After nine painful years and at the 11th time of asking Manchester United has ended its Anfield hoodoo with a 2-1 win against Premier League defending champion Liverpool

Harry Maguire's late header bookended Manchester United's surprising, streak-shaking 2-1 win over Liverpool at Anfield on Sunday.

Bryan Mbeumo celebrates scoring at Anfield with team-mates Amad Diallo, Matheus Cunha and Bruno Fernandes Michael Regan/ Manchester United’s long awaited 2-1 victory at Anfield threw up a few interesting statistics: Liverpool losing four consecutive matches for the first time since November 2014,

Bryan Mbeumo and Harry Maguire starred in Manchester United’s emphatic 2-1 victory over Liverpool at Anfield on Sunday, with the ‘Red Devils’ winning at this venue for the first time since January 2016,

Alexis Mac Allister was poleaxed as he jumped for a high ball in the middle of the field with his Liverpool team-mate, Virgil van Dijk, and Mbeumo; the replays would show that Van Dijk caught him with a stray elbow while Mbeumo also left something on him. The United player was up and running, sprinting in behind the Liverpool backline.

Ruben Amorim says Sunday’s 2-1 win over Liverpool at Anfield was the “biggest” of his tenure as Manchester United head coach “but tomorrow, it won’t mean a lot”.

Bruno Fernandes said Manchester United's first win at Anfield since January of 2016 was helped by Liverpool fans showing frustration with their own team in the first half due to their failure to put Ruben Amorim's side under pressure.

Roy Keane has said Manchester United must build on their win over Liverpool. Man Utd inflicted a fourth straight defeat on their bitter rivals on Sunday afternoon as goals from Bryan Mbeumo and Harry Maguire earned the club’s first win at Anfield since January 2016.