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Ruben Amorim said a first victory at Anfield since 2016 was just reward for Manchester United’s long suffering fans after Harry Maguire’s late winner inflicted a fourth consecutive defeat on Liverpool.
The 2-1 win ensured that the Red Devils earned their first back-to-back victories in the English Premier League since Amorim took charge nearly a year ago.
“That was the biggest win in my time at Manchester United. It means a lot today but tomorrow it won’t mean a lot,” said Amorim while urging his team to replicate the result against Brighton next week.
United crashed out of the League Cup to fourth-tier Grimsby in August and Amorim appeared on the brink of losing his job after defeat to Brentford last month.
However, wins over Sunderland and their historic rivals have lifted the Red Devils up to ninth in the league table (13 points) and within two points of fourth-placed Liverpool.
Ruben Amorim
“It was really important for our fans. They struggled against Grimsby, against Brentford and today they saw a different team. To win in the stadium of the champions and our biggest rivals is really important,” added Amorim.
Bryan Mbeumo gave the visitors the perfect start by firing home the opening goal after just 61 seconds.
United had chances to extend their lead as Bruno Fernandes hit the post, but also had to ride their luck.
Cody Gakpo hit the woodwork three times before the Dutch forward finally equalised in the 78th minute.
However, Maguire, who missed a glorious chance to win the game in a 2-2 draw when United last visited Anfield in January, was the unlikely hero when he headed in Fernandes’s cross in the 84th minute.
Meanwhile, Liverpool boss Arne Slot blamed his side’s wastefulness in front of goal and set-piece defending for the latest in a string of poor results — not since 2014 have Liverpool lost four consecutive games.
“If you told me [before the game] we would create nine or 10 open chances, I wouldn’t think that is possible. From all the chances we got, we only scored one goal. It’s almost impossible to win a big game of football with a negative set-piece balance. We conceded another one today that led to us losing the game,” Slot said.
Defeat leaves Liverpool four points adrift of EPL leaders Arsenal.
09
No. of years since Man Utd’s previous win over Liverpool at Anfield
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