With a great goal from Mac Allister, Liverpool beats Sheffield United and regains the English lead

This Thursday, for the 31st round of the English Championshipat Anfield, the Liverpool beat Sheffield United by a score of 3-1 and regained the lead in the competition. The winning goal was scored by Mac Allister, in the second half, with a beautiful finish from outside the area.

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Liverpool now has 70 points and is at the top of the national tournament, overtaking Arsenal, who has 68 and is in the lead. Sheffield United remains at the bottom, with just 15 units.

For the 32nd of the English Championship, this Sunday, Liverpool faces rival Manchester United, at Old Trafford. The match is scheduled to start at 11:30 am (Brasília time). Sheffield, in turn, on the same day, at 1:30 pm, hosts Chelsea, at Bramall Lane.

The home team opened the scoring in the 17th minute of the first half. Sheffield goalkeeper Ivo Grbić was pushed back by the defender and, as he went to attack, kicked the ball over Darwin Núñez. The ball thus calmly entered the back of the goal.

Sheffield equalized in the 13th minute of the second half. In a quick counterattack, the visitors caught Liverpool’s defense recovering. After a cross, Hamer headed the ball and the ball deflected off Conor Bradley, passing under the legs of the team’s goalkeeper. Reds. The goal was considered an own goal.

In the 31st minute, Liverpool regained the lead on the scoreboard and in the competition. After Sheffield’s defense poorly cleared a cross from the left, the ball bounced off Luis Díaz and fell to Mac Allsiter. The Argentine, from outside the area, hit a rocket into the goalkeeper’s left corner to score the home team’s second.

In the final stretch of the match, when the clock reached 45 minutes, Liverpool closed the score. Robertson found Gakpo invading the penalty area and crossed from distance. The number 18 completed with a beautiful header, free of marking.