The truth of the matter is that I never expected Manchester United to eliminate Liverpool from the English FA Cup competition and I'm sure I'm not the only one had expected a Liverpool win in that match but football isn't played in the back pages of newspapers. Liverpool without doubt was the better team during the normal time of the game and had they converted most of their clear chances they missed, Liverpool would've won that game without playing in extra time but unfortunately for them, they failed to be as prolific as they should be and that's why the game reached the extra time which Manchester United still came from behind to win.
Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag has been receiving a lot of praises because of the result of the game and how he was able to make the tactical changes that helped his team win that game and if you ask me , I think he deserves every applaud he's getting.
Manchester United will face Coventry in the semi finals of the English FA Cup and despite the fact that Coventry have been very outstanding this season in the English FA Cup, I expect Manchester United to eliminate them akd reach final of the competition.
What I saw in this match, Man United had a mentality that they don't usually have. It's rare to see them play like that, where they can maintain their enthusiasm and efforts even though they are in an unfavorable position. Their performance is clearly below Liverpool's but that didn't make Man United just give up. This is almost similar to what happened at the Champion Final in 1999 where Man United can get a comeback at the end of the match because of their tenacity.
I think Liverpool were also caught off guard, when they thought that the match would continue with a penalty shootout, they forgot that Man United still had the stamina and speed to carry out a counterattack, and it turned out that their carelessness really became a nightmare for them.