Pundit praises Manchester United ace Rashford after Liverpool win
Former striker turned pundit Alan Shearer has praised manchester united star Mark Rashford after his impressive display in a resounding victory over Liverpool in the quarterfinals of the FA Cup.
The Red Devils started the game promisingly and found the first goal thanks to Scott McTominay's early goal. But as the match progressed the visitors calmed down and showed their qualities. Jurgen KloppThe team scored two quick goals just before half-time and United looked shell-shocked at the time.
After the break, Liverpool dominated for much of the second half and created several opportunities to extend the lead and put the game away. But they couldn't take advantage of that and United eventually equalized out of nowhere thanks to second-half substitute Antony.
Rashford had a glorious chance to end the game right at the end of regulation time, but he couldn't convert it and the game went into extra time.
Liverpool even took the lead in extra time, but United showed character when Rashford tied the game before Amad Diallo's late winner.
The expert praises Rashford
Now, speaking of The rest is football podcast After the match, Shearer praised Rashford, saying he is an “incredible talent”. The expert further claims that Rashford showed resilience after the first miss and finally got the reward from him: a “great finish.”
Shearer said:
“There is incredible talent there, we know that. The one who missed, you could see the agony on his face, but as a striker, you know that if you miss one you always have the opportunity to rectify that and it was a great finish as far as he was concerned.”
After the best campaign of his career last season, Rashford has struggled to replicate the same performances this season. Therefore, this goal will be a big boost for him heading into the crucial final weeks of this campaign.
Meanwhile, after this victory, United will face Coventry City in the semi-final at Wembley. In the other game, city of manchester will assume Chelsea. So, Erik ten Hag''s team has an easier draw and should reach the final of this competition by defeating the championship team.
