Champions League: Naby Keita and Roberto Firmino help Liverpool build 2-0 lead over Porto
Football | April 10, 2019 10:39 ISTA year after beating Porto 5-0 on aggregate in the last 16, Liverpool found similar joy against the visitors from Portugal.
A year after beating Porto 5-0 on aggregate in the last 16, Liverpool found similar joy against the visitors from Portugal.
Toby Alderweireld's 90th-minute own-goal helped Liverpool beat Tottenham 2-1 while Chelsea got a little help from the officials as they sealed a comeback 2-1 win over Cardiff.
Sadio Mane and James Milner scored for Liverpool as they beat Fulham to return to the top of the Premier League table.
The clash between Barcelona and United brings in plenty of history as it was the Spanish giants that defeated United in the 2011 finals at Wembley.
Liverpool beat Bayern Munich 3-1 at the Allianz Arena to secure a place in the last eight of the Champions League on Wednesday.
After 12 unbeaten matches across three months since Jose Mourinho's firing, United finally lost in the league under the interim manager.
Manchester City is a point ahead of Liverpool thanks to its 1-0 win at Bournemouth on Saturday and Juergen Klopp's side being held 0-0 by Everton on Sunday.
A second-half penalty from Sergio Aguero secured a 1-0 win for City, which stayed a point back in second place.
Rodgers has been at Celtic since 2016 after a three-year spell leading Liverpool, including a runner-up finish in the Premier League in 2014.
It was the first goalless draw in the league at Old Trafford between England's two most decorated teams since 1991, which is a year after Liverpool last won the title.
In their fourth visit to Anfield, the German champions drew 0-0 in the Champions League on Tuesday to go a fourth game at the stadium without finding the net.
The knockout stages begin Tuesday with Manchester United hosting Paris Saint-Germain and Porto going to Roma in the first leg of the round of 16 games.
The vital win came after two straight 1-1 draws for Liverpool in the league and puts the pressure back on City ahead of their home game against Chelsea on Sunday.
Turnover rose by 90 million pounds to 455 million pounds in the year ending May 31, 2018, according to extracts of the annual accounts published by Liverpool on Friday.
Aymeric Laporte and Gabriel Jesus scored for Manchester City during injury time in either half as the visitors went above Liverpool on goal difference.
Liverpool are still top of the Premier League by three points despite being held 1-1 by West Ham on Monday after also drawing with Leicester in the previous game.
As it was, Liverpool's lead is now five points with 14 matches left as the team looks to win the league for the first time since 1990.
A deflected 18th-minute strike from Danilo was added to in the second half by wingers Raheem Sterling and Leroy Sane as City eased to a fifth straight win in all competitions.
Manchester United beat Brighton 2-1 while Liverpool survived a scare against Crystal Palace in a dramatic 4-3 win at Anfield.
Trent Alexander-Arnold has made 67 appearances so far for Liverpool since making his debut for the club in 2016.
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