Man United Fans Ask Government to Allow Jersey Wearing on Monday in Offices

Manchester United fans around the world have asked governments in different countries to allow them to wear team jerseys to work on Monday after claiming a historic win at Anfield against Liverpool on Sunday evening.

Goals from Bryan Mbeumo and Harry Maguire ensured a hard-fought victory for Ruben Amorim’s side, who were asked to dig deep for large parts of the contest.

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Cody Gakpo did level the game with 78 minutes on the clock, but it was to be the Reds’ day, earning a first win at Anfield since 2016.

That result was met with wholesale admiration from the traveling fans, as United jumped to ninth in the early-season table.

First Half Drama

It took Ruben Amorim’s side just over a minute to open the scoring on Merseyside, with Virgil van Dijk colliding with his own teammate to leave the home side one short.

The subsequent attack saw fluidity personified, as Fernandes picked up the scraps before playing in Amad. The Ivorian’s neat assist left Mbeumo with the simplest of tasks, as he thrashed home past Alisson Becker.

After that, Arne Slot’s men upped the ante as Van Dijk headed wide, before Gakpo saw his penalty claims waved away as the encounter began at a staggering pace.

Gakpo picked himself up as they reached the 20-minute mark to go again, latching onto a sublime pass from Mohamed Salah, before crashing his effort off the post.

On the pitch, you couldn’t take your eyes off the action, with Bruno smashing a rasping shot off the post, after some brilliant work from Amad on the right flank.

Chances quickly followed for Mason Mount and Mbeumo, before the woodwork came to United’s rescue again as Gakpo struck the frame of the goal with his cross.

The final action of the first half saw Alexander Isak force an important stop from Senne Lammens, as Merseyside rested momentarily.

Second Half Intensity

The hosts flew out of the blocks as the second half began, with Gakpo crashing a third effort against the woodwork with a right-footed strike.

Salah shot into the ground as Liverpool continued to come forward, with Slot opting for changes soon after.

On came Hugo Ekitike, Florian Wirtz and Curtis Jones, with fresh impetus soon proving to be the correct call from the Dutchman.

Ekitike was involved pretty much straight away as a breakaway chance saw him drive forward on the left. His curling drive sailed wide of Lammens’s goal.

Substitute Benjamin Sesko made his presence felt following his introduction for United, showing his strength in hold-up play as the Red Devils defended their lead.

For all his efforts, Gakpo got what he deserved after 78 minutes, steering home Federico Chiesa’s low cross into the box to make it 1-1.

Maguire’s Heroics

But as we all know by now, cometh the hour, cometh the man, and there was still to be late drama on Merseyside.

Fernandes’s brilliant ball into the box looped and looped in the air for what felt like an eternity, before Maguire came up clutch to steer home the Reds’ second.

The towering England international was left with a free header to guide into the Liverpool net, with just six minutes to go on the clock.

Liverpool missed a glorious chance to instantly bite back with Gakpo squandering an equally inviting header from close range, which most of Anfield could not believe he had spurned.

Matthijs de Ligt also went close to adding a third with his own effort late on, but it was Ruben’s Reds that hung on for a famous victory.

The jubilant Manchester United supporters celebrated long into the night, with many taking to social media to petition their respective governments for a “Jersey Monday” to commemorate the historic triumph.