Manchester United 0-1 Liverpool: Match Report
Manchester United
slipped to a first defeat of the 2013/14 season as Daniel Sturridge's
early header for Liverpool decided a fractious meeting at Anfield.

The
former Manchester City and Chelsea striker alertly redirected Daniel
Agger's header from a Steven Gerrard corner in the fourth minute to send
the home support wild. In an open start to the game, both sides
could have embellished the scoreline. Robin van Persie hooked an
overhead kick just over Simon Mignolet's goal, and the Liverpool
goalkeeper was later relieved to see both van Persie and Danny Welbeck
miss Ashley Young's low corner.
The hosts passed up two promising
openings from dead ball situations, with David De Gea smartly clutching
Gerrard's curling effort, before the game descended into a fractious
affair which yielded bookings for Tom Cleverley, Michael Carrick, van
Persie and Liverpool's Iago Aspas.
David Moyes' side dominated
proceedings in the second period, but without forging enough clear-cut
openings. Antonio Valencia, Nani and Chicharito were gradually
introduced from the bench, and the latter pair combined to release van
Persie in the 87th minute for United's clearest chance. However, the
Dutchman could only fire wide of Mignolet's near post.
Despite grasping almost total control of the game and reducing the hosts to a defensive mass, the champions couldn't muster the penetration to reap rewards and suffered a first defeat of the season.
Despite grasping almost total control of the game and reducing the hosts to a defensive mass, the champions couldn't muster the penetration to reap rewards and suffered a first defeat of the season.
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