Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag's future at the club is uncertain, but a thrilling FA Cup victory against Liverpool may have secured his long-term position.
Erik ten Hag's future as Manchester United manager was never going to be definitively shaped by one game but even the taciturn Dutchman must have known how much was riding on the FA Cup quarter-final meeting with Liverpool at Old Trafford.
And what a win it was after a head-spinning game overflowing with the ingredients Old Trafford loves. Manchester United's 4-3 victory was sealed in the dying seconds of extra time in front of the Stretford End. Just like old times. Will it be a game-changer for Ten Hag? Only time will tell, but a victory of such significance will not do him any harm as Ratcliffe plots United's route forward.Ten Hag's predecessors know what a defeat to Liverpool can do. Jose Mourinho was sacked after losing at Anfield in December 2018, while Ole Gunnar Solskjaer lost his job in November 2021 - a month after a 5-0 thrashing against Liverpool at Old Trafford.
It set up a trip to Wembley for the FA Cup semi-final, where United will be heavy favourites against Championship Coventry City, and gives Ten Hag the chance of a trophy that would be tangible proof of his belief that, for all the ups and downs of this mixed season, he is on the right track. Here they went on the attack, took an early lead through Scott McTominay but saw well-chronicled frailties return as Alexis Mac Allister and Mohamed Salah struck within two minutes of each other on the stroke of half-time to put Liverpool in front.
Liverpool had a corner in the closing seconds which was cleared, Diallo pinching possession from Elliott deep in his own half before running the length of the field to take Alejandro Garnacho's pass and send the Stretford End wild by firing in off the far post.
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