"Liverpool slumped to a fourth consecutive defeat for the first time in 11 years as Manchester United won 2-1 on Sunday to end their near decade-long wait for victory at Anfield. Harry Maguire's 84th minute header secured back-to-back Premier League wins for the first time in Ruben Amorim's tenure as United boss. Twelve minutes from time, Cody Gakpo had cancelled out Bryan Mbeumo's opener after just 61 seconds."
"United close to within two points of their historic rivals and up to ninth in the table to ease the pressure on Amorim after his biggest win in nearly a year in charge. "It means everything. They had had the better of us over the last few years and it's not been good for our club," said Maguire. "We have not given our fans enough days like today, so it has been a long time coming, coming to this ground and picking up three points.""
"However, the Reds are in a state of flux after transforming the squad that stormed to the title last season and the tragic loss of Diogo Jota, who died in a car accident in July. After three consecutive defeats for the first time in Slot's reign, Liverpool could barely have imagined a worse start. Mbeumo sped past Virgil van Dijk with ease before firing past Giorgi Mamardashvili from Amad Diallo's pass after barely a minute."
Manchester United beat Liverpool 2-1 at Anfield, with Harry Maguire scoring the decisive 84th-minute header after Cody Gakpo had equalised following Bryan Mbeumo's early opener. The victory ended United's long winless run at Anfield and moved them to ninth in the table, two points behind rivals. Liverpool sit four points behind Arsenal and are struggling after heavy summer spending approaching £450 million and the tragic death of Diogo Jota. Arne Slot's side suffered a fourth consecutive defeat, intensifying questions about squad balance, cohesion and how to integrate numerous new signings.
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