00:00There are games that matter, and then there are derbies, when the importance of winning is taken to the next level.
00:09One fixture on the list always stands out above all others, and this is the one.
00:16All the action coming your way here on EA TV.
00:23A warm welcome to the Theatre of Dreams, which could be realised or shattered today,
00:28because only winning matters when it's Manchester United versus Liverpool.
00:31I'm Guy Mobley, with Sue Smith alongside me. Sue, there's always an extra tingle when these two meet.
00:37It really is, and this is a huge game. Just listen to the noise in here.
00:41The most successful clubs in English football going up against each other always makes it an exciting one.
00:46This could go either way.
00:48Number eight, Bruno Fernandes.
00:52And number 19, Brian Maglumbo.
00:57And...
01:02I'll try to answer one.
01:02See the news.
01:07And...
01:09And...
01:11Here's how Manchester United line up.
01:37Lissandra Martinez starts alongside Harry Maguire as the centre-backs and they'll play with a lone striker up front.
01:53This is the Liverpool starting line-up.
01:56Alisson is in goal.
01:57Virgil van Dijk plays alongside Ibrahima Kanate as centre-backs.
02:01Florian Virch plays with Mohamed Salah in the wide positions.
02:05And the man tasked with leading the line is Ugo Ekitike.
02:17And it's Manchester United to get the game kicked off.
02:20Moving forward well.
02:30The chance to cross here.
02:31Surely now.
02:33And it's there.
02:35The opening goal on Derby Day sparks delirium.
02:39Here we can see it again.
02:55And this is really good strength.
02:57He uses his body well.
02:59And once he gets a yard, he finishes it nicely.
03:02Really good composure.
03:03Liverpool find themselves behind as they get the game restarted.
03:25And the forward progress continues.
03:49Virch.
03:50Really nicely played.
03:58What can they do with this now?
04:00Deflection takes it out.
04:01Throw in.
04:13And over the touchline it goes.
04:14It'll be a throw in now.
04:15It's back and forth, but nobody's taking charge.
04:22Yeah, it's just scrappy, isn't it?
04:24They're just not on the same wavelength, are they?
04:29No, can they equalise?
04:30Well, he's stepped that out nicely.
04:32A short corner taken.
04:53Terrific bit of blocking.
04:56Keep going, says the referee.
04:58Advantage.
05:00Zalo.
05:00Zalo.
05:02And on to Fernandes.
05:13Bruno Fernandes.
05:15That results in the flag going up for offside.
05:18It's careless, this.
05:19He had other options.
05:21He should have held on to it a bit longer.
05:23Just give your teammate a bit more time.
05:27And now it is time for the booking.
05:29Yeah, good decision, ref.
05:30He had to be booked, didn't he?
05:32Ibrahimovic.
05:41Ibrahimovic.
05:41Ibrahimovic.
05:41Ibrahimovic.
05:42Ryan Gravenberg
05:46Primpont
05:47And it's been cut out
05:51There's the turnover
05:52Wurz
05:56Has to turn them around
06:00And it's not missed by that much
06:02Well that's not far away is it
06:04It's a good effort
06:05They've just got to keep going
06:06And I'm sure they'll get the equaliser
06:08Ryan and Burma
06:22This is looking good
06:27What next
06:28Moving the ball well here
06:34Looking to extend the lead
06:36And it promised so much
06:40But has delivered little
06:41Yeah and I think that was an opportunity
06:43Miss there Guy
06:44Now can't hold on forever
06:58United recovering possession well
07:01Fernandes
07:05And the keeper makes the save
07:08Really we shouldn't have expected anything else
07:10Corner to come then
07:13And an opportunity to extend this lead
07:15And they've got to find reverse gear now
07:30There could be something building for United now
07:41Oh super challenge
07:45He's stopped a certain goal
07:47Yeah I love that tackle
07:48It's a cracking bit of defending
07:50The ref has seen that as a foul
07:52Fernandes
07:56Fernandes
08:12Well now they could spring the trap
08:14Ike Tiki
08:19Lovely set up
08:22Just needs the composure now
08:24Not far away with the final attempt on goal
08:27That was a really quick break
08:29Playing forward with pace
08:31And the movement off the ball
08:32It was so intelligent
08:33So close to finishing it off as well
08:35And Burma
08:42No need to force things
08:44Content to pass it around
08:45Shaw
08:47Plenty of room out wide
08:50For United
08:50Free kick given
08:56This could be dangerous
08:57And the goalkeeper
09:04With his positioning right
09:06And read that nicely
09:07Soboslav
09:11Now with Salah
09:14Jeremy Fringpong
09:17No sign of stopping yet
09:21Well does anybody want to make a challenge here
09:23Players waiting in the centre
09:26Tends to level things
09:30No it's wide
09:32And it never looked a good idea
09:34He's got to do better there
09:35The shot was never on
09:36Just got to get it back into an area
09:38For one of his teammates to attack it
09:40It's a poor decision that
09:42That's out of play
09:50It'll be a throw now
09:51Fernandes
10:00And that's nicely won
10:04To see off the threat
10:05Fernandes
10:17Counter attack coming
10:19Away they go
10:21And that has been flagged for offside
10:28You've got to be more aware of the situation here
10:31Have another touch
10:32Give him time to get back into position
10:34Pass was red
10:45And the ball has changed hands
10:47This could get interesting
10:53We're in here
10:55That really ought to have been scored
10:57Oh you've got to put that away
10:59But it does mean that the game's still in the balance
11:01Ibrahima Kanate
11:16Chance to cross here
11:28Ball lost and the chance gone
11:34And that will do it
11:37For the first half
11:38Here at Old Trafford
11:39And of all the players
11:44Who are watching today
11:45Would you agree that
11:46He'd certainly get good marks so far
