Liverpool swept aside rivals Manchester United 4-1 at Michigan Stadium three days after thrashing Manchester City. Xherdan Shaqiri delivers one goal & one assist on his Reds debut to seal the win.
2018 International Champions Cup
1-4
Match Events
9' Grant denies Salah's header
20' OFFSIDE! Mata's goal disallowed!
28' Penalty Goal! Man Utd 0-1 Liverpool (Mane)
Sadio Mane nets and Liverpool now lead 0-1. The goal came from the penalty spot.
31' GOAL! Man Utd 1-1 Liverpool (A.Pereira)
WHAT A GOAL! Mata wins a free-kick about 25-30 yards out. It's dead centre and Pereira ushers the more experienced first-teamers away from the ball.
This one is his. He shows why. The strike is absolutely perfect as the ball bends over the wall and straight into the top corner. Very similar to a David Beckham effort. Great stuff.
38' NO penalty! Bailly takes down Mane in the box
46' Shaqiri makes Liverpool debut replacing Salah
66' GOAL! Man Utd 1-2 Liverpool (Sturridge)
What an impact. Brilliant from the forgotten man at Anfield. Shaqiri breaks into the box and causes a bit of space for Sturridge to work into.
The striker takes on the shot first-time and curls a clever effort into the bottom corner.
70' Sturridge curls an effort wide of the post
74' Penalty Goal! Man Utd 1-3 Liverpool (Sheyi Ojo)
Liverpool have extended their lead to 1-3 courtesy of a Sheyi Ojo penalty.
82' GOAL! Man Utd 1-4 Liverpool (Shaqiri)
Liverpool running riot. Shaqiri gets his debut goal - and it's one to remember.
Woodburn gets to the by-line and chips over a clever ball to the back stick. It's a little behind Shaqiri but he adjusts well and pulls a bicycle kick out of the bag. From 12 yards he bullets a volley into the top corner.
Match reports
Daniel Sturridge scored with his first touch off the bench and Xherdan Shaqiri struck a stunning overhead kick in a 4-1 International Champions Cup win over Premier League rivals Manchester United.
Liverpool ended their United States tour on a high with Sturridge and Shaqiri providing a decisive impact as second-half substitutes, Sheyi Ojo's cool penalty helping secure bragging rights and three ICC points in front of a gigantic crowd at Michigan Stadium.
Sadio Mane hit the winner from the penalty spot as Liverpool beat Manchester City 2-1 last time out and the Senegal star was on target from 12 yards again to open the scoring after Mohamed Salah was fouled.
United soon hit back though, with Andreas Pereira continuing his impressive pre-season form by curling in a sensational 25-yard free-kick to level within three minutes.
Although Jurgen Klopp made a series of substitutions, Liverpool continued to play the better football and they edged ahead in the 66th minute thanks to two of their decisive changes, Shaqiri setting up Sturridge to make an immediate impact.
And Liverpool's second ICC win out of three was completed when Ojo stepped up to convert another penalty, Andrew Robertson having been clipped by Ander Herrera, Shaqiri then wrapping up the scoring in sensational style with a bicycle kick from 12 yards.
Line-ups
Manchester United XI: Alexis Sánchez, Lee Grant, Matteo Darmian, Juan Mata, Ander Herrera, Andreas Pereira, Eric Bailly, Demetri Mitchell, Axel Tuanzebe, Timothy Fosu-Mensah, Scott McTominay
Subs: Fred, Luke Shaw, Joel Pereira, Ro-Shaun Williams, Joshua Bohui, Angel Gomes, Ethan Hamilton, J. Garner, M. Greenwood, T. Chong
Liverpool XI: Ragnar Klavan, James Milner, Adam Lallana, Mohamed Salah, Virgil van Dijk, Alberto Moreno, Sadio Mané, Fabinho, Dominic Solanke, Kamil Grabara, Rafael Camacho
Subs: Daniel Sturridge, Xherdan Shaqiri, Lazar Markovic, Divock Origi, Andrew Robertson, Marko Grujic, Sheyi Ojo, Pedro Chirivella, Joseph Gomez, Caoimhin Kelleher, Ben Woodburn, C. Jones, N. Phillips