Man Utd U18s thump bitter rivals Liverpool 9-1 as fans fear ‘first team will pay for this’
MANCHESTER UNITED laid down a marker ahead of tomorrow’s crunch Premier League clash as their U18s thumped bitter rivals Liverpool 9-1.
And one of United’s young stars even mimicked Wayne Rooney’s boxing celebration after being PUNCHED in the face in the previous meeting.
Man Utd’s U18s beat Liverpool’s kids 9-1 ahead of Sunday’s Premier League game at Old TraffordRex
Erik ten Hag’s senior Red Devils welcome Jurgen Klopp’s table toppers to Old Trafford and will look to put a dent in their title ambitions.
United have plenty of work to do after suffering a heartbreaking 4-3 defeat against Chelsea on Thursday.
But their kids showed that victory is possible as they thrashed their Liverpool counterparts in Merseyside on Saturday.
James Scanlon opened the scoring in the first minute for United before Ethan Wheatley’s brace made it 3-0.
The hitman had been involved for all the wrong reasons in January’s previous meeting between the sides.
He was punched in the face by opponent Luca Furnell-Gill, who managed to escape punishment on the day.
And after netting in Saturday’s match, Wheatley poked fun at the incident by mimicking United legend Rooney’s boxing celebration against Tottenham in 2015.
That iconic moment was inspired by Wazza after he had been KO’d in a kitchen play-fight after a drinking session with Phil Bardsley.
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Back to the youth game, Ethan Williams then scored for United to make it 4-0 before Liverpool pulled one back through Joe Bradshaw.
But United’s youngsters were not about to collapse like the senior side.
Wheatley completed his hat-trick on the hour mark for 5-1, before Scanlon bagged his second of the day.
Sub Gabriele Biancheri made it 7-1 before quickly helping himself to another goal.
And Ashton Missin put the finishing touches on the 9-1 win with a beauty from outside the penalty area.
However, United fans fear Liverpool will look to get their revenge by besting Erik ten Hag’s first team at the Theatre of Dreams tomorrow.
One said: “United’s senior team will pay for this.”
Another declared: “Now the senior team will have to pay for this.”
One noted: “The senior team will pay on Sunday.”
Another boomed: “The future is bright.”
One added: “They’d wash our first team I’m not even joking.”
Man Utd’s last six meetings with Liverpool
24 Oct 2021 – Man Utd 0-5 Liverpool – The Reds raced into a 4-0 lead by half-time before Mo Salah completed his Old Trafford hat-trick and a frustrated Paul Pogba got sent off for a horror tackle
19 Apr 2022 – Liverpool 4-0 Man Utd – Another comprehensive victory for Jurgen Klopp’s side with goals from Luis Diaz, Mo Salah (two) and Sadio Mane
22 Aug 2022 – Man Utd 2-1 Liverpool – Erik ten Hag’s first Premier League win as United boss came thanks to a superb performance with Jadon Sancho and Marcus Rashford on target
5 Mar 2023 – Liverpool 7-0 Man Utd – A memorable afternoon for Liverpool fans as Cody Gakpo, Darwin Nunez and Mo Salah all got doubles and Bobby Firmino completed the rout
17 Dec 2023 – Liverpool 0-0 Man Utd – The Reds racked up 34 shots but none of them found the net before Diogo Dalot saw red in bizarre fashion
17 Mar 2024 – Man Utd 4-3 Liverpool – This ding-dong of a thrilling FA Cup quarter-final went to extra-time, where Amad Diallo was the hero in the 121st minute
