Manchester United stretch Liverpool losing streak to four games

LIVERPOOL: Liverpool slumped to a fourth consecutive defeat for the first time in 11 years as Manchester United won 2-1 on Sunday to end their near decade-long wait for victory at Anfield.

Harry Maguire’s 84th minute header secured back-to-back Premier League wins for the first time in Ruben Amorim’s tenure as United boss.

Twelve minutes from time, Cody Gakpo had canceled out Bryan Mbeumo’s opener after just 61 seconds.

Defeat leaves Liverpool four points adrift of Arsenal at the top of the table and Arne Slot still searching for answers in how to get the right blend after splashing out nearly £450 million ($604 million) on new players in the transfer market.

United close to within two points of their historic rivals and up to ninth in the table to ease the pressure on Amorim after his biggest win in nearly a year in charge.

“It means everything. They had had the better of us over the last few years and it’s not been good for our club,” said Maguire.

“We have not given our fans enough days like today, so it has been a long time coming, coming to this ground and picking up three points.”

State of flux 

Liverpool had only lost one of the previous 14 Premier League meetings between the sides and United had not tasted victory at Anfield since the early days of Jurgen Klopp’s reign in January 2016.

However, the Reds are in a state of flux after transforming the squad that stormed to the title last season and the tragic loss of Diogo Jota, who died in a car accident in July.

“It is an interesting time because we have to stick together, not just us as players but as a club and the fans who want us to win,” said Liverpool captain Virgil van Dijk.

“When things get tough, it is important we keep the mentality of being