Match reportLiverpool beat Manchester United 3-0 to sign off USA tour

Fabio Carvalho’s 10th-minute finish set the Reds on their way to a third successive victory in the States, with Curtis Jones doubling the lead before the break.

Kostas Tsimikas provided goal number three just after the hour mark at Williams-Brice Stadium to ensure Arne Slot’s side’s time across the Atlantic ended in strong style.

There was a brisk pace to the play from the off and United fashioned the night’s first true chance with eight minutes on the clock.

Toby Collyer cut out a pass in the Liverpool half and picked out the forward run of Mason Mount, whose low effort was thwarted by the right boot of Caoimhin Kelleher.

And Liverpool – wearing their new 2024-25 away kit for the first time – grabbed the lead courtesy of good work from Carvalho just moments later.

Collecting a pass inside from Diogo Jota at the edge of the United area, Carvalho skilfully swerved his body to create space for a low drive across goal that reached the bottom right corner via a deflection.

The openness of the early phases was reflected by the Reds needing Kelleher to intervene again on 13 minutes. The goalkeeper was quick off his line to smother Mount after his well-timed run was found by Casemiro.

Marcus Rashford sent a daisy-cutter inches wide of the far post as United sought a leveller, while Tsimikas couldn’t get enough power on a toe-poke when Jota slid the ball into his burst forward.

Their second goal of the contest did come in minute 36, however. Mohamed Salah deftly broke away into freedom along the right, attacked the byline and fired across goal for the arriving Jones to nudge over the line.

Both sides fashioned half-chances during the early stages of the second half, though without either goalkeeper – including Vitezslav Jaros now in for Liverpool – being challenged.

That changed on 56 as United’s Scott McTominay had time to control a cross from the left into the area and turn to shoot. Tsimikas partially blocked, but the midfielder still got in a follow-up that Jaros did well to flick off target.

But it was the other end of the field where the third goal arrived a minute past the hour.

Another fine flowing Reds move saw Salah ultimately tee up Conor Bradley on the right flank. From his pullback to the centre, Jota’s effort was saved, but Tsimikas had followed in and was able to force the loose ball home.

Jaros foiled United again with firm palms on a blast from Ethan Wheatley, while in the other direction Ben Doak could only slice over the bar after he sped through to Stefan Bajcetic’s pass in behind.

But Liverpool had already done plenty enough to see off their rivals and bid farewell to the USA for this visit in memorable fashion.

Liverpool: Kelleher (Jaros, 46), Konate (Van den Berg, 46), Salah (Blair, 65), Jones (Nyoni, 59), Elliott (Morton, 65), Jota (Bajcetic, 65), Tsimikas (Chambers, 65), Carvalho (Doak, 65), Gravenberch (Endo, 65), Quansah (Phillips, 65), Bradley (Stephenson, 73).

Attendance: 77,559