Liverpool 2 Man Utd 2: Amad Diallo’s late leveller earns Ruben Amorim’s side a point in Anfield classic
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Sponsored by. HERE was everything we thought Manchester United were not - proud, resilient, brilliant and above all United. Sure, they had to settle for a point. Sure, Liverpool remain red-hot favourites to equal their record of 20 top-flight titles. But the way this match had been previewed, you’d have thought we were talking about Accrington Stanley’s FA Cup visit to Anfield next weekend, rather than the grandest fixture in English football.
![[Amad Diallo's late equaliser rescued a point for Man Utd against Liverpool]](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/16-amad-diallo-celebrates-scoring-961726145_a6876e.jpg?strip=all&w=960)
Amad Diallo, whose winner at the end of extra-time knocked Liverpool out of the FA Cup in a classic quarter-final last season, stole a point with a cool finish. United, written off as cannon fodder, had deservedly led through a Lisandto Martinez strike early in the second half, before a spectacular Cody Gakpo equaliser and a Mo Salah penalty propelled Liverpool into the lead.
![[The Reds thought they had won the clash through Mo Salah's penalty]](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/2025-liverpools-mohamed-salah-celebrates-961725081.jpg?strip=all&w=960)
Yet there was a never-say-die attitude about United which we barely thought them capable of - Harry Maguire magnificent in defence, Manuel Ugarte dynamic in midfield - as Ruben Amorim seemed to discover his best available team. This after United had suffered four straight defeats, failing to score in the previous three.
The fixture had never felt so much of a home banker, the gap between two mighty clubs hadn’t been bigger for half a century. In December, United had lost six games in a calendar month for the first time since 1930. Nobody saw this coming. Earlier, it felt as if only the weather could stop Liverpool, that only the miserable Merseyside climate could give us the faintest illusion of a title race - after the trip to Goodison Park was called off in the autumn.
