-Chamberlain

T. Morton

32' Morton's game is over, with Oxlade-Chamberlain on for him.

L. Clarkson

J. Henderson

32' Henderson makes way for Clarkson.

C. Jones

L. Díaz

32' Jones is being brought on in place of Diaz.

R. Williams

J. Gomez

32' Gomez is taken off for Williams.

K. Tsimikas

L. Chambers

32' Chambers is also making way, with Tsimikas on for him.

J. Matip

N. Phillips

32' Klopp is making a lot of changes following that second United goal. Phillips is the first to go off, with Matip replacing him.

Fred

Goal

30' FRED SCORES! And it's a great goal! Martial couldn't sort his feet out quickly enough to have a shot in the box and it pinballs around before Phillips pokes it away. Fred is hovering in the D, and he lifts a lovely chip over the crowd of defenders in front of him and into the back of the net. 2-0 United!

28' Sancho slides it through to Fernandes down the right and he swings an early cross into the box. Alisson rushes off his line and stretches to punch it away from Martial.

26' Sancho touches it through to Fernandes, who manages to curl a good cross into the box after losing his balance. McTominay brings it down but then fires his shot straight at Alisson.

24' BLOCK! Phillips misses his clearance and Sancho quickly latches onto it, and he pulls back a good cross to Rashford. He takes the shot first time, but scuffs at it, and Mabaya sticks out a leg to block it.

22' Liverpool are starting to up the pressure again in search of an equaliser and Mabaya surges down the right. He takes it to the byline, but his cross is blocked by Shaw.

20' Rashford peels off the back of Phillips this time, and Fernandes tries to switch it out to him on the left. The defender recovers well though, scrambling back to clear his lines.

18' OFF THE POST! It's absolute chaos in United's box as Chambers sees two shots blocked by Dalot. United can't clear their lines and Carvalho chests it down before firing his low shot off the inside of the post. Diaz follows in but misses the ball as he tries to volley it.

17' CHANCE! United win back possession in midfield again, and Fred threads it through to Rashford, who is in space on the left of the box. He hits a low, hard shot towards the near post, but hits the side netting.

16' Dalot goes long down the right and Martial nudges Gomez out of the way to get on the end of it. He sets himself for a cross, but the foul goes against him.

14' Liverpool try to break quickly on the counter again, with Henderson sliding it down the right for Carvalho to chase. It's too close to De Gea though and the keeper clears his lines.

J. Sancho

Goal

12' SANCHO SCORES! United work it well from left to right and Fernandes has space to clip a cross into the far post. Mabaya can't get enough on the clearance and it bounces to Sancho, who takes a touch before hitting it past Alisson into the bottom corner. 1-0 United!

10' DE GEA! Gomez pushes carries the ball out from the back before picking out Diaz in space down the left. He loses Dalot as he cuts inside and curls a shot towards the far post which De Gea stretches to push away. Gomez drills his effort wide from the resulting corner.

8' GOOD SAVE! Morton makes a good run down the left and he drills a dangerous low ball towards the far post. De Gea gets down to drag it away with a strong hand.

6' McTominay lifts it out to Sancho on the right and he wrongfoots Chambers as he cuts inside, but he can't pick out Fred with his cross. Diaz breaks quickly on the counter but is cut out by Dalot.

4' Mabaya makes a driving run down the right and breezes past Shaw to take it to the byline in the box. He fizzes a dangerous low cross into the six-yard box and De Gea sticks out a leg to get it away from his goal.

2' Liverpool are enjoying all of the early possession here as they patiently work it out from the back, but they haven't been able to get into the final third just yet.

1' Morton gets the game underway for Liverpool!

The teams are out on the pitch, with kick-off just moments away!

Liverpool have won the last three meetings with United in all competitions.

Jurgen Klopp goes for a blend of experience and youth here today. Alisson, Gomez, Henderson and Firmino all start, with youngsters Mabaya and Chambers making their first senior starts. Carvalho makes his Liverpool debut, but fellow new signing, Nunez, starts on the bench.

It's a fairly familiar line-up for United, one that's not too dissimilar from the one that played their final game of last season under Ralf Rangnick. Ten Hag doesn't start new signing, Malacia, who is on the bench. Martial is given the chance to lead the line through the middle. Club captain Harry Maguire misses out with a knock.

LIVERPOOL SUBS: Adrian, Fabian Mrozek, Ben Davies, Fabinho, Virgil van Dijk, Ibrahima Konate, Thiago Alcantara, James Milner, Naby Keita, Mohamed Salah, Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, Curtis Jones, Kostas Tsimikas, Andy Robertson, Darwin Nunez, Joel Matip, Stefan Bajcetic, Rhys Williams, Bobby Clark, Leighton Clarkson, Trent Alexander-Arnold, Sepp van den Berg, James Norris, Thomas Hill, Melkamu Frauendorf.

LIVERPOOL STARTING XI (4-3-3): Alisson; Isaac Mabaya, Nat Phillips, Joe Gomez, Luke Chambers; Harvey Elliott, Jordan Henderson, Tyler Morton; Fabio Carvalho, Roberto Firmino, Luis Diaz.

MANCHESTER UNITED SUBS: Tom Heaton, Eric Bailly, Tyrell Malacia, Amad Diallo, Alex Telles, Facundo Pellistri, Aaron Wan-Bissaka, Donny van de Beek, Anthony Elanga, Ethan Laird, Tahith Chong, Hannibal Mejbri, Charlie Savage, Zidane Iqbal.

MANCHESTER UNITED STARTING XI (4-2-3-1): David de Gea; Diogo Dalot, Victor Lindelof, Raphael Varane, Luke Shaw; Scott McTominay, Fred; Jadon Sancho, Bruno Fernandes, Marcus Rashford; Anthony Martial.

Erik ten Hag is taking charge of United for the first time today as they play the first of six pre-season games before their opening Premier League match against Brighton and Hove Albion at the start of August. They take on rivals Liverpool, who are also starting their pre-season preparations today. This is the first of four friendlies before they travel back to England to take on Manchester City in the Community Shield at the end of this month.

Hello and welcome to live coverage of the pre-season friendly between Manchester United and Liverpool at the Rajamangala National Stadium in Bangkok!

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