Liverpool thrashed Manchester United 7-0 this Sunday, adding their biggest victory over the Red Devils, who have suffered their worst defeat in the English Football League in almost 100 years, on the 26th day.
At Anfield Road on a record-breaking day, Egyptian Salah scored twice, as did Dutch Gakpo and Uruguayan Darwin Nunez (ex-Benfica), to become the Reds’ all-time Premier League goalscorer with 129 goals, overtaking Robbie Fowler.
“This record has been in my head ever since I became a Liverpool player. To achieve it against Manchester United and with such a result is simply unbelievable. Now I go home, celebrate with my family, drink tea and sleep,” said the 30-year-old. -year-old Egyptian striker who has been playing for the Reds since the 2017/18 season.
This Sunday was a ‘dream’ for Liverpool but a ‘nightmare’ for Manchester United, amounting to the heaviest defeat in the competition’s history, not seen since 1930 when they also lost 7-0 to Aston Villa .
“There is a lot of sadness going on here, a lot of anger. Losing a game at the opponent’s house is already bad enough, such a defeat is even worse. I’m already thinking about the next game. something about this game now,” said Bruno Fernandes after the match with Liverpool.
The Portuguese midfielder was the captain of Manchester United and Diogo Dalot was also in the starting line-up.
The rout began to build Gakpo in the 43rd minute after a balanced first half that did nothing to predict United’s ‘debacle’ in the second half of the meeting.
Darwin in the 47th minute and again Gakpo in the 50th minute extended the lead, and Salah changed the scenario to a rout in the 66th minute.
Darwin scored twice in the 75th minute and with Diogo Jota on the pitch, Liverpool made history thanks to Salah in the 83rd minute and Brazil’s Firmino in the 88th minute.
Despite the “defeat”, Manchester United remain in third place with 49 points, while Liverpool have moved up to fifth with 42 points, three places to qualify for the Champions League next season.
In another game of the day, in a duel between teams vying for maintenance, Nottingham Forest and Everton scored two goals each, with Welshman Brennan Johnson’s brace at Tricky Trees.
The round ends on Monday when Marco Silva’s Fulham visit Brentford in a match between the London Emblems.
Author: Portuguese
Source: CM Jornal
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