Manchester United have beaten Liverpool at Anfield for the first time since 2016, thanks to Bryan Mbeumo and Harry Maguire.
It was a dream start for Manchester United and Ruben Amorim, as with less than two minutes on the clock, the deadlock was broken.
Bryan Mbeumo scored the opener, converting Amad’s pass on a quick break brilliantly to stun Anfield.
United had chances to go further ahead, while Liverpool hit the post numerous times before Cody Gakpo scored to make it 1-1.
Minutes later, United reclaimed the lead as Harry Maguire headed home Bruno Fernandes’ cross to take a 2-1 lead.
United held out for a deserved win, and here are five things we learned from the game.
Despite costing £66m, Mbeumo has already proven himself to be worth every penny as he has oozed class this season for Manchester United.
After scoring against Liverpool, Mbeumo now has three goals and an assist in all competitions, which is a very solid start considering the early performances the Red Devils had.
Last season, Maguire could have claimed victory for Manchester United when he missed a shot with the last kick of the game.
Now this season, he has come in clutch for Amorim, scoring the winner against Liverpool with a trademark Maguire headed goal.
There were questions as to why he was starting pre-game, but the Englishman answered these doubts with a stellar performance.
Amorim simply had to start Senne Lammens here after his debut performance, and the Belgian was once again so impressive at Anfield.
Dele Fashomi, seasoned journalist and communication teacher, is a holder of Master of Arts degree in Communication and Language Arts from the University of Ibadan in 1992/93.
Earlier, he had bagged a Bachelor degree from the same university in 1984, after which he proceeded to the Nigerian Institute of Journalism, Lagos, in 1990, for a postgraduate diploma in Journalism.
He had done many courses in communication, including the EU-BBC Editing Course in 2002.
Mr. Fashomi combines effectively the practice, research and teaching of communication. And to date, he has published two academic works in communication: Issues in Communication Technology and Policy (2010) and Economic and Social Issues in Advertising and PR (2013).
He had his first break in the Nigerian media in Concord Newspapers in 1990 and today, he has over two and half decades experience earned in several newspapers.
He has been part of many start-ups, such as The Republic (1987), The Comet (1999), The Anchor 2001 – 2002; Sun Newspapers (2003); Westerner newsmagazine (2005 – 2010) as Editor; National Life (2011) as Sunday Editor, and Newswatch Newspapers (2012- 2016) as Daily Editor.
Dele Fashomi is now the Publisher/Editor-in-Chief of Newstide247.com newspaper online, which he started in July 2015. He is also into biography writing, with many books in his trail, some of which he wrote alone and one he co- authored with his mentor, Mr Dare Babarinsa, entitled: Olabiyi Durojaiye – DARE TO BE DiFFERENT. He also guided and collaborated with Pa Olatunji Odusanya in writing his autobiography – AGAINST ALL ODDS. There are many other books in the works under his pen.
