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Kobbie Mainoo blamed “little errors” as the explanation why Manchester United had been unable to carry on to their lead towards Liverpool in right this moment’s 2-2 draw.
Heading into the ultimate interval of the sport, United had been profitable 2-1, courtesy of two outrageously good objectives by Mainoo and Bruno Fernandes. However, as has develop into a worrying development in current weeks, Erik ten Hag’s aspect made an unlucky error at a key second, and allowed Liverpool to attract degree.
As Harvey Elliott danced into the United field, Aaron Wan-Bissaka made a lazy slide deal with, nearly inviting the Liverpool winger to fall over his leg. The referee instantly awarded a penalty which Mohammed Salah duly transformed to make the sport 2-2.
It’s the third recreation in eight days the place United have been main within the remaining stage of the sport, solely to concede a late aim and drop factors.
Whereas right this moment’s was not on the extent of the implosion at Chelsea three days in the past nor the last-gasp equaliser by Brentford final weekend, it speaks to a defensive frailty United must eradicate.
Liverpool’s first aim was an identical case of shoddy defending by United, as a flick on from Darwin Nunez at a nook discovered Luis Diaz utterly unmarked within the field who blasted the ball previous Andre Onana.
The area the Colombian worldwide was afforded bordered on felony and Mainoo acknowledged his half in permitting Diaz to run away from him in his post-match interview.
“It was minor, little errors,” Mainoo revealed as the explanation why United failed to come back away with all three factors. “I really feel prefer it was simply little errors, on the ball, off the ball…and that’s what price us.”
United had solely been main because of the 18-year-old starlet within the first place, as he scored his first ever aim at Previous Trafford, towards the membership’s fiercest rivals – and it was an absolute magnificence.
Mainoo acquired the ball on the half flip within the field from Wan-Bissaka, took a contact to open up the angle, earlier than unleashing a wonderfully positioned shot into the highest nook of the Liverpool aim. He described the second after the aim as an “unbelievable feeling” however was fast to level out it didn’t imply a lot with no win.
“On the finish of the day we didn’t stroll away with three factors, so I can’t be too blissful,” the midfielder acknowledged.
It’s a reflective evaluation which speaks to the maturity Mainoo is already demonstrating within the infancy of his Previous Trafford profession, each on and off the pitch.
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