Former Premier League famous person Michael Owen has been amazed by Liverpool’s ruthless efficiency of their 7-0 victory over bitter rivals Manchester United.
Erik ten Hag’s Manchester United have been handed a 7-0 thrashing at Anfield on Sunday night (5 March). Not solely was it their worst defeat ever in opposition to their sternest rivals Liverpool, but it surely was additionally their worst within the Premier League period. Cody Gakpo, Darwin Nunez, and Mohamed Salah every bagged a brace, whereas substitute Roberto Firmino added a late aim to propel the Reds to such an empathic victory.
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Owen, who performed for each groups in his illustrious profession, was surprised by Jurgen Klopp’s facet’s ruthless attacking play and couldn’t imagine what he was seeing. Talking to Premier League Productions, he stated:
“They have been ruthless. They scored nearly each probability in that second half. They have been fairly ruthless with no matter they got. Gakpo was ruthless… Mo Salah breaking the report. You nearly must see it to imagine it. It was beautiful.
“And that is the Manchester United that got here into the sport with everyone raving about them that they have been flying excessive in all 4 competitions and received one competitors, perhaps an out of doors probability of successful the Premier League. They have been coming right here flying excessive and the query was Liverpool’s title.”
With Sunday’s victory, Klopp’s males have moved to inside three factors of fourth-placed Tottenham Hotspur, who’ve performed a sport greater than the Merseysiders. United, however, now path league leaders Arsenal by 14 factors, albeit with a sport in hand.
Liverpool ace Mohamed Salah makes historical past in record-breaking victory over Manchester United
Liverpool famous person Mohamed Salah performed his finest sport of the season on Sunday night as his staff inflicted a large 7-0 defeat upon Manchester United. The Egyptian icon scored a brace and bagged two extra assists because the Reds condemned United to their worst defeat in 92 years.
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It was additionally a memorable evening for Salah on a private degree. The pair of targets took his Premier League aim tally to 129th, permitting him to beat Robbie Fowler and develop into the membership’s all-time high scorer within the league. Salah additionally has a staggering 12 targets in 12 matches in opposition to the Purple Devils, with no Merseyside participant in historical past scoring extra in opposition to the 20-time English champions.
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