Liverpool Rout Man Utd 4-0 To Go Top Of EPL Table

Even by their own standards, Ralf Rangnick’s Red Devils put in one of their poorest performances of the season, missing the chance to draw level on points with fourth-placed Tottenham.

On the other hand, Jurgen Klopp’s side were able to climb to the summit of the league’s standings with a two-point lead ahead of longtime leaders, Manchester City, who play Brighton and Hove Albion tomorrow.

The hosts seized the lead in the fourth minute after tearing United apart at will. Mohamed Salah crossed to Luis Diaz for the simplest of tap-ins after Sadio Mane and Trent Alexander-Arnold forced Harry Maguire and Diogo Dalot out of place.

Midway through the first half, Liverpool added their second goal, with Mane clipping the final pass over the top of a helpless United defence for Salah to meet and tap past David de Gea.

After Fabinho’s cut-back was touched on by Salah and into the path of the Colombian, Diaz had the ball in the net again, but the former Porto winger was cautioned for offside.

United tightened up after the interval, but they still posed a threat to Liverpool, who appeared to be conserving precious energy in their pursuit of an unprecedented quadruple.

Although the offside flag was eventually raised, Alisson saved close-range attempts from Anthony Elanga and Marcus Rashford, and just when it looked like Liverpool’s previous complacency had crept back in, Mane scored a third when he picked out the bottom corner from Andy Robertson’s low cross.

Then, to wrap up proceedings, substitute Hannibal Mejbri was stripped of possession and Liverpool substitute Diogo Jota turned and slipped through for Salah to tap beyond De Gea with a deflection from Aaron Wan-Bissaka for the fourth and final goal of the game.

The next outing for the hosts is the Merseyside derby against Everton, which is set to take place at Anfield on Sunday. On Saturday, Manchester United travel to the Emirates Stadium to face Arsenal.