Final score: Liverpool defeats Manchester United in Columbia soccer friendly
By Nicholas Wolcott and
Dwayne Mclemore
Liverpool (red) takes on Manchester United on Saturday as part of the Rivals in Red Tour at Williams-Brice Stadium.
Sam Wolfe
Special to The State
Premier League soccer clubs Liverpool and Manchester United played at Williams-Brice Stadium in Columbia on Saturday in the final stop of a three-city Rivals in Red Tour at the home of the South Carolina Gamecocks. The first two matches of the tour were played in Philadelphia and Los Angeles.
Liverpool defeats Manchester United 3-0
Liverpool 3, Manchester United 0: Konstantinos Tsimikas latches onto a rebound from close range and gives Liverpool a 3-0 lead in the 61st minute.
Liverpool 2, Manchester United 0: Mohamed Salah got in behind Manchester United’s defense and squared the ball across the net to Curtis Jones, who tapped the cross into an open net from about three yards out in the 37th minute to double Liverpool’s lead.
Liverpool 1, Manchester United 0: Fabio Carvalho received a pass from Diogo Jota inside of the penalty box, used a fake shot to weave past a pair of defenders and found the bottom right corner via a deflection to open the scoring for Liverpool in the 10th minute.
Fans cheer Saturday ahead of the soccer friendly between Manchester United and Liverpool at Williams-Brice Stadium in Columbia. Sam Wolfe Special to The State
Fans cheer Saturday ahead of the soccer friendly between Manchester United and Liverpool at Williams-Brice Stadium in Columbia. Sam Wolfe Special to The State
Fans cheer Saturday as the Manchester United and Liverpool soccer teams arrive for their friendly at Williams-Brice Stadium. SAM WOLFE Special to The State
Fans cheer Saturday as the Manchester United and Liverpool soccer teams arrive for their friendly at Williams-Brice Stadium. SAM WOLFE Special to The State
Director of Sports at The State in Columbia, South Carolina. A University of South Carolina Class of 1997 graduate who joined The State in October 2007. I’m part of the APSE award-winning Sports staff that includes our work on the South Carolina Gamecocks and Clemson Tigers. Previously worked for The (Myrtle Beach) Sun News and Gaston (North Carolina) Gazette.
Nicky Wolcott recently graduated from the University of Maryland with a bachelor’s degree in journalism and is interning with The Charlotte Observer’s sports section for the 2024 summer. He also covers high school sports for The Washington Post and was selected to cover Super Bowl LVIII as an intern with the Sports Business Journal earlier this year. He was a sports editor for two years at The Diamondback, Maryland’s independent student newspaper.
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