Hat-trick: Liverpool recorded their third straight league win after beating Manchester United 1-0 at Anfield
Hat-trick: Liverpool recorded their third straight league win after beating Manchester United 1-0 at Anfield
Flying start: Daniel Sturridge gave Liverpool the lead with a header in the fourth minute
Flying start: Daniel Sturridge gave Liverpool the lead with a header in the fourth minute
Stunning: Liverpool fans at the Kop End made a stunning mosaic in honour of Bill Shankly before kick-off
Birthday: Players and fans took part in a minute's applause for Shankly a day before he would have turned 100
Fiesty: Steven Gerrard and Robin van Persie share their thoughts with each other
Physical: Martin Skrtel, who replaced the injured Kolo Toure, rises high to win a header
Michael Carrick started to find his passing range, which allowed Young, and then his replacement Nani to threaten from wide positions.
Still, United's increased attacking threat came at the exposure of their defence, and the risk of a killer second.
Nemanja Vidic almost gifted it to Liverpool with an underhit back-pass that had De Gea rushing to clear as Johnson closed in.
Nani forced Simon Mignolet into his best save of the match 15 minutes from time, just before Johnson became the latest member of Hodgson's squad to depart, limping pretty badly after a crunching clash with Patrice Evra.
Van Persie could not make the most of a late opportunity provided by Javier Hernandez, and although five additional minutes of injury time brought a few nerves, in the end it was the hosts who came closest to scoring, De Gea brilliantly turning over Raheem Sterling's powerful drive.
Fall: Danny Welbeck takes a tumble after pressure from Lucas and Iago Aspas
Spectator: England manager Roy Hodgson was in the stands for the clash at Anfield
Sidelined: Liverpool's suspended striker watches the action at Anfield on Sunday
In the dugout: Liverpool manager Rodgers (right) and Manchester United boss David Moyes
Stunning: Liverpool fans at the Kop End made a stunning mosaic in honour of Bill Shankly before kick-off
Birthday: Players and fans took part in a minute's applause for Shankly a day before he would have turned 100
Fiesty: Steven Gerrard and Robin van Persie share their thoughts with each other
Physical: Martin Skrtel, who replaced the injured Kolo Toure, rises high to win a header
Michael Carrick started to find his passing range, which allowed Young, and then his replacement Nani to threaten from wide positions.
Still, United's increased attacking threat came at the exposure of their defence, and the risk of a killer second.
Nemanja Vidic almost gifted it to Liverpool with an underhit back-pass that had De Gea rushing to clear as Johnson closed in.
Nani forced Simon Mignolet into his best save of the match 15 minutes from time, just before Johnson became the latest member of Hodgson's squad to depart, limping pretty badly after a crunching clash with Patrice Evra.
Van Persie could not make the most of a late opportunity provided by Javier Hernandez, and although five additional minutes of injury time brought a few nerves, in the end it was the hosts who came closest to scoring, De Gea brilliantly turning over Raheem Sterling's powerful drive.
Fall: Danny Welbeck takes a tumble after pressure from Lucas and Iago Aspas
Spectator: England manager Roy Hodgson was in the stands for the clash at Anfield
Sidelined: Liverpool's suspended striker watches the action at Anfield on Sunday
In the dugout: Liverpool manager Rodgers (right) and Manchester United boss David Moyes
