Bruno Fernandes, Manchester United captain, attributed his team’s victory at Anfield to the frustration of Liverpool fans. The 2-1 triumph, with a header from Harry Maguire in the 84th minute, marked United’s first victory at Anfield since January 2016. Cody Gakpo had equalized the score after Bryan Mbeumo’s initial goal for the visitors. This victory allowed Amorim to record consecutive league wins for the first time since his arrival and also condemned Liverpool to their fourth consecutive defeat in all competitions.
Fernandes highlighted that United sought to slow down Liverpool’s game, which created spaces in midfield. Furthermore, he emphasized the importance of the victory for the fans and the club, as they had not won at Anfield for a long time. The United hadn’t won consecutive league games in the same season since the end of the 2023-24 campaign. Maguire, for his part, called the statistic of not having won at Anfield as “shameful”. Now that that’s out of the way, let’s try to do three on Saturday against Brighton, because we have to start being a little more consistent. Maguire also pointed out that the team has set a benchmark and that they must improve in several areas, especially in defense in the last 30 minutes of the match.In the first 10 minutes we knew that they [Liverpool] would try to start the match very strongly. Also in the first half, we understood that they were under pressure when they had the ball, the fans were putting them in a difficult position and booing them to make them play faster.
Bruno Fernandes
United’s victory brings them within two points of Liverpool, which increases the chances of Amorim’s team fighting for Champions League qualification this season. However, Amorim preferred not to rush to talk about Champions League qualification.
Amorim emphasized the importance of the victory for the fans and highlighted that the team showed a different attitude.What we have to do is try to win three games in a row and then forget about the first four or the first six.
Amorim
