Manchester United’s supporters have taken to social media in numbers this night, to react to the efficiency of Bayern Munich-bound RB Leipzig big name Dayot Upamecano.

Salah & Mane heading in the right direction

Leipzig had been in fact again in Champions League motion a short while in the past.

The Bundesliga high-flyers confronted off with Premier League champions Liverpool, within the first-leg of the last-16 tie between the golf equipment.

Julian Nagelsmann’s males had been indisputably eyeing up a possible disenchanted forward of kick-off, amid a significant dip in shape at the a part of Jurgen Klopp’s Reds of past due.

When all was once mentioned and finished in Budapest, alternatively, Liverpool reminded Europe in their true high quality, to sooner or later emerge at the proper facet of a 2-Zero scoreline.

The guests opened the scoring early within the Second-half, courtesy of the irrepressible Mohamed Salah:

Salah does it once more for Liverpool!

24 objectives for the season now

The Reds wanted that one! %.twitter.com/399BON6cPa

— Soccer on BT Game (@btsportfootball) February 16, 2021

And, simply Five mins later, Salah’s spouse in crime were given in at the act, bagging a a very powerful Second away objective, and planting one foot within the Champions League’s quarter-finals within the procedure:

Sadio Mané turns into the fifth participant in historical past to attain 20+ Eu objectives for Liverpool:

⚽️4⃣1⃣ Steven Gerrard
⚽️2⃣4⃣ Mohamed Salah
⚽️2⃣2⃣ Michael Owen
⚽️2⃣0⃣ Ian Rush
⚽️2⃣0⃣ Sadio Mané#UCL %.twitter.com/2UgHO1T71P

— UEFA Champions League (@ChampionsLeague) February 16, 2021

Upa centered

While the vast majority of the post-match chatter surrounding the motion on the Puskas Enviornment is indisputably set to middle on Liverpool’s go back to shape, regardless that, a make a choice crew of others have as an alternative opted to center of attention their attentions on RB Leipzig, and particularly one of the crucial membership’s defenders.

The participant in query? Dayot Upamecano.

French centre-half Upamecano was once in fact within the headlines over the weekend, after Eu champions Bayern Munich showed that they’d sealed a big-money summer season deal for his signature.

This got here regardless of ‘Upa’ having been named as a goal for a bunch of different heavyweights around the continent, maximum particularly Manchester United.

In line with his show this night by myself, regardless that, the Pink Devils trustworthy have since made transparent their aid that the 22-year-old is headed in different places.

Leipzig’s backline, specifically at issues over the Second-half, appeared totally at sea, with Upamecano having been singled out for explicit complaint throughout social media:

Because the 5-Zero United vs Leipzig sport I knew that Upamecano wasn’t a excellent defender, excellent that we didn’t opt for him

— Leo (@utdleo_) February 16, 2021

Taking a look at it United may have dodged a bullet with Upamecano

— Mark Goldbridge (@markgoldbridge) February 16, 2021

Upamecano is a participant I in point of fact appreciated till his efficiency towards United at Outdated Trafford. Now I’m pondering Liepzig are guffawing getting the cash for him. He’s been terrible this night and that 2d objective was once disastrous protecting.

— Craig (@CraigCharles23) February 16, 2021

Happy other folks seeing that Upamecano isnt elite but. His positioning is beautiful suspect. I comprehend it’s tactical to permit him to problem up the sphere however he must be just a little smarter about it.

— UTD Jack (@UTDlegendary) February 16, 2021

Dodged a bullet with Upamecano in keeping with this efficiency french Harry Maguire

— Andy (@Andrew_Keogh98) February 16, 2021

We dodged a bullet with upamecano and we’re signing sancho for €50m %.twitter.com/WJUuCskUqn

— (@saucewood) February 16, 2021

Happy we didn’t signal upamecano

— Spud (@MAN_LIKE_SPUD) February 16, 2021

Thank fuck we didnt signal Upamecano

— Anthony ⚪⚫ (@league_saturday) February 16, 2021

Looks as if we dodged a bullet on Upamecano, a Maguire+Upamecano defensive pairing would were the most costly crisis soccer has ever observed #UCL

— AlphaRay💪United🔴 (@itz_rayven) February 16, 2021

 

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