MANCHESTER UNITED were thrashed on home soil by a rampant Liverpool to pile the pressure on Ole Gunnar Solskjaer.
Naby Keita, Diogo Jota and Mo Salah all netted in a horror first half for the hosts, with Sir Alex Ferguson watching on grimly from the stands.
It was the first time in 70 YEARS that Man Utd trailed 4-0 at half-time in a league game.
Salah wrapped up his hat-trick just after the break, before Cristiano Ronaldo’s consolation was ruled out by VAR for offside.
And to make matters even worse, Paul Pogba saw a straight red after a wild challenge.
- Final score: Man Utd 0-5 Liverpool.
- Goalscorers: Keita 5′, Jota 14′, Salah 38′, 45′, 50′.
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THAT’S ALL FOR TODAY
One word to describe that game – WOW!
I had an optimistic feeling that we were going to witness some goals this evening but never in a million years could I have imagined that all five of them would be in the back of Manchester United’s net.
In what is arguably the fiercest rivalry in football, not by location but by success, started off that way when the home side came flying out the blocks.
But Liverpool landed the first punch with when Naby Keita was on-hand to catch the home side out on the counter with only 5 minutes gone on the clock.
Diogo Jota then made it 2-0 a little under 10 minutes later thanks to more sloppy defending and just as Manchester United began to flex their muscles, the magician Mo Salah popped up with Liverpool’s third on the 38th minute.
At that moment, you was thinking that the Red Devils just need to get into half-time at 3-0, regroup and go again in the second half.
But Salah ruthlessly punished more terrible defending deep into stoppage time in the first half making it 4-0 to the visitors.
The romp was then complete by the 50th minute when Salah broke through to score his hat-trick.
Cristiano Ronaldo thought he contributed towards a consolation goal when the Portuguese captain cut in from the left hand side and arrowed his strike past Alisson, however, it was quickly ruled out for offside.
Things went from bad to worse for Manchester United when Paul Pogba who only came on as a second half substitute got himself sent off for a reckless challenge on Naby Keita.
The game fizzled out after that but it didn’t matter because the damage had already been done by the visitors.
Thank you for tuning in SunSport family. I hope you enjoyed that as much as I did and it will be interesting to see if Ole is still Man United boss in the morning.
Goodbye!
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A little heads up – The number 5 wasn’t only used just in the final score-line.
COMING SOON
Jurgen Klopp will be hoping to rest some of his key members of the squad a well-earned rest for their next game which is an away trip to Preston in the Carabao Cup round of 16.
Liverpool then welcome a Brighton side who are having an excellent start campaign so far to Anfield on the 30th October.
But in November, the 6x European champions go to war with Atletico Madrid in the Champions League who will be on the hunt for revenge, before taking on the two London clubs of West Ham United and Arsenal.
NEXT IN LINE
If you’re a Manchester United fan, you’ll be hoping that your side can dust themselves down and go again because the Red Devils fixture list doesn’t get any easier I’m afraid.
They travel to Spurs in the Premier League who often cause them problems before heading to Italy to take on Atalanta who will feel as if they were robbed out of three points in their last Champions League game.
And then shortly after that, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s men welcome their bitter Manchester rivals from down the road Manchester City to Old Trafford.
SOLSKJAER SPEAKS
There’s no doubt that Rio Ferdinand and the whole Manchester United fan base warrant asnwers as to why their club was humiliated this evening.
Well the gaffer has stood up and spoken and to be fair to Ole, the Norweigan didn’t hide.
It’s not easy to say something apart from it’s the darkest day I’ve had leading these players and we weren’t good enough.
Individually, as a team, you can’t give Liverpool them chances and unfortunately we did.
The whole performance wasn’t good enough that’s for sure.
We’ve created openings, they’ve had chances, they’ve been clinical, we didn’t take our chances early on and the third goal is the one that obviously decided the game.
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer
The Manchester United boss was quizzed in his post-match press conference whether it was the coaching staffs fault or his for the result today and Solskjaer responded saying: “It’s mine, that’s it. The coaching staff are very good, brilliant and I choose the way we approach the game.”
FUMING FERDINAND
Ex Manchester United defender Rio Ferdinand was in A&E after the first 60 mins.
I dread to think what state he is in now that the full time whistle has gone.
REFRESHED LEAGUE STANDINGS
So this what that result means in the Premier League.
Liverpool have injected their goal difference to +21 which is the highest in the division but they are still a point off league leaders Chelsea.
As for Manchester United, they stay in seventh but the Red Devils are massively losing ground on the top spots.
