United had the last laugh with a late goal in this league game, as was the case when the sides met on Merseyside recently in the Premier League Cup. On that occasion, Mason Greenwood's extra-time free-kick won the match 3-2 for Neil Ryan's team; this time, Anthony Elanga claimed an 88th-minute equaliser at the Aon Training Complex.
Liverpool had led from the 30th minute following Di’Shon Bernard's own goal and both teams were reduced to ten men before Elanga stepped in.
Both United and Liverpool have suffered their own tragedies in the past and as the young players of both sides lined up at the centre circle, it was also an opportune moment to reflect on the terrible news from Brazil where ten young players in Flamengo's academy, aged between 14 and 16, perished in a dormitory fire at the club’s training facility in Rio de Janeiro.