What happened at Anfield when Chelsea scored winner vs Man Utd as Chris Wilder shows true colours

Liverpool went back to the top of the Premier League with Thursday's 3-1 win over Sheffield United.

After Conor Bradley's own goal had cancelled out Darwin Nunez's 18th of the campaign it was left to Alexis Mac Allister to light up Anfield with one of the strikes of the season before Cody Gakpo secured the points with a stoppage-time header.

But you knew all of that, of course. What you might have missed, however, were a series of intriguing subplots on the night.

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Wilder makes honest Liverpool admission

Chris Wilder was down but not out as he made his way through the Anfield mixed zone after the game on Thursday night.

His Sheffield United side may be rock bottom at the foot of the Premier League but the Blades boss had seen plenty to encourage him for the final few weeks of the campaign.

And despite there being a general belief that the Sheffield United manager has a long-running feud with Jurgen Klopp - something that has been dramatised and exaggerated over the years - Wilder still had some positive words for Liverpool as he made his way to the team bus.

Saying goodbye to one particular member of the Anfield staff, Wilder insisted: "Good luck for rest of the the season, I hope you win it. And I mean that."

It was a touch of class from a manager who hasn't always been the Kop's favourite in recent years.

Three cheers...for Chelsea?!

The cheers were particularly audible for the assembled media who were huddled around a smartphone for the final seconds of Chelsea's dramatic victory over Manchester United.

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