Jurgen Klopp’s men set a new record margin of victory in the clash between English football’s two most successful clubs
LIVERPOOL: Cody Gakpo, Darwin Nunez and Mohamed Salah all scored twice as Liverpool shrugged off a season of frustration to thrash Manchester United 7-zero at Anfield on Sunday.
Jurgen Klopp’s guys set a brand new file margin of victory in the conflict between English football’s maximum successful golf equipment.
“It became one of the high-quality performances for an extended, long time. Everybody noticed what the men can be,” said Klopp.
“The 2nd 1/2 couldn’t begin higher. From that moment on we were flying and it become truly hard to play in opposition to us.”
Just a 2d defeat in 23 video games in all competitions realistically ends United’s hopes of a primary league name in a decade as they remain 14 points adrift of leaders Arsenal in 1/3.
But there will be even extra lasting harm from a report-equalling defeat for the membership in a aggressive game and the heaviest given that 1931.
“The end result is quite obvious. It is unprofessional,” stated United supervisor Erik ten Hag.
“There are many things which make me angry. To concede so without problems the dreams is one.”
Liverpool is near inside three points of fourth-placed Tottenham with a recreation in hand on Spurs.
Klopp’s aspect won the two league meetings between the teams through an mixture score of nine-0 ultimate season, but the tables had seemingly turned this season.
A 2-1 win over the Reds in August gave Erik ten Hag his first win as United boss and his crew started the day 10 points clear of Liverpool.
Liverpool have gave the impression of a shadow of the side that came near an unheard of quadruple of trophies final season.
But either facet of a 5-2 humiliation on domestic soil by way of Real Madrid, they have got again within the race for a place within the Champions League next season way to a run of thirteen factors from a possible 15 within the Premier League.
“Everybody has to feel us. Everybody has to recognize we’re nonetheless round,” added Klopp. “That’s what we ought to be any more”
United crumble
Ten Hag told his players to embrace the hostile environment of Anfield, where United have not won since 2016.
But they crumbled after Gakpo opened the floodgates two minutes before half-time.
Andy Robertson sliced open the United defence to play in the Dutch international, who cut inside and fired low into the far corner.
Ten Hag’s men were then blown away in the second period as Liverpool’s new-look front three finally clicked.
Nunez punished sloppy United defending as the Uruguayan stooped to head in Harvey Elliott’s cross.
Moments later, Gakpo scored his second with a delightful dink over David de Gea at the end of a lightning Liverpool counter-attack.
It could have been even worse for United as Robertson and Ibrahima Konate saw efforts fly inches wide.
Salah got the goal his performance deserved as he crashed in Nunez’s through ball off the underside of the bar.
Nunez then headed in his second as he was left completely unmarked from Jordan Henderson’s cross.
Salah became Liverpool’s outright all-time Premier League goalscorer with 129 with a simple tap-in after more shambolic United defending.
“It’s very special, I can’t lie,” said Salah. “This record was in my mind since I came here. After my first season, I was always chasing the record.”
Roberto Firmino will move on at the end of the season it was revealed this week.
But the Brazilian came off the bench to have the final say as he slotted a remarkable seventh two minutes from time.
