Amad Diallo has an incredible story himself so it seemed right for him to seal victory (and then get sent off) for Manchester United against Liverpool in this FA Cup quarter-final at Old Trafford.

United ended Liverpool’s hopes of winning four trophies with a 4-3 victory after extra time and will have brought some relief to their manager Erik ten Hag.

After normal time ended 2-2, following a late equaliser from United winger Antony, Marcus Rashford scored to make up for an earlier glaring miss following Harvey Elliott’s extra-time strike for Liverpool.

Amad’s late finish, followed by getting a second yellow card for taking his shirt off while celebrating his goal, was the final moment of a ridiculous match.

Amad aiming to kickstart Manchester United career after last-minute goal vs Liverpool	Bruno Fernandes hits out at Amad Diallo red card	Amad Diallo breaks Liverpool hearts and gets sent off as Man Utd win epic FA Cup battle

United will now face Coventry City in the semi-final while Manchester City play Chelsea.

The Athletic’s James Pearce, Dan Sheldon and Mark Carey analyse all the action from Old Trafford.

Time to stop overlooking Amad?

Diallo has finally had his moment in a United shirt after signing for £37.5million in October 2020.

He arrived in January 2021 and was never given a chance, and found himself sent out on loan to Rangers and Sunderland.

He did well at both clubs and won Sunderland’s player of the year competition.

Even this season has been a struggle for Amad, who injured his knee in pre-season and was sidelined until December.

United fans have been questioning why Ten Hag hasn’t been playing him in recent weeks and after his cameo against Liverpool, it will be hard for the Dutchman to keep overlooking him.

Amad played with intensity when he replaced Raphael Varane in the 85th minute, constantly pressing Liverpool’s defenders and looking to make things happen.

He received a needless yellow card for blocking a Liverpool free kick and then a second yellow for taking his top off to celebrate, but that won’t get in the way of his winner in front of the Stratford End to send United into the FA Cup semi-final.

Dan Sheldon

How did Liverpool let it slip?

As Virgil van Dijk led his team-mates over to the away end after the final whistle, they looked as shell-shocked as the 9,000 Liverpool fans in front of them. 

Liverpool’s quadruple hopes are over.

Their wastefulness left the door open and United took full advantage.

Darwin Nunez gave the ball away cheaply in the build-up to Marcus Rashford’s equaliser and then United’s dramatic late winner came from Liverpool’s own corner.

James Pearce

Why did United attack down left?

From the opening minutes, United’s attacking intent was clear — target the left flank.

Rashford’s pace means they will always be a threat in wide areas, but United were creating overloads in the early stages with Mainoo supporting Rashford, and Alejandro Garnacho drifting over from the right wing to get in on the action himself.

With Salah not doing enough to support his full-back defensively, United looked to repeatedly punish Liverpool — isolating Joe Gomez, dragging him across, and exposing the gaps opened up.

As evidence of United’s approach, 53 per cent of their attacking touches were targeted down their left third of the pitch.

With Casemiro out, McTominay partnered Kobbie Mainoo in the middle of the park, supported by the ever-attacking Bruno Fernandes.

In the early stages, United were creating overloads, keeping their discipline, and piercing through Liverpool on multiple occasions.

The difficulty was that such dominance was not sustained.

Liverpool regained a foothold in the game, but United let them.

Another box ticked on his remarkable journey.

James Pearce

Where has this United intensity been?

Manchester United came flying out of the blocks and reached a level of intensity that has evaded them all season.

From an attacking sense, they had Liverpool on the ropes, continually exploiting the left flank, and should have been 2-0 up, only for McTominay to miss a relatively straightforward opportunity to double his tally.

United had seven shots on target in the opening 45 minutes, but were again undone by Liverpool’s speed on the transition, where they took advantage of the home side’s midfield going missing when they turned over possession.

There were also attacks that broke down due to incorrect decisions being made.
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