Roy Keane hailed Scott McTominay after Manchester United’s thrilling 4-3 win over Liverpool and believed that Jurgen Klopp’s side played poorly. FA Cup gave United a 1-0 lead after just 10 minutes
McTominay but goals from Alexis Mac Allister and Mohamed Salah put Liverpool ahead 2-1 at half-time. Antony forced extra time by scoring in the 87th minute – ending a 373-day wait for a goal at Old Trafford – but Harvey Elliott then restored Liverpool’s lead.
With less than 10 minutes left in extra time, United seemed likely to be eliminated but Marcus Rashford made it 3-3 before Amad Diallo had a dramatic winner in the 121st minute.
United legend Keane was especially impressed with McTominay for helping Rashford’s goal during extra time.
‘The key here is the precision of the pass [from McTominay],’ Keane said on ITV after the match.
‘It has to be perfect. Rashford is only going to get a one-touch finish. It looks so simple but we saw Liverpool get it wrong.’
Scott McTominay opened the scoring for Man Utd on Sunday (Picture: Getty)
‘We’ve been so critical of United this season but Old Trafford is bouncing. An incredible game.
‘Man Utd were criticised for going to Anfield and parking the bus. They didn’t park the bus today. Brilliant.
Antony and Amad Diallo were both on target for Man Utd (Picture: AFP)
‘We keep talking about belief and belief to win big matches. You’re at Man Utd to win big football matches, they’ve lost too many this season.
‘They’ve not turned up in the big games. They’ve turned up today and hopefully that can give the players belief. We look forward to the semi-finals.
Marcus Rashford scored in the 112th minute for Man Utd (Picture: Getty)
‘He’s one of the slowest players on the pitch. It was about character and personalities. we’ve not seen that from this team. It was nice to see it today.
‘A lot of players have never had Old Trafford bouncing like that. The feel-good factor for these players can be massive for the rest of the season.
‘It was crazy, it was a wild game. We could be here analyzing it all night. Klopp is a good manager, he’ll get these players back on track after the international break.’
‘We saw Liverpool get it wrong!’
