Manchester United took on 20th-placed Sheffield United in the English Premier League today when both teams battled at the Old Trafford Stadium. In terms of quality and experience, Manchester United stood out as the better side heading into this encounter as they looked to defeat this Sheffield United team in order to bag all three important points.
Despite Manchester United's dominance in the first half of the game, Sheffield United went ahead to take the lead in the 35th minute thanks to a brilliant finish from Jayden Bogle. Harry Maguire got Manchester United the equalizer in the final minutes of the first half as he scored a brilliant header to make the scoreline 1-1 at halftime.
Sheffield United remained relentless as they restored their lead in the 50th minute of the game courtesy of a fine finish from Brereton Diaz who made the scoreline 2-1. It was indeed end-to-end stuff in this encounter as Manchester United got the equalizer once again thanks to Bruno Fernandes's brilliant conversion from the penalty spot.
Bruno Fernandes gave Manchester United the lead for the very first time in this match as he scored an absolute screamer from outside the box to make the scoreline 3-2. Rasmus Højlund sealed the win for Manchester United in the final minutes of the game as he scored a superb goal to make sure the Red Devils got a convincing 4-2 victory over Sheffield United at full-time.
Meanwhile, Liverpool dropped vital points in their title race today when they faced Everton at the Goodison Stadium. The Toffees performed way beyond expectations in the encounter as they convincingly defeated Liverpool 2-0 thanks to goals from Dominic Calvert-Lewin and Jarrad Branthwaite.