Manchester United 2-1 Liverpool in the Premier League. Manchester United has strengthened its second position in the Premier League by winning 2-1 vs. Liverpool’s closest opponent. Coach José Mourinho’s club went through the narrow victory to a five-point lead on trainer Jürgen Klopp’s club.
Leader Manchester City remains out of reach for the time being.
The home club, which Paul Pogba saw before the game was injured, was already leading 2-0 after 24 minutes. Marcus Rashford took care of both hits.
In the second half, Liverpool put pressure on, but the team made it difficult for goalkeeper David de Gea. The match goal was due to Eric Bailly’s own goal. The Ivorian, who has been participating in Manchester for a long time, worked the ball through the heel behind his own goalkeeper.
There was a final offensive of Liverpool, in which also defender Virgil van Dijk mixed, but that did not result in a goal.