SHEFFIELD, England — Liverpool spoiled Chris Wilder’s return to the Bramall Lane dugout by beating Sheffield United 2-0 because of objectives by Virgil van Dijk and Dominik Szoboszlai to maneuver again to inside two factors of chief Arsenal within the Premier League on Wednesday.

Wilder was afforded a rapturous welcome by the house followers forward of the primary match of his second spell answerable for Sheffield United, having been employed on Tuesday because the alternative for Paul Heckingbottom.

And regardless of having barely a day to arrange for one of many hardest matches of the season, Wilder noticed his new staff hassle Liverpool whereas additionally preserving it fairly tight on the again - 4 days after an abysmal show in a 5-0 loss at Burnley that spelled the top for Heckingbottom.

Liverpool wanted a aim from an unlikely supply to interrupt the hosts’ resistance, with Van Dijk discovering house within the space at a nook to steer residence a volley from a cross from the fitting by Trent Alexander-Arnold within the thirty seventh minute.

Szoboszlai added the second aim in second-half stoppage time, controlling a cross from substitute Darwin Núñez and slamming a rising shot into the web.

Liverpool restored the two-point deficit to Arsenal that had been prolonged to 5 on Tuesday by the leaders’ 4-3 win at Luton.

PHOTOS: Liverpool spoils Wilder's return by beating Sheffield United 2-0 in Premier League

Sheffield United stayed in final place on 5 factors from 15 video games, 4 factors from security.

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