Second-half strikes from Wayne Rooney, Juan Mata and Jesse Lingard have earned Manchester United a morale boosting 3-1 win over Premier League rivals Liverpool in the final of the per-season International Champions Cup in Miami on Monday.
Liverpool began brightly and took the lead in the 14th minute when the lively Raheem Sterling was brought down in the area by United defender Phil Jones and skipper Steven Gerrard drilled home the penalty.
The Merseyside team should have doubled their advantage shortly after half-time but Rickie Lambert fluffed his shot after finding space inside the area.
United equalised in the 55th minute when Mexican forward Javier Hernandez delivered a cross deep to the back post and Rooney coolly side-footed home a cushioned volley from a tight angle.
Two minutes later, Mata's well-struck effort from the edge of the box took a slight deflection off Mamadou Sakho and beat Liverpool goalkeeper Simon Mignolet.
Manchester United had the ball in the net again after a high cross from Ashley Young looped over Mignolet and appeared to bounce back off the woodwork to Rooney, who side-footed home.
United will start their league campaign against Swansea on August 16 at Old Trafford while Liverpool will face Southampton at Anfield the following day.
