THE NOTEBOOK: Fury misses the knockout punch at Old Trafford
Manchester United secured one of their most dramatic wins of Erik ten Hag's reign with a result that may well have saved the Dutchman's job at Old Trafford.
Despite finding themselves 17 points behind bitter rivals Liverpool in the Premier League table, the hosts wasted little time seizing the initiative and took an early lead through Scott McTominay.
A strong first half performance was dashed by back-to-back goals from Alexis Mac Allister and Mo Salah that put Jurgen Klopp's side firmly in the driving seat.
United's fighting spirit shone through though, as Antony came off the bench to force the game into extra time before goals from Marcus Rashford and Amad Diallo cancelled out a strike from Harvey Elliot to secure a much-needed victory for the Dutchman at the death.
Mail Sport's Chris Wheeler and Lewis Steele take a look at some of things you may have missed from United's last-gasp win.
Tyson Fury can only hope his timing is better when he faces Oleksandr Usyk to unify the world heavyweight title division in Saudi Arabia in May.
Fury left his seat in the directors’ box in the 80th minute with United trailing 3-2 to Liverpool, and missed Marcus Rashford’s equaliser and the drama of extra-time as United staged a classic fightback.
It’s hard to miss Fury at the best of times, but the 6ft 9in world heavyweight champion stood out even more than usual dressed in a bright green tracksuit and fedora hat.
He posed for pictures with Sir Alex Ferguson before the game and urged his team to ‘get stuck right in’, but won’t have enjoyed the quick one-two from Liverpool that floored United before half-time.
Amad Diallo's sensational winner was only his second goal for Man United – and it came more than three years since the first against AC
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