Late penalty
secured Manchester United’s first Anfield win since December 2007, as it beat
10-man Liverpool 2-1 on an emotional afternoon
on Merseyside. The hosts played 51 minutes with 10 men after Jonjo Shelvey’s
sending-off, but still managed to take the lead through Steven Gerrard’s
volley. However, Rafael equalized soon after and Van Persie, one of United’s three
players to miss from the spot already this term, scored his fourth goal in as
many games against the Reds nine minutes from time. In the end, it was
something of a relief that the talking points were all generated on the pitch
as Liverpool marked its first home match since
the publication of the Hillsborough Independent Panel’s report, which
exonerated fans in relation to the 1989 disaster. Luis Suarez and Patrice Evra
shook hands in a show of unity before the game - the Liverpool
forward had refused to shake the united defender’s hand in the league meeting
between the sides at the Old Trafford in February, having previously been found
guilty of racially abusing Evra in the corresponding fixture at Anfield last
season
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