25 October,2021 07:59 AM IST | Manchester | AFP
Liverpool striker Mohamed Salah is ecstatic after scoring against Manchester United during their English Premier League encunter at Old Trafford yesterday. Liverpool won 5-0. Pic/Getty Images
Liverpool inflicted a historic hammering on Manchester United as Mohamed Salah scored a hat-trick in a 5-0 win at Old Trafford on Sunday, leaving Ole Gunnar Solskjaer clinging to his job. For the first time in Premier League history, United trailed 4-0 at half-time and failed to score in a hopelessly one-sided contest.
The Red Devils have now taken a run of one point from a possible 12 in the league. Naby Keita started the rout before Diogo Jota doubled Liverpool's lead inside 15 minutes. Salah then took centre stage to take his tally for the season to 15 goals in 12 appearances.
To round off a miserable day for United, Paul Pogba lasted less than 15 minutes as a second-half substitute as he was shown a straight red card for a reckless lunge that forced Keita to leave the pitch. Liverpool's first victory in front of a crowd at Old Trafford under Jurgen Klopp moves them back above Manchester City into second, just a point behind leaders Chelsea. By contrast, United's hopes of a first league title since 2013 already look over as they remain eight points off the leaders.
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Salah teed up Keita to open the floodgates after just five minutes. Jota justified his selection as he stretched to turn in Trent Alexander-Arnold's cross to double Liverpool's advantage. Liverpool inflicted further punishment when Salah smashed home his 14th goal in 12 games this season. He then completed his hat-trick in the second-half after Jordan Henderson's pass dissected the United defence.
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