Liverpool 7-0 Manchester United: Reds thrash old rivals in Anfield rout

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By Phil McNultyChief shot writer astatine Anfield

Last updated connected 3 minutes ago.From the conception Premier League

Liverpool delivered the implicit show and Mohamed Salah became the club's grounds Premier League goalscorer arsenic Manchester United were overwhelmed astatine a joyous Anfield.

United's renaissance nether manager Erik 10 Hag already has the tangible reward of the Carabao Cup but Liverpool unleashed a brutal world cheque connected their advancement with a terrible thrashing.

Liverpool took power of what had been a choky game, with Bruno Fernandes and Marcus Rashford missing presentable chances, erstwhile erstwhile Old Trafford people Cody Gakpo applied a creaseless decorativeness to Andy Robertson's cleanable walk 2 minutes earlier the break.

The 2nd fractional was a communicative of sheer joyousness for Liverpool and unrelenting misery for United, starting aft 47 minutes erstwhile Darwin Nunez's header diverted Harvey Elliott's driven transverse past goalkeeper David de Gea.

Salah bamboozled Lisandro Martinez to play successful Gakpo for different classy decorativeness 3 minutes aboriginal earlier the Egyptian resumed his long-time relation of United tormentor by getting connected the scoresheet himself.

Salah ended a swift counter-attack by lashing a decorativeness precocious past De Gea and the rout continued arsenic Nunez flashed different header successful from Jordan Henderson's cross.

Salah past scrambled successful the sixth to go Liverpool's highest Premier League goalscorer with 129, passing Robbie Fowler. He is besides Liverpool's highest marksman against Manchester United with 11 - and 10 of those person travel successful his past 5 encounters.

And successful a fitting finish, Roberto Firmino - who has announced helium is leaving Liverpool astatine the extremity of the play - completed a singular crippled by making it 7-0 from adjacent range.

Liverpool are present an ominous beingness successful the pursuit for the Champions League places, lasting lone 3 points down Tottenham with a crippled successful hand.

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Liverpool

Squad number1Player nameAlisson
Squad number66Player nameAlexander-Arnold
Squad number5Player nameKonaté
Squad number4Player namevan Dijk
Squad number26Player nameRobertson
Squad number19Player nameElliott
Squad number3Player nameFabinho
Squad number14Player nameHenderson
Squad number11Player nameMohamed Salah
Squad number18Player nameGakpo
Squad number27Player nameNúñez

Squad number7Player nameMilner
Squad number9Player nameRoberto Firmino
Squad number17Player nameJones
Squad number20Player nameDiogo Jota
Squad number43Player nameBajcetic

Manchester United

Squad number1Player namede Gea
Squad number20Player nameDiogo Dalot
Squad number19Player nameVarane
Squad number6Player nameLi Martínez
Squad number23Player nameShaw
Squad number18Player nameCasemiro
Squad number17Player nameFred
Squad number21Player nameAntony
Squad number27Player nameWeghorst
Squad number8Player nameBruno Fernandes
Squad number10Player nameRashford

Squad number12Player nameMalacia
Squad number15Player nameSabitzer
Squad number36Player nameElanga
Squad number39Player nameMcTominay
Squad number49Player nameGarnacho

Line-ups

Liverpool

Formation 4-3-3

1Alisson
66Alexander-Arnold
5Konaté
4van Dijk
26Robertson
19ElliottSubstituted forJonesat 85'minutes
3FabinhoBooked astatine 41minsSubstituted forMilnerat 79'minutes
14HendersonSubstituted forBajceticat 78'minutes
11SalahBooked astatine 84mins
18GakpoSubstituted forFirminoat 79'minutes
27NúñezSubstituted forJotaat 78'minutes

Substitutes

7Milner
9Firmino
17Jones
20Jota
21Tsimikas
28Carvalho
32Matip
43Bajcetic
62Kelleher

Man Utd

Formation 4-2-3-1

1de Gea
20Dalot
19Varane
6Li MartínezBooked astatine 61minsSubstituted forMalaciaat 77'minutes
23Shaw
18CasemiroSubstituted forSabitzerat 77'minutes
17FredSubstituted forMcTominayat 58'minutesBooked astatine 64mins
21AntonyBooked astatine 53mins
27WeghorstSubstituted forGarnachoat 58'minutes
8Bruno Fernandes
10RashfordSubstituted forElangaat 85'minutes

Substitutes

5Maguire
12Malacia
15Sabitzer
22Heaton
25Sancho
29Wan-Bissaka
36Elanga
39McTominay
49Garnacho

Live Text

Match ends, Liverpool 7, Manchester United 0.
Second Half ends, Liverpool 7, Manchester United 0.
Delay over. They are acceptable to continue.
Delay successful lucifer due to the fact that of an wounded Diogo Jota (Liverpool).
Foul by Trent Alexander-Arnold (Liverpool).
Alejandro Garnacho (Manchester United) wins a escaped footwear connected the near wing.
Foul by Roberto Firmino (Liverpool).
Marcel Sabitzer (Manchester United) wins a escaped footwear successful the attacking half.
Delay over. They are acceptable to continue.
Delay successful lucifer (Manchester United).
Goal! Liverpool 7, Manchester United 0. Roberto Firmino (Liverpool) close footed changeable from the close broadside of the six gait container to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Mohamed Salah with a done ball.
James Milner (Liverpool) wins a escaped footwear connected the near wing.
Foul by Antony (Manchester United).
Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) wins a escaped footwear successful the antiaircraft half.
Foul by Tyrell Malacia (Manchester United).
Offside, Manchester United. Raphaël Varane tries a done ball, but Alejandro Garnacho is caught offside.
Substitution, Liverpool. Curtis Jones replaces Harvey Elliott.
Delay over. They are acceptable to continue.
Substitution, Manchester United. Anthony Elanga replaces Marcus Rashford.
VAR Decision: Goal Liverpool - Liverpool 6-0 Manchester United (Mohamed Salah).

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