Record victory for Reds in the crisis
Klopp’s Liverpool tear up Manchester United
3/5/2023 7:22 p.m
The supposed leadership for Manchester United does not count, then Liverpool FC starts. In the Premier League classic, the Klopp team rolls over the rival and presumably destroys his dream of the championship title. It ended up being Liverpool’s biggest win over United ever.
Record at Anfield: Liverpool underlined their ambitions for a place in the Champions League with an impressive thrashing of Manchester United. After an outstanding game, coach Jürgen Klopp’s team won 7-0 (1-0) against ManUnited, who had been unbeaten for eleven games. It was the highest win for the Reds in this prestigious comparison.
“We know the result is crazy,” said Klopp after the historic success on Sky Sports. “It was the boost we wanted. We’re on the right track with that. We want everyone to know that we’re still here. That wasn’t the case for a while, but today we showed who we can and must be we’ll do it from now on.”
Doubles from Cody Gakpo (43’/50′), Darwin Núñez (47’/75′) and Mohamed Salah (66’/83′) as well as a goal by Roberto Firmino (88′) ensured the ecstatic crowd at Anfield Stadium for the well-deserved respectable success. Salah is now Liverpool’s all-time Premier League goalscorer with 129 goals in 205 games.
Ten Hag sees United’s ‘unprofessional’ performance
Liverpool took control of the game in front of their home crowd from the start. ManUnited only got into play just before half-time, but then Gakpo scored to give the hosts the lead. After the break and Nunez’s quick goal, the Klopp team was clearly the superior team again and really showed off the increasingly frustrated opponents. “It was a reality check,” said Man United coach Erik ten Hag to the BBC. “It wasn’t our standard. We didn’t play as a team. It was unprofessional.”
Due to heavy rain, Liverpool goalkeeper Alisson jumped the ball after just under an hour when the score was 3-0, but ManUnited was unable to take advantage of this moment. In the end, it was all about damage limitation for the third-placed Premier League team. After the goal to make it 7-0, a spectator ran onto the field, but was immediately removed by security personnel.
Liverpool FC, which has so often fluctuated in form this season, has improved to fifth place in the Premier League table and is within reach of Champions League qualification again. The Reds are three points behind fourth-placed Tottenham Hotspur but have played a game fewer than Spurs. Liverpool have taken 13 points from a possible 15 in their last five games. In the national cup competitions, the team of team manager Klopp was eliminated early, in the Champions League after the 2: 5 home defeat in the first leg against Real Madrid, the end of the round of 16 seems almost inevitable.