"Man Utd" unexpectedly defeated the "Liverpool" team © „Reuters“

On Monday, the central England Premier League third round matches took place. Manchester United defeated Liverpool at home with a score of 2:1 and secured their first points. The "Red Devils" started the match strongly, and Anthony Elanga had the first real chance to score, with his shot shaking the goalpost. Man Utd scored their goal in the 16th minute, when Jadon Sancho brilliantly played the ball in the penalty area and sent it into Alisson's goal. After conceding the goal, Liverpool took the initiative, but failed to create more serious chances before half-time. The second half started better for the "Red Devils" again - in the 53rd minute, Marcus Rashford scored the second goal for his team. Towards the end of the match, Liverpool began to create more dangerous opportunities, and eventually Mohamed Salah scored in the 81st minute. However, the visitors could not equalize the score in the remaining time, and Man Utd secured three points for themselves.

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