Mohamed Salah once again piled the misery on Manchester United fans as Liverpool cruised to a statement 3-0 win over their big rivals.
The Egyptian set up two Luis Diaz goals in the first-half and then got himself on the scoresheet for the seventh consecutive time at Old Trafford, that strike just before the hour mark effectively sealing victory for Liverpool on a dream afternoon.
It was fairly cagey from that point for much of the opening half an hour, both sides sloppy on the ball and neither able to take real control.
The match turned in Liverpool’s favour ten minutes before half-time, and there it remained.
Casemiro played a dreadful pass and Liverpool swiftly countered, the ball played to Salah to dink a cross to the back post and Diaz was there behind Dominik Szoboszlai to head home.
Mohamed Salah once again piled the misery on Manchester United fans as Liverpool cruised to a statement 3-0 win over their big rivals. The Egyptian set up two Luis Diaz goals in the first-half and then got himself on the scoresheet for the seventh consecutive time at Old Trafford, that strike just before the hour mark effectively sealing victory for Liverpool on a dream afternoon.
It was fairly cagey from that point for much of the opening half an hour, both sides sloppy on the ball and neither able to take real control. The match turned in Liverpool’s favour ten minutes before half-time, and there it remained. Casemiro played a dreadful pass and Liverpool swiftly countered, the ball played to Salah to dink a cross to the back post and Diaz was there behind Dominik Szoboszlai to head home.
The Liverpool duo combined for the second before half-time, and Casemiro once again played his part.
This time the Brazilian was robbed of the ball as he strolled forward, toppling to the ground in slow-motion as the visitors again pounced. Salah played a brilliant ball into the middle, where Diaz was on hand to sweep a first-time finish beyond Andre Onana.
Casemiro, to nobody’s real surprise, did not emerge for the second-half, Ten Hag turning to Toby Collyer almost out of necessity. But it did little to slow Liverpool’s charge, as Slot’s men made it three within ten minutes of the restart. Kobbie Mainoo lost possession, far too weak as Alexis Mac Allister shrugged him off the ball, and Szoboszlai played in Salah to once again celebrate in front of the Old Trafford away end.
