Manchester United 1-4 Liverpool: Xherdan Shaqiri scores wondergoal as Reds thrash United

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Joe Krishnan28 July 2018

A stunning bicycle kick from Xherdan Shaqiri on his Liverpool debut handed Jurgen Klopp a morale-boosting 4-1 victory over Manchester United.

A huge crowd of around 105,000 came to the Big House in Ann Arbor, Michigan to witness a fascinating spectacle between two Premier League heavyweights - and they were not disappointed.

Liverpool took the lead when Sadio Mane scored from the spot after Mohamed Salah was fouled by Axel Tuanzebe in the area.

But just six minutes later, Brazilian midfielder Andreas Pereira struck a magnificent free-kick into the top-left corner, leaving young goalkeeper Kamil Grabara absolutely helpless.

Liverpool dominated the early stages of the game, going close through Virgil Van Dijk before Salah forced a superb save from Lee Grant.

Manchester United might have been on the back foot but they still had the ball in the net twice through Juan Mata. Unfortunately for the Spaniard, he was correctly flagged offside both times. Pereira then levelled things up before half-time with that stunning free-kick.

On the hour mark, Liverpool brought on Daniel Sturridge and, with his first touch, he met Shaqiri's layback and passed into the corner.

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Things went from bad to worse for Jose Mourinho when the referee awarded a second penalty after Andrew Robertson went down under Ander Herrera's challenge. Sheyi Ojo made no mistake from the spot.

Shaqiri saved the best until last with a memorable bicycle kick to seal an emphatic victory for the Reds.

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