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DOMINIC KING AT ANFIELD: This might be unchartered territory for Arne Slot but‚ with Liverpool‚ there is always a reference point - even when the roof is falling in. Plenty will have wondered why Slot was content to play Russian Roulette with Liverpool's chances of winning a trophy but he isn't the first manager to spin the barrel at Anfield and‚ quite probably‚ he won't be the last either. It might have slipped your mind that Jurgen Klopp gave his blessing to what was effectively an Academy team being selected for an FA Cup replay against Shrewsbury. There was outrage‚ as Klopp and many of his senior players went on holiday. Liverpool‚ coached by Neil Critchley‚ won 1-0 against the odds. The joy was unbridled.
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LEWIS STEELE AT ANFIELD: 'CAN we play you every week?' was the song from the away end at Anfield. Sadly for the hardy Crystal Palace fans who made the midweek journey up to a stormy Liverpool ‚ they cannot. If they could‚ they might win the Quadruple. Oliver Glasner has tasted victory against Liverpool not once‚ not twice but three times this season.
PRESSURE RISES ON SLOT: Liverpool's misery goes on as Crystal Palace hit Kop flops for THREE at Anfield and Reds boss's Carabao Cup gamble backfires
Gary Neville has called for Arne Slot to drop one Liverpool star amid a string of worrying results from the Premier League champions‚ with their latest domestic outing seeing the Reds slump to a 3-2 defeat at Brentford on Saturday evening. Liverpool have failed to win a Premier League match since the end of September‚ losing their last four division games against Crystal Palace‚ Chelsea‚ and Manchester United. Slot has been open about his side's decline and deemed the Brentford defeat the worst performance he had overseen in his season-and-a-half-long tenure at Anfield.
OLIVER HOLT AT THE GTECH COMMUNITY STADIUM: When they were kings‚ when they were rulers of England and Europe‚ when they carried all before them‚ Virgil van Dijk and Mo Salah‚ looked to Jordan Henderson as their leader‚ the captain who drove them with a relentless hunger that never dimmed. Van Dijk and Salah have stayed at Anfield and won fresh honours but on Tuesday night‚ the odyssey on which Henderson embarked two years ago brought him up against the friends and teammates he won titles with for the first time. Henderson's travels have taken him to Al-Ettifaq in Saudi Arabia and to the once mighty Ajax of Amsterdam and there were times before he arrived at Brentford in the summer when people thought his career was fast ebbing away.
CHRIS WHEELER AT OLD TRAFFORD: If beating Liverpool at Anfield a week ago marked the high point of Ruben Amorim's first year in charge at Manchester United‚ this wasn't far behind. On an uplifting night at Old Trafford‚ when joy‚ jubilation and ultimately relief coursed around this grand old theatre‚ United put Brighton to the sword to register their third straight win and move into the top-four‚ however temporary it may be.
CHRIS WHEELER: Slot was frustrated that United 'had a low block and played a lot of long balls' in their 2-1 win over Liverpool at Anfield on Sunday. Amorim took his opportunity to reply on Friday‚ insisting he doesn't need another manager to evaluate his team‚ and he is more interested in what Brighton boss Fabian Hurzeler has to say ahead of United clash with the Seagulls at Old Trafford on Saturday evening.
Eddie Howe refused to get dragged into a row with Arne Slot after his comments about Newcastle being a 'smaller club' - but he defended the club's care of their 'elite players'. The Liverpool boss has suggested that Newcastle's treatment of Isak during his summer strike led to him being unconditioned when he arrived on Merseyside. Isak suffered a groin injury at Frankfurt on Wednesday and now faces a period on the sidelines‚ having scored just one goal from eight appearances since his £125million move to Anfield.
EXCLUSIVE: Under regulations introduced in 2022‚ balls are positioned on tees around the pitch with players expected to pick them up and ball boys and girls not permitted to hand them over. However‚ on several occasions after Harry Maguire had given the visitors a late lead at Anfield‚ ball attendants lobbed the ball to Liverpool players as they chased an equaliser.
Liverpool lost for the fourth game in a row in all competitions on Sunday afternoon‚ going down 2-1 against arch rivals Manchester United as their startling slump continued at Anfield. It followed defeats by Crystal Palace‚ Galatasaray and Chelsea‚ and has represented the sharp decline of Slot's side since they lifted the Premier League title in the Dutchman's first season in charge last term. In the summer‚ the Reds splashed out well over £400million on new talent‚ with Alexander Isak (£125m) and Florian Wirtz (£116m) costing over £100m each and the likes of Hugo Ekitike (£79m) and Milos Kerkez (£40m) also coming through the door.
