Daniel James looked to have rescued a point with a late curler after Jordan Ayew opened the scoring, completely against the run of play, in the first half. However, Patrick van Aanholt's stoppage-time winner stunned the home crowd who earlier, with 20 minutes left, saw Marcus Rashford strike the woodwork from the penalty spot as nothing went right for the Reds.
The hosts named an unchanged starting XI in the Premier League for the first time since a game against Arsenal in December 2017, and the seven substitutes were also the same as who were on duty at Wolves last Monday as Ole Gunnar Solskjaer opted for some continuity.