Manchester United’s players rightly celebrated a famous victory over Liverpool at Anfield on Sunday.
Ruben Amorim’s men secured back-to-back victories in the Premier League – the first time the Portuguese head coach has done so with the Red Devils.
Goals from Harry Maguire and Bryan Mbeumo, either side of Cody Gakpo’s second-half equaliser, secured the three points for the visitors.
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Manchester United players applaud Harry Maguire in dressing room
Having secured a first win at L4 in almost a decade, it’s not hard to imagine why United were in such a jubilant mood at the full-time whistle.
Another three points in the English top-flight to close the gap to Liverpool to two points (between fourth and ninth), and critically just the one point off top four.
Match-winner Maguire was then greeted with applause in the away dressing room in acknowledgement of the key role he’d played in Manchester United’s victory.
The scenes in the Manchester United dressing room 🥳 pic.twitter.com/4RHtINDhsb
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To be clear: our bitter rivals are perfectly entitled to celebrate as such at Anfield. But this should be a point of embarrassment for Liverpool that they’ve now lost a fourth game in a row – to this Manchester United side, to a Harry Maguire-winning goal of all things.
This isn’t a closely-fought game at Anfield between the Reds and Premier League challengers Arsenal.
This was Liverpool. And Manchester United.
Where did it all go wrong for Liverpool at Anfield?
Such is the array of problems Arne Slot is now facing, it’s difficult to pinpoint one specific factor.
Gary Neville and Jamie Carragher accused Virgil van Dijk of being carried by Ibrahima Konate.
Milos Kerkez has been accused of being sub-par at left-back, but he’s arguably being utilised incorrectly.
Meanwhile, Liverpool have world-class forwards that are seemingly all misfiring. Four big chances missed? Hitting the woodwork three times?
You can call it unlucky, but it’s difficult to think so optimistically off the back of a fourth defeat in a row.
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Any team that cannot defend will always struggle, this Liverpool team can’t defend, especially from set piece’s. Early signs were showing at the back end of last season, the cracks were hidden by salah who got us off the hook many times, defensive problems in pre season and it hasn’t been sorted. You can’t keep saying it’s bad luck when you keep letting in late goals. Slot has big problems, better teams than man utd coming up, we are in a crisis, and the managers job is now on the line. We’ve turned into a counter attacking team under slot, from a team that controlled games with possession and pressing from klopp. You only find out how good a manager really is when he’s gone. Now we finally finding out life without klopp at Liverpool, we are q shadow of what we once were under him.
Overwrought and “spun” diagnosis, RM.
Trying to play Liverpool fans into knee-jerk opinions that could cause embarrassment.
You should be ashamed.
Ordinarily one can argue that all this heavy going for Liverpool is to be expected given the new recruits they brought in. My view is that LFC is entangled in its own expectations and hype, they are paying the price for it now. They have forgotten that you still need to put in the hard work in order to win, let alone dominate!! You don’t just win or expect to win just bcoz you’ve assembled a good squad.
Which raises the other point. Slot has failed so far to get this squad to gel, compounded by his first team selections and substitutions. He also failed to reinforce his backline. These factors are the main contributors to Liverpool’s losses!! There is a coaching, selection and backline problem at the moment.
FSG cannot back off now….I have been saying after the Guehi debacle, that LFC needs to get 3 backline players in the January window, and work on getting 2 quality midfield players for the 2026/7 season, AND find a RW player to replace Salah ASAP! But we will painfully limp on, expect a rising chorus for Slot’s head if things go on like this.
Absolute nonsense nearly all of your comment.
Slot didn’t play and doesn’t seem to know his best team. Robbo is a more stabilizing and solid presence on the L than Kerkez, Etikite more dynamic and in form than Isak, Chiesa more of a live wire than Salah and Wirtz creates more than just about every else. So why didn’t they start? As they should have done on merit.
Chances to win the game weren’t taken.
That’s it. End of.
Games will occur when similar pieces of bad luck happen and we won’t get punished. Other times we will.
Some games we will win against the run of play.
This is the reason we watch sport.
The random factor.
Go to the theatre or watch a film if you want something pre-written, then performed.
RM has spouted his usual “throw the towel in” codswallop. I wouldn’t want my children emulating such views.
It wouldn’t be good for their emotional health.
Oubs last paragraph re. our defence is more balanced.
We all remember that LFC’s defence caused us to miss out on titles until we bought Virgil. He was the missing piece.
Let’s not forget also that along with City’s dip, Arne provided more tactical steel than Jürgen had last season.
I don’t put this temporary slump solely to Arne, ALL of the players are having moments where they look unfocussed at this time.
Any weak link in this chain can be exploited by canny opponents.
Could any manager fix this right now ?
I don’t think so. I think it’s one of those things that only keeping that focus, working hard, working smart and weathering the tough stuff will see us through.
Fans also have a responsibility themselves.
Continued success isn’t an entitlement.
We should never allow ourselves to become arrogant to the point of hubris.
That way lies failure and madness.
The storm before the golden sky is still raging in the wider world, in case anyone has forgotten.
Dreadful news re. Stuart Pearce’s lad, Harley.
It puts silly things like football into perspective.
Heartfelt condolences to the Pearce family and friends.