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Donny van de Beek, previously with MANCHESTER UNITED, inadvertently gifted Liverpool a victory with a reckless foul on Luis Diaz inside the penalty area.
Despite the Reds facing difficulty in establishing their flow against Girona, they clinched a 1-0 win, courtesy of a penalty converted by Mo Salah in the 63rd minute.
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Following the foul by Van de Beek, a penalty was awarded to Diaz.
The midfielder’s awkward challenge resulted in him stepping on the back of Diaz’s left foot, dislodging the boot as the Colombian fell to the ground.
Despite losing his boot, Diaz attempted a shot but struggled to maintain his balance, hindered by the lack of traction from wearing only a sock.
Salah expertly slotted home the penalty, raising his tally for the season to 15 goals.
Liverpool continued their flawless campaign in the Champions League with six wins out of six matches.
Supporters had a field day poking fun at Van de Beek’s mistake, with one remarking: “Man Utd flop forever costing clubs😭😭”
Another added: “You can take a man out of Manchester, but you can never take the Manchester United out of him.”
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A third user remarked: “Van de Beek left Man United months ago but still haunts Man United fans.”
At the age of 27, Van de Beek made just 62 appearances for United over a three-year period at Old Trafford, with only 23 of those matches being starts.
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Initially signed for £25 million, he managed only two goals before being loaned out to Everton and Eintracht Frankfurt, eventually making a permanent move to Girona in the summer.
