Liverpool saw their problems grow as they conceded another late winner, this time at Anfield as rivals Man United earned a 2-1 victory against a struggling mess of a side.

Liverpool 1-2 Man United

Premier League (8) | Anfield
Sunday, October 19, 2025

Goals

Mbeumo 2′
Gakpo 78′ (assist: Chiesa)
Maguire 84′

Liverpool unchanged – meaning Wirtz on the bench!

On a run of three defeats, Arne Slot made the surprise decision to name an unchanged side – meaning another start for Alexander Isak and a place on the bench for Florian Wirtz.

Dominik Szoboszlai was again trusted as the No. 10 behind Isak, with Hugo Ekitike – arguably the Reds’ most in-form player – also named among the substitutes.

Ruben Amorim made two changes from United’s 2-0 win over Sunderland with Harry Maguire and Matheus Cunha replacing Leny Yoro and Benjamin Sesko.

Controversy kicks off another poor first half

Slot spoke pre-match about the unpredictability of a United side without expected starter Sesko and Liverpool were a goal down within 90 seconds – in controversial circumstances.

A combination of Virgil van Dijk and Bryan Mbeumo wiped out Alexis Mac Allister, who went down with a head injury, but...