Marouane Fellaini, Morgan Schneiderlin and Cameron Borthwick-Jackson all played a part in a smash-and-grab victory…
A lot has happened since Manchester United last won away to Liverpool on January 17, 2016, when a late Wayne Rooney strike nicked a 1-0 victory at Anfield.
Great Britain was still in the European Union, Donald Trump was most famous as presenter of The Apprentice, while Leicester City were top of the Premier League.
Since then, trips to the red part of Merseyside have been nothing short of traumatic for United, losing four of seven games and drawing three, conceding 11 goals while scoring just once.
So, GOAL has taken a look back on that somewhat jammy last victory on enemy territory, when David de Gea had a stormer and Marcos Rojo, Phil Jones and Michael Carrick celebrated with United's travelling supporters in the lower tier of the Anfield Road stand.
De Gea and Anthony Martial are the only surviving members of the starting 11, Rooney has moved into management, while Marouane Fellaini and Morgan Schneiderlin (remember him?) are seeing out their careers in far and distant places…
GettyGK: David de Gea
The Spaniard has so often been the scourge of Liverpool and this was among his best ever displays against them, making four big saves (opposite number Simon Mignolet made none).
Now his 12th season with United and holds the record for most clean sheets in the club’s history. When he takes to the field on Anfield he will make his 525th appearance for United.
Which, considering how often he has been written off and that he was on the brink of joining Real Madrud, is quite the achievement.
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A long-serving red who equipped himself in both full-back positions and on both wings.
He may not have been universally loved but always gave his best shot in his nine years at Old Trafford.
Surprised many by going to Inter Milan in 2020, especially when he played a key role in their first title win in 11 years, becoming only the third Englishman to lift Serie A.
Now back at Aston Villa and still doing a job aged 37.
GettyCB: Chris Smalling
The former England defender had a very up and down career with United, routinely producing a superb performance one week followed by an error-strewn display the next.
Louis van Gaal famously introduced him as "Mike" on a pre-season tour but that season he was his first-choice centre-back, starting 35 of 38 league games.
And who could forget that winning header at the Etihad in 2018 which put Man City's title celebrations on hold?
Moved to Roma in 2019 and has done himself proud in Serie A, proving indispensable to his former United boss Jose Mourinho.
GettyCB: Daley Blind
Son of Ajax and Netherlands legend Danny, Blind was one of the first signings made by Van Gaal, who valued his ability to bring the ball out from the back.
He had some good spells, especially in Van Gaal's first season, but became marginalised under Jose Mourinho and in 2018 returned to Ajax, where he became a hugely influential player under Ten Hag and won a sack of domestic trophies.
Left Ajax in January to join Bayern Munich, where he has been playing a peripheral role.