At the break, the short advantage of a goal acquired somehow by Liverpool probably foreshadowed a tight second half, suffocating for a team in search of confidence, especially after their heavy defeat against Madrid in the Champions League . It has not happened. Unleashed in the second act on the lawn of Anfield, in front of his audience, and carried by a gigantic Mohamed Salah, Liverpool blew up Manchester United this Sunday afternoon in the England derby (7-0).
Defeated in the first leg in August (2-1), 10 points behind their opponent at kick-off, the Reds took their revenge in a good way and are temporarily returning to the top 5. The beginnings were however sluggish , and Klopp’s men even believed to cash the opener, on an offside helmet shot from Casemiro. A few minutes later, on a sumptuous opening from Robertson, it was finally Cody Gakpo who opened the scoring (1-0, 43rd).
Salah unleashed in the second half
And then the Liverpool tsunami started. In the second half, the Reds succeeded in absolutely everything, carried by an exceptional Salah. Involved in the 2-0 goal, signed Nunez (47th), author of a double (75th), he served Gakpo for the 3-0 after a crazy slalom which unseated poor Lisandro Martinez (50th). Before offering himself a double: first with a powerful strike from the right under the bar, after an error from McTominay (66th), then on a beautiful service from Firmino (83rd). The Egyptian returned the courtesy to the Brazilian at the end of the match (88th). 45 minutes out of time for the Reds.
It is quite simply the biggest defeat in the history of Manchester United, tied with other 7-0, the most recent of which dates back to… 1931. The biggest score in an England derby, too, just two years after the 5-0 already inflicted by the Reds on the Red Devils. It’s a huge blow by Jürgen Klopp’s men, who are recovering at the end of the season, and a snub addressed to United who were nevertheless on a good dynamic. A match that will therefore be a milestone in the history of English football.