Liverpool returned to action with the worst possible result as Manchester United secured a first win at Anfield since 2016. Bryan Mbuemo scored after just 62 seconds before Cody Gakpo fired in a second-half leveller. It was left to Harry Maguire to head in late on.

It means Arne Slot's Premier League champions have now lost four games in a row which is their worst run for 11 years, back when Brendan Rodgers was in charge. But you knew all of that, right?

What you might have missed, however, were a series of intriguing subplots on the day at Anfield. Here, as ever, are the best of our moments missed.

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