Credit: Premierleague.com THREE IS A CROWD
The moment where Salah became the first player to score a hat-trick at Old Trafford in the Premier League since 2011.
SUBLIME SALAH
Yet again, Mo Salah steals the headlines as he became the first player since Cristiano Ronaldo to score a hat-trick at Old Trafford and the the first Liverpool member since Dirk Kuyt in 2011.
His goal scoring record speaks volume because the Egyptian has now made it 10 consecutive matches where he has bagged at least one goal which has put Salah as the highest scoring African in the Premier League history stealing the crown off Didier Drogba.
Despite all of that, the 29-year-old was able to still remain humble when talking about his team’s result let alone his own form.
I think it is great to win 5-0 away. We knew before the game it was going to be tough if we didn’t play our game and if we didn’t play our football.
We had in our head that we had to give 100% and we had to dominate the game and I think we did it.
To be fair as much as the team keeps winning, I am more than happy so I am always trying to give assists.
First one I could have gone alone but I chose to give it to Naby so I think I am trying to always give my best for the team to win which is the most important thing.
Mo Salah
FULL TIME STATS
Manchester United fans keep scrolling because these statistics are not pretty.
723 passes to 396.
64% possession to 36%.
19 shots to 12.
The only stat which United did go on to win was the amount of bookings received.
FIVE ALIVE
The Reds scintillating form continues as they become on the second team in English top-flight history to win two successive away games with a 5+ goal margin without reply.
How ironic that the only other team to achieve this is their opponents today, Manchester United.
Football is a crazy sport.
FULL TIME
Liverpool turn up, they conquer and they go home as they beat Manchester United by five goals to nil at Old Trafford.
PEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEP!
MANCHESTER UNITED ARE PUT OUT OF THEIR MISERY!
BRILLIANT PERFORMANCE BY THE VISITORS
BUT FOR SOLSKJAER’S SQUAD!
A BAD DAY AT THE OFFICE INDEED!
FT: MAN UTD 0-5 LIVERPOOL
MAN UTD 0-5 LIVERPOOL
90+3. OOOO Curtis Jones almost made it six but for the defending of Harry Maguire.
However it’s a little too late for that kind of dedending.
MAN UTD 0-5 LIVERPOOL
90+2. Commentator and former Liverpool defender Jamie Carragher has just summed up the Red Devils performance in six words.
Manchester United are an absolute mess.
Jamie Carragher
THREE MINUTES OF ADDITIONAL TIME
MAN UTD 0-5 LIVERPOOL
87. Liverpool are just toying with their opposition at the moment.
Whereas Manchester United are just hoping the game can end right now.
SMUG SOLSKJAER
The face of a deflated man who is probably dreading going on social media after the game.
MAN UTD 0-5 LIVERPOOL
83. Gary Neville on the punditry is frustrated with why Ole Gunnar Solskjaer went with the exact same team who went 2-0 down to Atalanta.
And the Manchester United legend mentioned that people need to stand up and take responsibility for today.
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81. HOW HAS HE MISSED THAT?!
Edinson Cavani who has come on the field in replace of Bruno Fernandes had an unbelievable chance to get his name on the scoresheet at least.
But the Uruguayan hit the crossbar from virtually a couple of yards out.
How he didn’t score I will never know.
MAN UTD 0-5 LIVERPOOL
80. Sadio Mane is hungry for a goal himself.
The Senegalese picked up the ball in the box and instead of laying it off to Curtis Jones who was in a much better position, Mane decided to spin and shoot.
If that flew in, Jones couldn’t complain but it was blocked with ease to the frustration of the Englishman.
MAN UTD 0-5 LIVERPOOL
75. If things weren’t bad enough for Manchester United, Jurgen Klopp is not letting up with this next substitution.
- Roberto Firmino – OFF
- Sadio Mane – ON
Just what you want as a defender when you’re 5-0 down, Sadio Mane running at you.
MAN UTD 0-5 LIVERPOOL
73. It’s become damage limitation for the home side despite the damage already being done.
Everyone bar Cristiano Ronaldo is behind the ball to try deter Liverpool from getting a sixth.
MAN UTD 0-5 LIVERPOOL
69. OH MY WORD WHAT A SAVE DE GEA!
Trent Alexander-Arnold had all the time in the world to lift his head up and try pick out the top corner.
And but for the outstretched Spaniard in-between Manchester United’s stick, it would have been six.
GET WELL SOON KETIA
Naby Keita opened the scoring but has to be forced off on a stretcher due to the reckless challenge from Paul Pogba.
Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
