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MOTD- Liverpool 1-0 Manchester United

By on September 1, 2013

Liverpool have climbed to the top of the Premier League table with an impressive 1-0 victory over arch-rivals Manchester United. The Red’s managed to whether The Red Devil’s storm after Daniel Sturridge’s fourth minute goal, while United manager David Moyes’ must have finally realized how seriously he needs another midfielder.

United’s center-backs received the ball with no options in the middle countless times, leaving Brenden Rodgers’ side happy to sit deep. The home side didn’t drop back in the opening minutes though, with Daniel Sturridge delighting the crowd in Liverpool by putting Rodgers’s men in front after only four minutes. The English international had his shot deflected wide, and the following corner was swung into the box. Daniel Agger rose up to help the cross on for Sturridge to flick into the top corner after he peeled off his marker.

United nearly equalized only three minutes later when Robin van Persie’s overhead kick flew just over the bar following a Ryan Giggs free-kick, but Liverpool came close to adding a second to their lead in the twenty-sixth minute. Steven Gerrard’s dipping twenty-five yard free-kick was saved by David De Gea, but United then began to dominate.

As the match rolled on to the second half United brought on Nani for Ashley Young in an attacking substitution, but they failed to turn their dominance into chances. Giggs had his wicked near-post header from a Nani blocked by Simon Mignolet, and Nani then saw his low drive from the edge o the box pushed wide to his left by Mignolet. Van Persie’s desperate shot from a tight angle on the right after he was slipped in by substitute Javier Hernandez flew into the side netting in the eighty-sixth minute, and although five minutes of added time were announced by the fourth official, United could not find an equalizer. Raheem Sterling flashed a shot from the edge of the box wide in the last minute, as Liverpool held on to their 100% record.
Man of the Match: Daniel Sturridge

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