Manchester United played host to Liverpool with the visitors favourites to get through to the semi-finals.
It was the Red Devils that started on a brighter note, with both Aaron Wan-Bissaka and Marcus Rashford testing the Liverpool goalkeeper Kelleher in the opening five minutes.
The positive start was rewarded too, with an Alejandro Garnacho effort only deflected into the path of Scott McTominay from two yards out, who gratefully kicked the ball over the line and hand his side a precious lead.
The visitors grew into the game, but United remained a threat on the break and but were not able to take advantage of it by finishing it in the back of the net.
Scott McTominay and Luis Díaz both had efforts saved as the game heated up, before Wataru Endo thought that he had drilled in an equaliser, only for the offside flag to come up.
Few minutes later, even the linesman couldn’t save United though.Darwin Núñez set the ball back for MacAllister to get Liverpool level just before the half time. In stoppage time before the half time whistle, they completed a turnaround, with Mo Salah firing in from just four yards in to get Liverpool lead over the hosts.
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The second half began in an excitement way, with both sides creating chances. Núñez, Szoboszlai and Salah all tested Andre Onana.
Minutes from full-time, as substitute Antony found the bottom corner with his weaker foot to level the score, courtesy of his second goal of the season for the Red Devils.
United pushed for a winner, and almost found it when Marcus Rashford fired wide when he was one on one with Kelleher, a shot that was the last kick of the 90 minutes.
Then we head into extra-time.
United, despite their different formation, appeared to be holding their own against Liverpool for much of the first half of extra-time. However, in the final minute of the first half, Harvey Elliot changed that as he unleashed a shot from the edge of the box which took a deflection off Christian Eriksen, and left Andre Onana surprised to hand Liverpool the lead again.
The Red Devils weren’t going down without a fight, and Harry Maguire saw an effort saved by Kelleher. But after two dreadful misses, Marcus Rashford finally got on scoresheet when he swept home a pass from Scott McTominay to level the scores again.
They almost reversed the routine minutes later, when Rashford slid in a cross only for the Scott to poke the ball inches wide of the post. But from a Liverpool corner in the final seconds, Alejandro Garnacho raced clear before squaring the ball to substitute Amad Diallo, who drilled home to complete the comeback and reserve United’s spot in the semi-final.
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Amad Diallo was given his marching orders for a second yellow card after taking his shirt off, but he didn’t care.
