RUBEN AMORIM masterminded a massive upset on Sunday as Manchester United stunned Liverpool at Anfield. The Red Devils suffered a disastrous start to their Premier League campaign, and were only

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Liverpool’s success against Amorim’s 5-4-1 defensive shape was fleeting, but Arne Slot didn’t opt for a drastic overhaul until the hour mark, after Gakpo hit the woodwork for a third time. The Reds’ 4-2-4 included all of their shiny new toys from the summer, with Isak partnering Hugo Ekitiké up top and Florian Wirtz playing in midfield.

Liverpool versus Manchester United was once a meeting of English football’s sophisticated elite. Sunday afternoon’s match could showcase the most distinctive style contrast between the clubs since Roy Hodgson’s brief Anfield tenure.

Rating the players from Manchester United's 2-1 win at Liverpool as they secured a first Premier League victory at Anfield in nine years

CB: Virgil van Dijk —Van Dijk has been offered little to no defensive support by his teammates this season, often tasked with acting as a one-man wall. At 34 years old, he can no longer single-handedly glue Liverpool’s backline together.

Coach Arne Slot conceded he has a challenge on his hands to revive Liverpool's faltering form after Manchester United claimed a rare win at Anfield to hand the reigning Premier League champions a fourth consecutive defeat.

Arne Slot brutally branded Manchester United a "long-ball team" as he claimed Liverpool "hardly conceded a chance" in their disappointing 2-1 loss at Anfield on Sunday. United registered their first victory at Anfield since 2016 and secured back-to-back wins in the Premier League for the first time since Ruben Amorim took over as head coach in November last year.