Manchester United 2-4 Liverpool: Visitors boost top-four hopes with win

By Simon StoneBBC Sport at Old Trafford

Last updated on 15 minutes ago.From the section Premier League627

Roberto Firmino scores for Liverpool at Manchester United — Roberto Firmino is the first Liverpool player to score a league brace at Old Trafford since Steven Gerrard in March 2014

Jurgen Klopp celebrated his first win at Old Trafford as Liverpool came from behind to beat Manchester United and boost their chances of a Champions League place.

In a thrilling game played against the backdrop of noisy protests against the United ownership outside the ground, United struck first through Bruno Fernandes' deflected opener.

But Liverpool, who had seen one of their buses prevented from picking team members up before the game after being blocked in the street, hit back through Diogo Jota's instinctive effort.

Roberto Firmino, who had only scored once since his two-goal haul at Crystal Palace in December, then put his side on top with a well-taken double either side of half-time.

Marcus Rashford pulled one back for United midway through the second half but Mohamed Salah wrapped up the points with a late breakaway strike for his 21st Premier League goal of the season.

That moves him level with Harry Kane in the Golden Boot standings and condemns Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's side to a sixth home defeat of the season.

The result takes Liverpool fifth in the Premier League. If they win at West Brom on Sunday they will close to within one and three points respectively of FA Cup finalists Chelsea and Leicester, who still have to play each other at Stamford Bridge on 18 May.

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Line-ups
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Line-ups

Man Utd

Formation 4-2-3-1

26Henderson
29Wan-Bissaka
3BaillyBooked at 48minsSubstituted forMaticat 86'minutes
2Lindelöf
23Shaw
39McTominayBooked at 79mins
17FredSubstituted forGreenwoodat 63'minutes
10Rashford
18Bruno Fernandes
6Pogba
7CavaniBooked at 85mins

Substitutes

1de Gea
8Mata
11Greenwood
19Diallo
27Telles
31Matic
33Williams
34van de Beek
38Tuanzebe

Liverpool

Formation 4-3-3

1Alisson
66Alexander-Arnold
47Phillips
46R Williams
26Robertson
6Thiago Alcántara
3Fabinho
5WijnaldumSubstituted forJonesat 74'minutes
11SalahSubstituted forN Williamsat 90+2'minutes
9Firmino
20JotaSubstituted forManéat 74'minutes

Substitutes

10Mané
13Adrián
17Jones
21Tsimikas
23Shaqiri
27Origi
58Woodburn
62Kelleher
76N Williams

Referee:: Anthony Taylor

Match Stats

Home TeamMan UtdAway TeamLiverpool

Possession: Home53%; Away47%

Shots: Home18; Away17

Shots on Target: Home3; Away8

Corners: Home6; Away4

Fouls: Home10; Away12

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Match ends, Manchester United 2, Liverpool 4.
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Full Time
Second Half ends, Manchester United 2, Liverpool 4.

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Attempt missed. Marcus Rashford (Manchester United) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Paul Pogba.
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Substitution
Substitution, Liverpool. Neco Williams replaces Mohamed Salah.
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Goal!
Goal! Manchester United 2, Liverpool 4. Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Curtis Jones following a fast break.
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Hand ball by Edinson Cavani (Manchester United).
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Substitution
Substitution, Manchester United. Nemanja Matic replaces Eric Bailly.
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Booking
Edinson Cavani (Manchester United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
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Foul by Edinson Cavani (Manchester United).
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Thiago (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
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Scott McTominay (Manchester United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
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Foul by Sadio Mané (Liverpool).
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Fabinho (Liverpool) wins a free kick on the left wing.
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Foul by Bruno Fernandes (Manchester United).
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Booking
Scott McTominay (Manchester United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
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Fabinho (Liverpool) wins a free kick on the left wing.
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Foul by Scott McTominay (Manchester United).
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Attempt missed. Bruno Fernandes (Manchester United) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high from a direct free kick.
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Hand ball by Thiago (Liverpool).
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Attempt blocked. Bruno Fernandes (Manchester United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Marcus Rashford.

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622 comments

Comment posted by conradk, today at 22:11
Fernandes is up there with Sterling for worst diver of the season, disgusting behaviour you wouldn't even expect from an U10 team.
Reply posted by Sergio9320, today at 22:17
Sergio9320 replied:
I can’t believe you haven’t mentioned Mane, Salah and Kane.
Comment posted by Football_fan23, today at 22:11
How are Man United second?😂😂
Reply posted by AndrewMichael, today at 22:15
AndrewMichael replied:
Played your kids to throw the league then you get battered 🤣🤣 all after the most pathetic protest to boot 🤣🤣 someone get Ole another contract please 🤣🤣
Comment posted by Removed, today at 22:12
No LFC fan but glad they won.
Fernandes biggest diving cheat in the league.
Constantly whingeing at the ref so really pleased they got stuffed
Reply posted by me who knows you know, today at 22:19
me who knows you know replied:
👍
Comment posted by Andy, today at 22:14
I hope fernandes is OK, he was doing a lot of screaming.
Reply posted by RedMan, today at 22:21
RedMan replied:
Fernandes requires booking, How is allowed to badger the ref to award a card for an opponent, whilst it was a foul, Fernandes should be booked for his gesturing, raising a pretend card. It is spoiling the game in many areas.
Comment posted by Daddy Cool, today at 22:13
Genius move by Ole rotating his squad so that he could lose to Leicester and Liverpool in the same week. A Liverpool team that had to start their 5th and 6th string center backs no less.
Reply posted by Celts, today at 22:24
Celts replied:
5th and 6th choice centrebacks. But still it took 2 own goals for United to get on the scoresheet!!

