Mainoo is the second youngest to score against Liverpool in the Premier League
18-year-old English midfielder scored a great goal at Old Trafford, making it 2-1 at the time, just behind Fàbregas, owner of the record
Kobbie Mainoo , who is just a few days away from turning 19, became the youngest Manchester United player ever to score against Liverpool in the Premier League , with a great goal from the edge of the penalty area.
In the history of the English championship, the midfielder is only surpassed by Cesc Fàbregas, who scored a goal for Arsenal against the Reds , aged just 18 years and a few days, in May 2005. Interestingly, that was the year in which the Red Devils player was born , and he was not even a month old at that time.
Talking about other interesting statistics from the 2-2 draw in this great classic of English football, Bruno Fernandes reached his 50th goal for Man United in the English league, with a goal practically from midfield, in the 50th minute.
This was also his team’s first shot in this match! The last time the club failed to score in the first half was two years ago (April 2022), precisely against Liverpool, but at Anfield. Already at Old Trafford, it had been in October 2015 in the derby with Manchester City .
Finally, Mohamed Salah saved Jurgen Klopp’s team a point by converting a penalty near the end. This was the Egyptian’s sixth consecutive match to score at this stadium, in all competitions, and also his sixth goal… in Premier League games . That is the most goals any visiting player has scored at Old Trafford, surpassing Steven Gerrard with five.
