Liverpool striker Cody Hakpo hoped to be able to replicate his great victory last season ahead of the "North West Derby" against Manchester United.
Global media "GOAL" reported on the 17th (Korea Standard Time), "Cody Hakpo hopes Liverpool will be able to defeat rival Manchester United 7-0 once again."
Liverpool and Manchester United will face off in the 17th round of the 2023/24 Premier League and play their first "North West Derby" of the season at Anfield, located in Liverpool, England, at 1:30 a.m. on the 18th.
Liverpool and Manchester United, two prestigious Premier League teams, are world-famous rivals, and their rivalry match is drawing the attention of soccer fans all over the world beyond England. The two teams have 90 wins, 68 draws, and 81 losses against each other, with Manchester United leading the way.
With the 240th career Northwest Derby imminent, Liverpool fans had no doubt that their players would beat their rivals at home. Recently, Liverpool has never lost a single game against Manchester United, with four wins and three draws in seven games at home.
In addition, Manchester United captain and key midfielder Bruno Fernandes was warned for the fifth time this season in the previous game, and key defenders Harry Maguire and Luke Shaw are also uncertain about playing against Liverpool due to injuries.
Above all, Liverpool fans expected a great victory once again as they have a good memory of defeating Manchester United 7-0 at home last season.
In March, Liverpool said it was a home game in the 26th round of the 2022/23 Premier League, but it caused a lot of buzz when it beat Manchester United 7-0. Liverpool, which finished the first half 1-0 at the time, scored as many as six goals in the second half alone, finishing the game with a landslide victory of seven goals.
This is the first time Liverpool has won 7-0 against Manchester United. Liverpool's biggest margin of victory against Manchester United was a 7-1 win in 1895, setting a new record in 128 years.
At that time, Hakpo, who contributed to the great victory by achieving multiple goals, including the first goal in the first half, expected to be able to recreate a 7-0 great victory at home once again.
According to the media, he said, "It was a great game. We knew we had to win, and after both teams had a good first half, we scored a lot of goals in the second half, dominating the game."
"I scored just before half-time, Darwin Núñez scored his second goal two minutes after the first half, and I think I scored my third goal two minutes later," he said, adding, "It was good for us to score and finish the game so quickly after the end of the first half, and it was great." 스포츠토토
"At some point, I don't see the score, I just want to dominate the game and do my best, so I think everyone played a really great game that day," he said. "I hope I can repeat this again."
Liverpool, which currently leads the Premier League, hoped to secure three points at home and widen the gap with its rivals. Arsenal (36 points, 11 wins, 3 draws and 2 losses) and Aston Villa (35 points, 11 wins, 2 draws and 3 losses) are closely following Liverpool, which has 37 points (11 wins, 4 draws and 1 loss).
Defending champion Manchester City (34 points, 10 wins, 4 draws and 3 losses) failed to narrow the gap with Liverpool to one point after losing a penalty kick in the 17th round against Crystal Palace in the second half.
As Hakpo wishes, Liverpool once again beat Manchester United by a large margin at home, a rival match great victory and a leader. Attention is focusing on whether they will be able to catch both rabbits.