11:48Yeah he's had a really productive first half
11:50He'd give his side the lead
11:52With a tidy finish
11:53But it's his all round play
11:54That's been so good too
11:56Hopefully we'll see more of that
11:57In the second half
11:58Away we go then
12:08For the second half
12:09With Liverpool facing the challenge
12:11Of turning this around
12:12Decent looking attack this
12:23And on to McAllister
12:29Gravenbeck
12:33Getting closer
12:37No
12:38Can he equalise
12:39When he tried to place it into the goal
12:41It'll be head down and hit next time
12:43And it's pinched
12:55Reddy's mind there
12:55Hurts
13:06Surely now
13:08Oh it was set up for the shot
13:11But then he went for brute force
13:12When a cool head was needed
13:14Fernandes
13:27Intercepted
13:29Great reading of the game
13:30And that's how to play it through
13:32Up to it
13:33In on goal
13:34Oh really should have scored
13:36Chances don't come much better than that
13:38As you can see
13:41They're creating chances
13:42But just can't make them count
13:44Too many speculative efforts
13:46Or overplaying in the final third
13:48It's far from over
13:49But they'll have to be better
13:50In front of goal
13:51Vermo
14:07The defence quick to snatch it back
14:15Yeah they brought it back well there
14:17Primpong
14:23And on to Gravenbeck
14:26That's a lovely ball
14:28There might be something building now
14:30Winning the ball back
14:37And in a promising position
14:38Sobosla
14:41That's a good pass
14:44And it must be
14:49Oh you don't want to lose it there
14:53Still under threat here
14:55And the goalkeeper has got it back in his grasp
14:58Well he's certainly relieved he could gather that
15:00But what a brilliant initial save
15:02Bruno Fernandes
15:10Diogo Dalot
15:16And they might be in
15:21Oh good defending
15:23Just when it was looking threatening
15:25A huge press now
15:37Liverpool have it back now
15:39Played in with that
15:45Oh chance
15:47They've got another
15:48And he's got another
15:50Two for the game
15:51Well this is all about the press from the front
16:01They go as a team
16:03Make it so difficult for the defence to get out
16:05And once they win it back
16:07They're so clinical
16:08It's a lovely goal
16:09And the game restarts
16:20With the score
16:21Two nil
16:22Mohamed Salah
16:24We've got 20 to go in this one
16:29It's there
16:35Hope restored
16:36They're back in this game
16:38Well here's the goal again
16:46What a ball this is
16:47Good vision to set up the chance
16:49And then it's a pretty tidy finish too
16:51Hits it hard and low
16:52Making it difficult for the keeper
16:54It's a really good goal
16:55Liverpool are still behind here
16:58But this game is very much a contest again now
17:01And what a challenge
17:03Now he's in
17:15Oh I don't believe it
17:20A sensational challenge
17:21I thought he was in there
17:23Looked like a goal for sure
17:24Didn't it
17:25So what's like
17:27Chance to get in behind with that
17:33But it won't count for anything
17:37The offside flags up
17:38Yeah it is
17:38And he just delays the pass for far too long
17:41Got to give it sooner
17:42This could be dangerous
17:58Keeping it nicely here
18:04But ultimately
18:09Not going anywhere with it
18:11There's a chance for them to go now
18:13Over the top and in on goal
18:16Hurts
18:19Taking a chance
18:28Well not a million miles away
18:30No it was close
18:31Decent effort that
18:32Just need to keep plugging away
18:34And surely the goal will come
18:35Bruno Fernandes
18:45Now with Casemiro
18:54And the defence regains control
18:56Yeah he was just in the right place
18:58At the right time
18:59That's class defence in that
19:01Looking at pace
19:03This could be dangerous
19:04Oh good ball over the top
19:07And it's there
19:10The goal that brings them level
19:12And stuns this stadium
19:14And away we go again at 2-0
19:20And away we go again at 2-0
19:34Well what an atmosphere inside here
19:46The fans are really getting behind them
19:48They've got to win this as much as the players
19:50But there's so little time left now
19:52Oh they must score
19:53And it's there
19:55They go in front and there's no long left
19:57And the roar of the crowd
19:59Told you exactly what it means
20:01Well this is a neat and tidy finish
20:16His movement is great
20:17He finds a yard of space
20:19And then it's so composed
20:21Off we go
20:483-2 the score now
20:49Not long left
20:56And here they come
20:57That's a lovely ball
20:59There might be something building now
21:00Real chance
21:11Oh you can't stop them now
21:14They've got another
21:15In double quick time
21:16Well take a look at this
21:26The pace they show on transition
21:28It's just so impressive
21:29The defenders can't stay with them
21:31But the keeper has to do better
21:33In my opinion
21:34I think he anticipated the shot to go
21:36With Pop's goal
21:37And they just couldn't shift his feet in time
21:39It's a poor goal to conceive
21:41There is the final whistle
21:50Plenty of positives formed to take away
21:53Not least the three-point suit
21:54Yeah it was fairly comfortable in the end
21:57Yeah it was fairly comfortable in the end wasn't it
21:57Thought they controlled the middle of the park
21:59For the most part
22:00And going forward
22:01There was some real nice incisive play too
22:03It was a good result
22:05Well of all the players we've seen today
22:10None have shone more brightly than he has
22:13What are your thoughts on that performance suit?
22:15Yeah well he gave the backline a torrid time didn't he?
22:18He was far too sharp for them
22:19Always looking to play on the shoulder
22:22Took his goals well too
22:23Clearly the difference maker today
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