Manchester United’s boss Ten Hag made some late substitutions to help his boys to a big win over Liverpool in the FA Cup on Sunday.
Man United’s 4-3 win in the FA Cup quarterfinal against Liverpool on Sunday answered so many questions about the manager’s ability to deliver despite being in their worst season.
Late substitute Amad Diallo’s winning goal in stoppage time at the end of extra time sealed an FA Cup semifinal against EFL Championship side Coventry City next month.
The Red Devils boss played out the final minutes of extra-time with Harry Maguire, Diogo Dalot and Bruno Fernandes forming a makeshift back three.
“United took a lot of risks — I absolutely respect that,” Klopp said.
His first change, replacing Rasmus Hojlund with Antony, paid when the Brazil winger made it 2-2 late in regular time with only his second goal of the season.
Ten Had had also introduced Christian Eriksen and Amad for Kobbie Mainoo and Raphaël Varane — two attacking players in favor of more defensive ones.
“The first 30 minutes was the best of our whole season,” Ten Hag said. “We were acting as a team, but then we got gaps between the lines, and you can’t allow this against one of the best teams in Europe.
“They outplayed us. Then we made changes, we took risks and the players were wonderful. The attitude was great, a strong belief to win this game.”
Manchester United had taken an early lead through Scott McTominay, but Liverpool bounced back and ahead with goals from Mohammed Salah and Mac Allister.
When it looked like it was going to be a sad day for United again, substitute Antony scored an equalizer and they went to extra time.
Manchester United looked defeated again when Harvey Elliot put Liverpool in the first half of extra time. But a pep talk at the break and a few substitutions paid off for the Red Devils.
Rashford equalized in a bid to amend his former mistake and Amad scored a dying-minute winner to send the fans into Euphoria.
