Man Utd 2-1 Liverpool: Rashford the hero at Old Trafford
The English youngster scored twice in the first half
Bailly's own goal gave Liverpool hope after the break
Marcus Rashford scored twice as Manchester United beat Liverpool 2-1 at Anfield on Saturday afternoon.
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Manchester United
De Gea, Valencia, Bailly, Smalling, Young, McTominay, Matic, Mata (Lingard 89'), Alexis (Darmian 90'), Rashford (Fellaini 70'), Lukaku
Liverpool
Karius, Alexander-Arnold (Wijnaldum 80'), Lovren, Van Dijk, Robertson (Solanke 84'), Can, Milner, Oxlade (Lallana 62'), Mané, Firmino, Salah
Goles
1-0 Rashford 14, 2-0 Rashford 24, 2-1 Bailly (pp) 66.
Rashford opened the scoring in the 14th minute with a brilliant individual effort. The England international raced down the left, cut in and then fired beyond the diving Loris Karius.
Ten minutes later the same player doubled the home side's advantage, his deflected strike finding the back of the net.
Liverpool enjoyed the majority of the possession and rallied after the break but they didn't create many clear-cut chances.
Jurgen Klopp's side did pull one goal back when Eric Bailly deflected Saido Mane's cross into his own net in comical fashion.
However, Liverpool's pressure in the final stages didn't lead to an equaliser and United saw out a valuable three points.
Jose Mourinho's side extend their lead in second place over Liverpool to five points, although they remain 13 behind runaway leaders Manchester City, who have a game in hand as well.
