Liverpool moved to within three points of Tottenham Hotspur in fourth place after a thumping 7-0 win against Manchester United at Anfield on Sunday.
Cody Gakpo opened the score line in 43 minutes, staying onside to get on the end of a defence-splitting pass from Andy Robertson before cutting inside and shooting into the far corner of David De Gea’s goal.
Two minutes into the second half, Darwin Nunez doubled the hosts’ advantage with a close-range strike from a Harvey Elliott’s crosses after sloppy defending from Luke Shaw and Casemiro.
Then, with United still reeling, Liverpool broke up an attack before Mohamed Salah stormed down the wing playing in Gakpo to finish past De Gea.
Salah got on the score sheet in 66 minutes with a powerful effort from Twelve yards after another Liverpool breakaway and a deflection from a United defence being pulled all over the pitch.
Darwin grabbed himself a second of the afternoon with a glancing header from a Jordan Henderson cross after United failed to clear the ball from a free kick appropriately.
Manchester United heads had well and truly gone. Salah grabbed a second of the game and sixth on 83 minutes before Roberto Firmino. On the week he announced his departure from Liverpool, he swivelled and scored from a tight angle through the legs of De Gea.
Liverpool is fifth, three points behind Spurs, with a game in hand and a superior goal difference. meanwhile, Manchester United stay third, nine points behind Manchester City in second and 14 off the top.
