Manchester United vs Liverpool HIGHLIGHTS: 0-5, Salah scores three as Liverpool demolished United

Salah scored for Liverpool in 10 games in a row as Jurgen Klopp registered his 200th win with Liverpool, that too against its fiercest rival, Manchester United.

Updated : Oct 24, 2021 23:16 IST , MANCHESTER

Liverpool's Mohamed Salah celebrates after scoring his side's third goal during the English Premier League soccer match between Manchester United and Liverpool at Old Trafford in Manchester, England, Sunday, Oct. 24, 2021. (AP Photo/Rui Vieira)
Liverpool's Mohamed Salah celebrates after scoring his side's third goal during the English Premier League soccer match between Manchester United and Liverpool at Old Trafford in Manchester, England, Sunday, Oct. 24, 2021. (AP Photo/Rui Vieira)
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Liverpool's Mohamed Salah celebrates after scoring his side's third goal during the English Premier League soccer match between Manchester United and Liverpool at Old Trafford in Manchester, England, Sunday, Oct. 24, 2021. (AP Photo/Rui Vieira)

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A shambolic performance from Manchester United as Liverpool demolish the host in its own backyard. ( READ MATCH REPORT )

FULL TIME

Manchester United 0-5 Liverpool

90+2' United's corner cleared comfortably by Liverpool as Salah takes the ball along the right. Jones takes the ball to take a shot, but Maguire makes a crucial block

89' Cristiano Ronaldo makes a run on the front, passes it to Cavani, who passes it to Fred, whose pass misses any target whatsover. Cavani rushes for the ball but is ruled off side.

86' Yellow card for Wan-Bissaka. Five yellows and a red for United. That pretty much sums up its discipline with a big round zero on its goalsheet.

85' Oxlade Chamberlain takes a long ranging shot which misses the target comfortably. Old Trafford is now echoing with Liverpool anthems

83' MISS! Mctominay's headed pass to Cavani, whose shot hits the woodwork and United remains where it was at kick off - at zero

81' Alexander Arnold ball almost received by Salah as De Gea finally takes control of the ball to ward off any further embarrassment

79' Liverpool looks to be playing a practice session now after the thumping lead with the Red Devils left gaping in its own den

76' Substitution for Liverpool! Bobby Firmino is withdrawn as Sadio Mane gets onto the pitch

71' SAVE! David De gea with a phenomenal save. That shot from Trent looked to be heading into the top corner for six.

63' Substitution! Oxlade-Chamberlain replaces the injured Keita.

60' Red Card! Paul Pogba's challenge on Naby Keita reassessed by the referee who reverts his yellow card decision to send him off. United is reduced to 10 men.

55' Jota goes down as Manchester United get t its fourth yellow card - Harry Maguire is yellow carded

52' Off Side! Cristiano Ronaldo's goal ruled off-side as VAR confirms it was a narrow off-side

49' GOOOOOOOOALLLLLLLLLL! Salah scores a hattrick to make it five goals for Liverpool

Manchester United 0-5 Liverpool

46' Yellow card for Bruno Fernandes as frustration looks to be creeping in the Red Devils' squad. Manchester United has never conceded four goals in the first half in the Premier League era ever

Second Half Begins!

Half Time!

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer looks astonished as Sir Alex Ferguson watches on -Manchester United trail by 4 goals in front of the Stretford end.

 

45+4' GOOOOOOOOOOALLLLLLLL!!!! Salah doubles with a massive 4-0 lead over Manchester United

Manchester United 0-4 Liverpool

45+6' Cristiano Ronaldo's challenge on Curtis Jones penalised with a yellow card. Fred follows him into the book.

38’ GOOOOOOOOAAAALLLLLLLLLLLL!!!!!Salah makes it three for Liverpool

 

30' Alexander Arnold's cross followed by Henderson's shot which goes out for a corner, but the follow up poses no more danger

26' Substitution! An enforced change for the Reds, as Curtis Jones replaces the injured James Milner. 

