And to make matters worse for the Merseysiders, VAR ruled out a goal for them two minutes before the half-time interval, with Sadio Mane adjudged to have handled the ball before bullying Victor Lindelof and putting it into the net.
Liverpool fans were furious with the back-to-back decisions not going their way and were quick to vent their fury on social media.
“Should still be 0-0, obvious foul on Origi, contact so he’s gone down,” tweeted one fan. “Origi has made a meal out of it but a foul it is
Clearly that's a foul on Origi in any circumstances,” said one fuming follower of the Merseyside club. Was there contact? Yes!
An injured Origi remonstrates with the referee (Image: GETTY)
Should still be 0-0, obvious foul on Origi, contact so he’s gone down
An angry Liverpool fan
“Was it a challenge from behind? Yes! Did Lindelof try to go for the ball? No!”
Another said: “Definitely a foul on origi in the build-up."
“It's a clear foul on origi,” declared another angry Kopite.
On Mane’s disallowed goal, one fan tweeted: “Mane had no advantage and defender got goal side and f****d it up.”
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Sadio Mane fumes with the referee's decision to rule out his goal (Image: GETTY)
Marcus Rashford fired Manchester United into the lead in the 36th minute (Image: GETTY)
“Handball rule is a joke. Mane made no effort to control the ball with his hand at all.”
Another said: “Awfa harsh on mane.”
“I still don’t like VAR,” raged another angry Reds fan. If Mane is handball then the first goal is a foul, regardless of how much contact it’s still a foul. Not clear enough and still biased.”