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'It means everything' - Maguire heads winner as Man Utd stun Liverpool

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Harry Maguire stunned Liverpool as his 84th-minute header clinched Manchester United's first win at Anfield since 2016 and condemned the hosts to a fourth consecutive defeat.Maguire guided in Bruno Fernandes's cross just six minutes after Cody Gakpo had cancelled out a controversial opening goal from Bryan Mbeumo only 61 seconds into a thrilling contest. Please use Chrome browser for a more accessible video player Watch as Bryan Mbeumo stuns Anfield with the opening goal Please use Chrome browser for a more accessible video player Cody Gakpo levels for Liverpool after plenty of pressure from home side Please use Chrome browser for a more accessible video player Harry Maguire header puts visitors back in front Slot: We're not used to Salah missing chancesLiverpool boss Arne Slot told Sky Sports: "After games like this, it's quite normal and usual that people are very focused on individual players."In the first five or six games it was about the signings we made, now it's about Mo Salah."We had more than enough chances to score.



Please use Chrome browser for a more accessible video player Ruben Amorim gives his verdict on Manchester United's win "In key points we had some luck, but we fought for every ball."We lost our composure in the second half. Sometimes you play more with the ball, other days you play without the ball."But if you have the spirit, you can win any game.Maguire: Win means everythingManchester United match-winner Harry Maguire told Sky Sports: "It means everything."They had had the better of us over the last few years and it's not been good for our club."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.

But Maguire certainly made their life harder, winning headers, making clearances, and ultimately winning the game.Neville: This has to be the start of somethingSky Sports pundit Gary Neville said: "What a moment for Ruben Amorim."He needed something, the pressure was building but a win at Anfield is huge."It's a great place for Manchester United to win a game of football."It's a big period coming up, the manager is under pressure and they pulled something out of the bag."They have to make sure this is the start of something."Harry Maguire and his team-mates will be proud tonight."Van Dijk: We have to stick togetherLiverpool's Virgil van Dijk told Sky Sports: "I think we conceded a very sloppy second goal."We worked so hard to get back into the game and we created great opportunities to score the winner but if you concede a second goal like that, that is the disappointing part."If you look at the game as a whole, we were far too rushed. We still created many opportunities to score but the reality is that we lost.""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." Image: Mohamed Salah rues a missed chance at Anfield Liverpool and Salah's woesSince the beginning of May, Liverpool have conceded two or more goals in more Premier League games than any other side, doing so in eight of their 12 league matches.Mohamed Salah has gone seven consecutive Premier League appearances without scoring a non-penalty goal for the very first time in his Liverpool career.Liverpool have lost four consecutive matches across all competitions for the first time since November 2014, with the Reds losing three Premier League games in a row for the first time since February 2021.Story of the match in stats What's coming up in the Premier League?Liverpool fixturesMan Utd fixturesPremier League fixtures