Man United's statement win at Anfield plunges Liverpool into crises

LIVERPOOL, England -- Ruben Amorim tasted back-to-back Premier League wins for the archetypal clip arsenic Manchester United manager aft Harry Maguire's precocious headed extremity sealed a 2-1 win astatine Anfield that plunges Liverpool into situation aft a 4th consecutive nonaccomplishment successful each competitions.

Bryan Mbeumo's second-minute extremity had fixed United a imagination commencement until Cody Gakpo, having doubly struck the post, leveled for Liverpool successful the 78th minute. But United defender Maguire capped a majestic show astatine the backmost by heading into the Liverpool nett successful the 84th infinitesimal to people United's archetypal winning extremity astatine Anfield since Wayne Rooney's onslaught successful a 1-0 triumph successful January 2016.

United ascent to wrong 2 points of fourth-placed Liverpool, who look Eintracht Frankfurt successful the UEFA Champions League connected Wednesday aiming to debar a 5th successive defeat. -- Mark Ogden

Amorim's United get breakthrough win

Amorim has endured an 11-month nightmare arsenic Manchester United caput manager since leaving Sporting CP to instrumentality complaint astatine Old Trafford past November. The Portuguese has suffered decision successful the UEFA Europa League final, guided United to their worst-ever Premier League decorativeness and seen his occupation prospects questioned for months.

But this triumph astatine Anfield could, and should, beryllium his large breakthrough infinitesimal astatine United. By winning distant from location against the champions, Amorim has claimed the biggest imaginable effect for his team.

It is the archetypal clip his broadside person won back-to-back Premier League games and enactment them wrong 2 points of the apical four. And portion the effect volition beryllium everything to Amorim, United's show was besides hugely important arsenic it was the champion his broadside has produced since helium took charge.

United were organized and convincing successful defense, Casemiro's acquisition shone successful midfield and they carried menace up beforehand with Mbeumo, Matheus Cunha and Mason Mount. Too often nether Amorim, United person collapsed nether the minimum of unit from the opposition, but they withstood an Anfield onslaught successful the 2nd half.

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This triumph volition springiness Amorim and his players the assurance that they person lacked and the cognition that they present person the o...