Man Utd Beat Liverpool to Seal Champions League Spot

Kobbie Mainoo celebrated his new contract by scoring the winner that swept Manchester United back into the Champions League as they clinched a five-goal thriller against Liverpool at Old Trafford.

With 64 points from 35 games, United have effectively sealed a place in next season’s Champions League.

The Red Devils  led 2-0 at the break, thanks to early goals from Matheus Cunha and Benjamin Sesko.

However, Liverpool turned the contest on its head immediately after half-time as Dominik Szoboszlai and Cody Gakpo capitalised on errors to level.

But in a frenzied finish, Liverpool failed to clear Luke Shaw’s cross and the ball fell kindly for Mainoo on the edge of the area and he crashed a first-time effort into the bottom corner for United’s 3-2 win.

It came three days after Mainoo signed a new five-year contract at United – in a season when he did not start a league game under former boss Ruben Amorim.

Elsewhere, Tottenham defeated Aston Villa 2-1  to move out of relegation zone. West Ham who lost 3-0 to Brentford earlier on Saturday  now replaced Spurs the drop zone. Tottenham now seat one spot above the relegation zone with 37 points from 35 games.