Liverpool 1-2 Man Utd: Mbeumo & Maguire secure derby win for visitors at Anfield

Harry Maguire stunned Liverpool as his 84th-minute header clinched Manchester United's first win at Anfield since 2016 and condemned the hosts to a fourth consecutive defeat.

Match Report

Maguire guided in Bruno Fernandes's cross just six minutes after Cody Gakpo had cancelled out a controversial opening goal from Bryan Mbeumo only 61 seconds into a thrilling contest.

Mbeumo beat Giorgi Mamardashvili from Amad Diallo's pass to leave Anfield shellshocked but Liverpool were furious play wasn't stopped for a head injury to Alexis Mac Allister, who went down in the build-up after colliding with Virgil van Dijk.

Mac Allister needed treatment and had to play on wearing protective headgear but VAR could not intervene as there was no foul. Guidance from the Premier League Match Centre suggested referee Michael Oliver did not stop play as he did not see the injury.

The dramatic opening set the tone for a pulsating game with Manchester United initially resisting Liverpool's efforts to equalise with the help of some luck. Gakpo struck the post three times before finally hauling the hosts level when he tucked home substitute Federico Chiesa's low cross.

The out-of-form Mohamed Salah had also missed two gilt-edged chances but it felt like Liverpool were primed to find a winner before Maguire struck to spark more jubilant celebrations from Manchester United, who might have had a second goal in the first half had Fernandes not fired wide from a big chance.

Liverpool tried to rally again in the closing stages but Gakpo missed a glorious opportunity, heading wide from Jeremie Frimpong's cross when it looked easier to score, leaving them to face up to a fourth consecutive loss for the first time since 2014, having also been beaten by Chelsea, Galatasaray and Crystal Palace.

A momentous victory for Manchester United means they have won back-to-back Premier League games for the first time under Ruben Amorim. It puts them only two points behind Liverpool in the table, with the champions four points off leaders Arsenal in third.

Match Events

0' The match is about to start!

2' Bryan Mbeumo scores after 65 seconds! What a start!! Liverpool 0-1 Man Utd

5' Mac Allister back to his feet and now wearing a cap after a head injury

9' Awful throw-in from Kerkez coughs up possession

10' Mac Allister is taken out on the edge of the United box

14' Van Dijk heads wide

15' Match Event for Liverpool vs Man Utd

17' Shaw cuts out Isak's cutback to Salah

18' Liverpool want a penalty!

20' Gakpo hits the post!

24' Bruno with a LOVELY chance to add to the score, but he shoots wide

25' Let off for Mamardashvili as he spills a cross

26' Mac Allister forces a save

27' Mamardashvili with a big double save to bail out Kerkez

29' Isak with a chance... drags it wide

32' Off the post! Gakpo hits the woodwork again before Salah is denied

33' Salah's header too straight

35' Great save from Lammens to deny Isak!

36' Salah's cross is cleared

39' Lammens saves from Van Dijk

40' Highlight from Liverpool vs Man Utd

41' Vital tackle from Konate on Cunha after he got in behind Van Dijk

48' Foul from Gakpo

50' Off the post again! Gakpo strikes the woodwork for a third time!

51' Gravenberch down injured

52' Yellow Card! Amad Diallo Traore booked

53' Salah fails to connect properly on the volley

57' Yellow Card! Casemiro booked

58' United subs:  Ugarte and Dorgu ON; Casemiro and Amad OFF

60' Mac Allister shoots over from the edge of the box

61' United sub: Šeško ON, Mount OFF

64' Ekitike fires over from distance

65' Salah misses a great chance at the far post

69' Another chance for Ekitike but he fires just wide

72' Chiesa on for Isak

76' Smart run forward by Jones, but it's a tame shot straight at Lammens

78' GOAL! Gakpo taps in to equalize from Chiesa's cross! Liverpool 1-1 Man Utd

83' Match Event for Liverpool vs Man Utd

84' GOAL! Maguire heads home to take the lead back! Liverpool 1-2 Man Utd

Line-ups

Liverpool XI: Salah, Van Dijk, Konate, Isak, Gakpo, Mac Allister, Szoboszlai, Giorgi Mamardashvili, Gravenberch, Conor Bradley, Milos Kerkez

Subs: Robertson, Freddie Woodman, Joe Gomez, Chiesa, Curtis Jones, Jeremie Frimpong, Hugo Ekitiké, Wirtz, Rio Ngumoha

Man Utd XI: Casemiro, Maguire, Luke Shaw, Bruno Fernandes, Mount, De Ligt, Dalot, Matheus Cunha, Bryan Mbeumo, Senne Lammens, Amad Diallo Traore

Subs: Mazraoui, Altay Bayındır, Ugarte, Zirkzee, Benjamin Sesko, Mainoo, Yoro, Patrick Dorgu, Ayden Heaven