Neville: Mbemo ran past Van Dijk before scoring, I don’t think he noticed Mbemo

Sports 3:15pm, 20 October 2025 112

In Manchester United's 2-1 away game against Liverpool, Mbeumo helped the team take the lead in just 60 seconds. The famous Gary Neville attributed this accident to Van Dijk's mistake.

Mbemo got a dream start for Manchester United. At the beginning of the game, Van Dijk stepped forward to fight for the ball, but collided with teammate McAllister. However, Van Dijk did not quickly chase after getting up, but watched Mbemo score.

Neville said in the commentary of Sky Sports: "Manchester United's performance in the first minute was incredible. I thought they would find the feeling after 20 to 25 minutes, but the fans were already crazy. The cooperation between Amad and Mbemo was very good, especially Van Dijk's position. I was surprised. Mbemo ran behind Van Dijk and I don't think he saw it. Mbemo."

At halftime, Redknapp also believed that Liverpool should be fully responsible for this, and agreed with Neville that Van Dijk made a major mistake: "From Manchester United's point of view, this is a wonderful goal, but Van Dijk did make a big mistake. Even if there was a collision, he should have chased back as soon as possible and could not pass the responsibility to Konate."