The Daily Mail gave Dalot a score of 8, the highest score of the match. The Man Utd defender received two yellow cards due to the referee’s reaction in the 90+4 minute, after a ball fight on the right wing.
“Awarding the best player award to someone who received a red card is a strange thing, but Dalot cleared the ball many times to clear the danger and barely lost control of the area in charge,” the accompanying newspaper wrote.
Coach Erik Ten Hag also received an 8. He was highly appreciated for his tactics in this match, as he helped Man Utd build a tight, persistent defense system to reduce firepower from Liverpool. During the entire match, his team suffered 34 shots from the home team, but most of them were harmless because the opposing players did not have much space to reach Andre Onana’s goal.
Daily Mail also emphasized that after recent stories about discontent in the dressing room, Man Utd players seem to “have confidence in Ten Hag’s game plan”.
With an important defensive role, goalkeeper Onana and midfielder Raphael Varane both received a score of 7.5. Jonny Evans, Luke Shaw and Kobbie Mainoo were rated 7, while Antony, Sofyan Amrabat and Scott McTominay were rated 6.5. The lowest score of Man Utd’s main squad belongs to Alejandro Garnacho and Rasmus Hojlund (score 6). Hojlund had some good combinations, but missed a great opportunity in the 67th minute when he shot goalkeeper Alisson Becker in the chest.
On social network X, many people also criticized Hojlund. “Hojlund, that is unforgivable, especially when you haven’t had a goal in 14 Premier League matches,” one fan wrote.
Another person lamented: “Sometimes you wonder why Hojlund hasn’t scored in the Premier League, until you see him shoot and understand everything.”