Harry Maguire's late header secured Manchester United's first
win at Anfield in nearly a decade and inflicted Liverpool's fourth
successive defeat.
Cody Gakpo's strike with 12 minutes left
looked like it would end Liverpool's losing streak, only for Maguire to
head beyond Liverpool keeper Giorgi Mamardashvili six minutes from time.
Gakpo
scored from close range after earlier hitting the woodwork three times,
but Ruben Amorim's side continued to press forward, with Maguire
providing a dramatic finale.
United stunned Liverpool by taking
the lead inside two minutes, although it was a moment shrouded in
controversy, referee Michael Oliver letting the play go on even though
Alexis Mac Allister was lying prone with a head injury after being
accidentally elbowed by team-mate Virgil van Dijk.
Bryan Mbeumo was not waiting around, applying the finish past Mamardashvili, deputising for the injured Alisson.
In
an end-to-end encounter, United captain Bruno Fernandes wasted an
opportunity to double their lead, shooting wide with the goal at his
mercy, while Liverpool's fortunes were summed up by Gakpo hitting the
woodwork twice before the break and once more in the second half in
front of The Kop. The Dutchman also headed wide late on, when he looked
certain to equalise for a second time.
United's new Belgian keeper Senne Lammens also distinguished himself by saving from Alexander Isak when he raced clear....<<<Read More>>>...