Foot: Manchester United beats Liverpool and returns to the Champions League

The Red Devils led 2-0 at half-time, they were caught at 2-2 but won with a final goal from Kobbie Mainoo, the player revived by coach Michael Carrick at the start of his interim period.

Three days before the end of the championship, Manchester United (3rd, 64 pts) is assured of finishing among the first five qualifying places for the big European Cup. Liverpool (4th, 58 pts) are six points ahead of the current sixth, Bournemouth.

The visitors showed up at Old Trafford weakened by injuries to star winger Mohamed Salah, center forwards Alexander Isak and Hugo Ekitiké, starting goalkeeper Alisson Becker and his understudy Giorgi Mamardachvili.

But that does not explain the great defensive fragility displayed in a completely unsuccessful first quarter of an hour, with two goals conceded.

The third goalkeeper, Freddie Woodman, lost a shot from Matheus Cunha deflected by Alexis Mac Allister (6th, 1-0) then he pushed back a header from Bruno Fernandes onto the thigh of Benjamin Sesko (14th, 2-0).

Manchester United's game became disorganized after a half where the injured Slovenian striker gave way to Amad Diallo.

The Ivorian winger was guilty of a very bad pass, intercepted in the central circle by Dominik Szoboszlai, and the Hungarian midfielder reviewed a too passive Mancunian defense (47th, 2-1).

The Red Devils gave a second gift, even worse, on the equalizer of Cody Gakpo (56th, 2-2), completely missing a six-meter short play.

However, they managed to regain the advantage on a strike triggered in front of the penalty area by Kobbie Mainoo (77th, 3-2), a 21-year-old central midfielder downgraded under Ruben Amorim, the previous coach, and revived by Carrick since the start of his interim in January.

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