Three defeats in a row — for the first time under Slot — means Liverpool are now playing catch-up, and for the first time in a while, there’s intense pressure on performances.

Liverpool slumped to a fourth consecutive defeat for the first time in 11 years as Manchester United won 2-1 on Sunday to end their near decade-long wait for victory at Anfield. But Liverpool fell to their first league defeat at Anfield in over a year in another blow to their hopes of usurping United with a record 21st English top-flight title.

Harry Maguire's late header bookended Manchester United's surprising, streak-shaking 2-1 win over Liverpool at Anfield on Sunday.

Harry Maguire got the winning goal for Ruben Amorim's side in the 84th minute, heading a Bruno Fernandes cross into the bottom corner.

Liverpool’s 2–1 defeat to Manchester United on Sunday afternoon condemned Arne Slot’s side to their fourth successive loss across all competitions, the club’s worst run of form since the dark days of Brendan Rodgers’s tenure more than a decade ago.

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Bryan Mbeumo scored twice and Casemiro posted a goal and an assist as Manchester United built a 3-0 win and overcame a nervy ending to deliver a home win.

Liverpool are not succumbing to smash-and-grabs. They’re consistently being out-thought and fought. Brentford were the latest to earn a deserved victory, as they inflicted the fourth-straight league defeat upon the Reds on Saturday night.