Liverpool U23s claimed their seventh win of the Premier League 2 season by beating Manchester United 3-1 on Monday night.
A composed conversion by Ovie Ejaria in the early stages was the minimum reward for a dominant first-half display by Neil Critchley’s team at Leigh Sports Village.
United briefly threatened to snatch something from the game when James Wilson levelled on the hour – only for a strong response from the Reds to yield quickfire strikes through Marko Grujic and Harry Wilson that secured three points.
Critchley was able to name an eye-catchingly strong line-up, with the likes of Trent Alexander-Arnold, Jon Flanagan, Grujic, Danny Ings and Ben Woodburn bolstering a side determined to make amends for defeat at Derby County a week ago.