Without an effective finish, Man United accepted a three-goal loss to compatriot Liverpool in their final friendly match in the United States.

Welcoming back quite a few key players, both Man United and Liverpool deployed what could be considered their strongest current force for their final friendly match in the US.

The appearance of Marcus Rashford in the starting lineup and Antony on the bench more or less reassured Man United fans, somewhat reducing the specter of injury weighing down the “Red Devils” force.

Goalkeeper Kelleher blocked Man United’s attack

Mason Mount had two consecutive opportunities to score for Man United, but Liverpool goalkeeper Caoimhin Kelleher played very well, successfully blocking the confrontations.

On the opposite side of the field, Liverpool took advantage of the first opportunity in the 10th minute to convert it into a goal.

Curtis Jones doubled the gap for Liverpool

Fabio Carvalho received the ball from Diogo Jota and skillfully dribbled past Casemiro and took a shot from inside the penalty area. The ball touched a red-shirted Man United defender and changed direction, leaving goalkeeper Andre Onana with no choice but to go into the net and pick up the ball.

Marcus Rashford did not have any effective shots

Man United also had opportunities for themselves, but Marcus Rashford repeatedly failed to shoot, including being blocked by goalkeeper Kelleher.

Liverpool, meanwhile, took advantage of the opportunity to double the gap in the 36th minute when Mohamed Salah assisted Curtis Jones to score from close range.

Salah plays extremely well in attack on “The Kop”

In the second half, reserve goalkeeper Vitezslav Jaros played equally well as Kelleher, denying many goal shots from Scott McTominay, Casemiro or Ethan Wheatley. Meanwhile, Liverpool scored another goal in the 61st minute thanks to defender Tsimikas.

Kostas Tsimikas scored Liverpool’s third goal

Even after replacing the entire starting lineup, Liverpool still controlled the match while Man United was lazy in finding opportunities to equalize.

Winning the match 3-0, Liverpool won their third match in the first training session of the season under new coach A. Slot. They will return to England to wait for the friendly match with Sevilla on August 11 at Anfield Stadium, while Man United returns ready to play the Community Shield match with Man City at Wembley Stadium on the night of August 10.