Those fans before the game got what they deserved!!
Comment posted by Jonathan, today at 22:11
How Man United are second in the league, I'll never know. Clueless.
Reply posted by Pedro, today at 22:20
Pedro replied:
If we win all our games.
Comment posted by Schnitzengruben, today at 22:13
So that's why the fans didn't want this game played.
Reply posted by Lets Agree To Disagree, today at 22:24
Lets Agree To Disagree replied:
Nice one, best line of the year!!!
Comment posted by Mike T, today at 22:12
United’s frailties brutally exposed by a heavily injury-depleted Liverpool side who handed them a thrashing. Let’s be honest it could have been 6 or 7 tonight.
Reply posted by Celts, today at 22:27
Celts replied:
Would have been 6 if the ref had given those 2 penalties that would have 100% been given down the other end!!
Comment posted by Daddy Cool, today at 22:13
Let us all remember who Liverpool were missing tonight, and who they played in at CB. They played Phillips, a player who was on loan for a second division team in Germany. And Williams, who played on loan for Kidderminster Harriers in the Vanarama National League North. Let that sink in and then reflect on Liverpool's season.
Reply posted by RiotZappa, today at 22:19
RiotZappa replied:
And I would choose them over Bailly, Lindelof, and probably Maguire as well tbh.

Wan Bassaka was their only decent player today.

Fred Flintstone was amazing.
Comment posted by Richie23, today at 22:11
if liverpool win all their remaining games they qualify for Champions League
Reply posted by 23Mike, today at 22:14
23Mike replied:
How??
Comment posted by homelessgnome, today at 22:13
If Paul Pogba concentrated as much on his football as he does on his hair cut he would still be crap and still have stupid hair.
Reply posted by At The Klopp, today at 22:30
At The Klopp replied:
I am betting you saw Firmino's second goal, hahahaha
Comment posted by Virgil van Dijk, today at 22:12
Ref tried everything but we still won😂👍
Reply posted by Lets Agree To Disagree, today at 22:18
Lets Agree To Disagree replied:
And, here comes Liverpool, charging up the inside, but is it all too late???
Comment posted by SP, today at 22:14
Well played Liverpool
Reply posted by Celts, today at 22:25
Celts replied:
Very generous of the Premier League to give Fernandes his first ever league goal from open play against a big six team.

Even though we all know it was going wide......
Comment posted by Y0U, today at 22:15
Even the ref couldn't stop United losing. Cavani and McTominay should've had two yellows.

Get in though. Almost setting the final few matches up for a grand finale finish.
Reply posted by pitchski, today at 22:23
pitchski replied:
Is that where Thiago went down like he had been assaulted and Cavani didnt even make contact. All the premier league prima donnas cheat.
Comment posted by roubiliac, today at 22:13
Pushed City all the way there Ole…!
LOL
Comment posted by Ceciliars, today at 22:15
United rested their 'A' side for this game.... And still lost 😂😂
Reply posted by truereddawn, today at 22:18
truereddawn replied:
Boom👊😆
Comment posted by RedAlert, today at 22:15
Hahahahaha rest players hahaha, don’t make Liverpool win hahaha, try to be clever hahahahaha Ole hahaha
Reply posted by Celts, today at 22:28
Celts replied:
United fans laugh at Liverpool, saying "every team gets injuries stop crying"

Well Liverpool have had their best 3 centrebacks injured the whole season.

United have slabhead injured for one match and their defence goes to poop!
Comment posted by AndrewMichael, today at 22:15
Played your kids to throw the league then you get battered 🤣🤣 all after the most pathetic protest to boot 🤣🤣 someone get Ole another contract please 🤣🤣
Comment posted by leedsupooltic, today at 22:14
Is Roy Keane eating humble pie or sucking on his prawn sandwich.

Worst defence of a title.

A Liverpool team still not 100% beating the man u in their own patch.
Comment posted by Cantonawont, today at 22:15
As a united fan I'll say this. Still, some of OGS' selection choices leave me wondering if he occasionally is smoking something he shouldn't be.
Rashford has been extremely poor recently (apart from the assist!), Pogba, absolute show pony, why didn't Tuanzebe start? Greenwood should have been first on the team sheet!
Shockingly poor tactics from OGS tonight.
Reply posted by spudy1000, today at 22:20
spudy1000 replied:
Greenwood played on tuesday and sunday couldnt risk starting him personally i would have saved him for this game as hes been in better form but i aint a manager xD

	Team	P	W	D	L	F	A	GD	Pts
1	Man City	35	25	5	5	72	26	46	80
2	Man Utd	36	20	10	6	70	42	28	70
3	Leicester	36	20	6	10	65	44	21	66
4	Chelsea	36	18	10	8	55	33	22	64

5	Liverpool	35	17	9	9	61	41	20	60

6	West Ham	35	17	7	11	55	45	10	58
7	Tottenham	35	16	8	11	61	41	20	56
8	Everton	35	16	8	11	46	42	4	56
9	Arsenal	36	16	7	13	50	38	12	55
10	Leeds	35	15	5	15	53	53	0	50
11	Aston Villa	35	14	7	14	49	41	8	49
12	Wolves	35	12	9	14	35	47	-12	45
13	Crystal Palace	35	11	8	16	37	59	-22	41
14	Southampton	35	11	7	17	44	62	-18	40
15	Burnley	35	10	9	16	33	47	-14	39
16	Newcastle	35	10	9	16	40	58	-18	39
17	Brighton	35	8	13	14	36	41	-5	37

18	Fulham	35	5	12	18	25	47	-22	27
19	West Brom	35	5	11	19	32	68	-36	26
20	Sheff Utd	35	5	2	28	18	62	-44	17

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