Liverpool U18 coach Steven Gerrard guided his team to victory over Manchester United on Friday.

United had been crowned champions earlier in the week.

But the Reds moved back up to second in the U18s Premier League as they earned a hard-fought 2-1 win over rivals United in their penultimate game of the season.

The two sides traded goals from Liam Millar and Ethan Laird in the early stages of an engrossing first half, but it looked to be advantage United at the start of the second when defender Rhys Williams was shown a straight red card.

However, Gerrard's team retook the lead through some individual brilliance from Rafael Camacho 20 minutes from time before digging deep to secure a result that saw them leapfrog Everton into the runners-up spot with just one game remaining.