FUMING Harry Maguire was booked after the final whistle in Manchester United’s last-gasp defeat at Chelsea.
Cole Palmer stole the show as he fired the Blues to a thrilling 4-3 win at Stamford Bridge on Thursday to create Premier League history.
RexHarry Maguire was booked after Man Utd’s late defeat at Chelsea[/caption]
An early strike from Conor Gallagher and a penalty from Palmer, 21, gave the hosts a two-goal lead.
The momentum soon switched as Mauricio Pochettino’s side threw away their lead before the break as United drew level through Alejandro Garnacho and Bruno Fernandes.
Garnacho then grabbed a second to make it 3-2 on 69 minutes and that is how it looked set to finish until a remarkable turnaround deep into stoppage time.
Noni Madueke was firstly fouled by Diogo Dalot in the area, allowing Palmer to step up and level from the spot with his second penalty of the night in the 99th-minute.
But then Palmer received a short corner and drilled a deflected shot past Andre Onana to spark wild celebrations in West London.
That strike was timed at 100 minutes and 39 seconds and is the latest winning goal on record (since 2006-07) in a Premier League game.
There was also another unwanted record for United, who were leading on 99 minutes and 17 seconds.
That was the latest a side has ever led in a Premier League match that they have gone on to lose.
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And it all proved to be a little too much for 31-year-old Maguire at the final whistle.
He was spotted remonstrating with referee Jarred Gilett in the centre circle at full-time.
However, whatever he said landed him in bother as his actions were met with a yellow card.
It is not clear what the defender was complaining about, although many players were fuming with the late penalty decision.
United’s players were also not happy that the ref played more than the eight additional minutes that had been signalled by the fourth official.
That late setback came after Brentford scored a 99th-minute equaliser against them on Saturday.
And boss Erik ten Hag knows things have to improve before they face Liverpool at Old Trafford on Sunday.
He said: “We started the game poorly but I had the feeling we were dominating.
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
“We got ourselves into a winning position, with some brilliant football, scoring some great goals and we didn’t manage the game in stoppage time.
“You have to do your job. The players know their jobs and they didn’t make the right decisions.
“We didn’t react quickly enough [for Palmer’s winner]. We have to make better decisions.
“We have to read when to keep the ball, to pass and move and switch the play when we are winning.
“We made individual errors that cost us the game. We have to learn from it. When you are a Man United player you should already know how to deal with this circumstance.
“In five days we dropped five points. That is unacceptable. We gave away a game we should have won.”