Liverpool's legendary former manager Jurgen Klopp has revealed why he once turned down talks to succeed Sir Alex Ferguson at Manchester United. Klopp‚ who left Anfield in the summer of 2024 after nine fruitful years at the club‚ opened up on his time in Liverpool while appearing on Steve Bartlett's Diary of a CEO podcast on Monday. During his chat with the British entrepreneur‚ the former Reds boss revealed he was approached by Manchester United in 2013 while he was head coach of Borussia Dortmund - but ultimately chose to turn the project down.
United‚ who carved out a much-needed 2-0 win over Sunderland before the international break‚ made it two wins on the spin for the first time this season with the stunning late victory on Sunday.Just 62 seconds into the match‚ United shocked Anfield with a quickfire goal through Bryan Mbeumo and fought hard to hold on to the slender lead until Cody Gakpo levelled terms for Liverpool in the 78th-minute. Six minutes later‚ in a huge twist that led to Manchester United winning their first game at Anfield since 2016 under Louis van Gaal‚ Harry Maguire fired the visitors back in front with a superb header against the run of play.
Jamie Carragher has warned Arne Slot that Mohamed Salah should no longer be an automatic starter for Liverpool after their 2-1 defeat by Manchester United at Anfield. The former Reds defender said the Egyptian forward‚ once untouchable in Liverpool's attack‚ must now be managed carefully as his influence fades. 'It's a real conundrum for the manager and what he'll do. It's interesting that he brought him off‚' Carragher told Sky Sports.
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NATHAN SALT: Manchester United won back to back league games for the first time under Ruben Amorim as they stunned arch rivals Liverpool at Anfield. Harry Maguire's second half header was the difference and Liverpool now find themselves engulfed in a crisis after four straight defeats. Amorim's team selection raised eyebrows with Leny Yoro and Benjamin Sesko dropping out‚ but it was the Portuguese head coach who had the last laugh after masterminding a first league win at Anfield since 2016. Daily Mail Sport's NATHAN SALT gives his verdict on how both sets of players stacked up at Anfield.
Sir Alex Ferguson stood in the Main Stand at Anfield at half time‚ wearing a broad smile. The former Manchester United manager has not had much to celebrate at the home of his old enemy for the last ten years but now‚ with his old team a goal up and looking good‚ he held a bag of chocolates in his hand and offered one to the gentleman next to him‚ who happened to be Sir Kenny Dalglish. As an image of the what happened here on a blustery‚ squally afternoon by the banks of the River Mersey‚ a symbol of how United found an echo of their former glories and transformed their miserable fortunes by winning at this ground for the first time in nearly a decade‚ it took some beating. Then again‚ the sight of Harry Maguire‚ a yeoman centre half who seems to have been written off‚ mocked and derided for his limitations since the day he arrived at Old Trafford‚ rising to score United's late winner and seal a 2-1 victory that condemned Liverpool to their fourth successive defeat ran it close.
Manchester United players were full of congratulations for one another after ending their 10-year wait for a Premier League win at Anfield‚ as cameras showed the jubilant scenes inside the away dressing room. Ruben Amorim 's side beat Liverpool 2-1 to claim their first victory on the ground since January 2016‚ moving within two points of the defending champions. It was a result built on early aggression and late resilience. Bryan Mbeumo struck after just 62 seconds before Harry Maguire 's 84th-minute header settled a breathless contest.
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Follow Daily Mail Sport's live blog for the latest score‚ teams news and updates as Liverpool welcome Manchester United to Anfield in the Premier League‚ with Oliver Holt and Lewis Steele reporting from the ground.
Man United 's recent trips to Anfield have understandably stirred trepidation among the Old Trafford masses‚ still traumatised by the 7-0 hammering served up two seasons ago. But‚ in truth‚ the Red Devils have shown remarkable resilience since returning to Merseyside‚ holding their fierce rivals to draws on two occasions. And whilst there are plenty of issues to address for Ruben Amorim and his fabled 3-4-3 system‚ so too have questions been levelled at Slot's door.
Only one Manchester United star gets into a combined XI with Liverpool‚ according to Alan Shearer. Not even their talisman and captain Bruno Fernandes is afforded a space in the dream squad composed by the Premier League's all-time top scorer. It is a damning sign of how far the Red Devils have fallen as they prepare to travel to Anfield on Sunday for what used to be a tense watch.
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