Overview
- Manchester United beat Liverpool 2-1 at Anfield as Bryan Mbeumo scored inside 2 minutes, Cody Gakpo equalised on 78 minutes and Harry Maguire headed an 84th-minute winner from Bruno Fernandes’ cross.
- Alexis Mac Allister suffered a head blow in the build-up to United’s opener but referee Michael Oliver did not stop play, a sequence not reviewable by VAR because no foul was given.
- Liverpool’s losing run extended to four games in all competitions, with Arne Slot pointing to poor finishing and a negative set-piece balance as decisive factors.
- Gakpo struck the woodwork multiple times before scoring and later headed a presentable chance wide, while Mohamed Salah missed a major opportunity and Alexander Isak was denied by goalkeeper Senne Lammens.
- United recorded back-to-back Premier League wins for the first time under Ruben Amorim to move up to ninth, while champions Liverpool sit four points behind leaders Arsenal.