22'  McTominay to Shaw, back to Scot and then to Wan Bissaka, but no penetrations yet. Shaw takes a shot a result from long range which whizzes past the post 

20'  United take the ball up front, Bruno steals it and Ronaldo takes a shot that flies well off target 

19'  A confusion in the United box, but Liverpool fials to capitalize as the Red Devils are saved from further embarrassment 

14’ GOOOOOOOOOOOALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL!!!! Robertson's speculative ball forward causes confusion at the back for the hosts, Keita feeds the ball wide to Trent and his inch-perfect cross is turned home by Jota!  

Manchester United 0-2 Liverpool 

5' GOOOOOOAAAALLLLLLL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Salah plays Keita in, who is coolness personified to slide the ball past de Gea.

Manchester United 0-1 Liverpool

4' Fred finds Ronaldo, before Greenwood finds Fernandes in a promising position inside the box but he fires over the angle

9:00 pm: Kick Off! Manchester United starts from left to right with visitor Liverpool on the other end. Sadio Mane and Paul Pogba start from the bench. Both teams take the knee and the match kicks off!

8:45 pm: 15 Minutes to Kick off!

The players are out in the middle of the park as they warm up for the first derby against Liverpool this season. Salah, in his form of his life, will look to return home with another win. 

 

8:15 pm: Confirmed Line-ups:

Manchester United Starting XI: De Gea, Lindelof, Maguire, Ronaldo, Rashford, Greenwood, Fred, Bruno Fernandes, Shaw, Was-Bissaka, McTominay

 

Liverpool Starting XI: Alisson, Alexander-Arnold, Konate, Van Dijk, Robertson, Henderson, Milner, Keita, Jota, Salah, Firmino 

Match Preview

Manchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer may have breathed a sigh of relief following the side's chaotic midweek Champions League victory over Atalanta, but his job does not get any easier as it hosts an in-form Liverpool in the Premier League.

Sunday's derby is the first of what could be a defining set of fixtures for United and Solskjaer with a resurgent Tottenham Hotspur and champion Manchester City on the horizon.

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United has assembled an attack that is the envy of several clubs, but Solskjaer has yet to get the best out of his team which sits sixth -- five points behind leader Chelsea -- following humbling defeats by Aston Villa and Leicester City.

The results led pundits to question whether Solskjaer is the right man to craft a United team that gets the best out of its individual talents and plays with a clear philosophy, rather than a disjointed outfit that relies on flashes of individual brilliance to save the day.

Much of the criticism has been directed at United's forwards, who critics say do not press opponents as much as other top sides and Solskjaer will be able to observe first hand how Jurgen Klopp has set up his team to win the ball back and create chances.

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Liverpool, which won 4-2 at Old Trafford in May last season, is the only team to remain unbeaten this campaign and it travels to United in ominous form, having scored at least three goals in each of its last eight away games in all competitions.

Chelsea leads Liverpool by one point and will be favourite to finish the weekend on top of the standings. Thomas Tuchel's side, which has the joint-best defensive record in the top flight, hosts winless Norwich City, which has scored only twice this season.

Tuchel has injury worries, however, after potentially losing both Romelu Lukaku and Timo Werner, while Christian Pulisic continues to nurse a foot problem that has sidelined the American for more than a month.

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Manchester City visit this season's surprise package Brighton & Hove Albion in a top-four battle while West Ham United host Spurs, which lost three consecutive London derbies last month but will be relieved to see Harry Kane among the goals again.

Newcastle, also seeking its first win of the season, begins the post-Steve Bruce era with a trip to Crystal Palace, with Graeme Jones serving as interim manager until the club finds a replacement. Arsenal kicks things off on Friday when it hosts Aston Villa -- a team that has won four times at the Emirates, as well as the last three meetings between the two sides without conceding.

( via Reuters )

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