Manchester United v Liverpool LIVE: Result and final score after Diaz and Salah rip through shambolic hosts
Manchester United slumped to rivals Liverpool as Erik ten Hag lost a second Premier League game in a row
Luis Diaz scored twice and Mohamed Salah added a third as Liverpool ripped through Manchester United at Old Trafford.
Arne Slot kept up his perfect start to life in charge of Liverpool as his visiting side easily swept aside their hosts. By contrast, Erik ten Hag’s side showed many of the same shambolic signs of last season, with Casemiro at fault for the first two goals and hauled off at half-time.
It was another damaging day for the home side after a late defeat to Brighton last week, with Ten Hag booed as he made second half substitutions in a bid to spark a comeback. After Trent Alexander-Arnold had a goal chalked off for offside inside the first ten minutes, Diaz twice converted Salah deliveries as Liverpool pounced on two poor errors from the vastly experienced Casemiro.
Salah then popped up with a goal of his own, striking after Kobbie Mainoo had been knocked off the ball by Alexis Mac Allister. Liverpool are three wins from three heading into the international break and yet to concede a Premier League goal under their new boss; Manchester United, by contrast, again look to be plagued with problems.
Follow all the reaction from Manchester United 0-3 Liverpool below.
Manchester United 0-3 Liverpool, 90 minutes
A half-shout for a penalty from Liverpool as Cody Gakpo tumbles under a challenge from Noussair Mazraoui. There is contact and the tackle is just inside the box, but it’s more of a coming together, and a VAR check clears it.
Five minutes left of misery for Manchester United’s players to endure.
Manchester United 0-3 Liverpool, 88 minutes
Cody Gakpo comes charging in at the back post, trying to latch on to a deep Mohamed Salah cross. He gets a foot to it but the angle is tight and connection awkward.
Manchester United 0-3 Liverpool, 85 minutes
The Liverpool fans are gleefully gloating, repurposing an old Ole Gunnar Solskjaer chant to convey their delight that Erik ten Hag is at the wheel.
Ten Hag makes a late switch - you might have thought that Christian Eriksen could have been on sooner, but here the Dane belatedly is, replacing Joshua Zirkzee.
Manchester United 0-3 Liverpool, 83 minutes
Andy Robertson will get ten minutes or so of extra rest. Kostas Tsimikas arrives.
Manchester United 0-3 Liverpool, 82 minutes
Jim Ratcliffe, Dave Brailsford and the rest of the Ineos brass sit glumly in the posh seats. Erik ten Hag rather resembles a schoolchild waiting outside the headteacher’s office, fidgeting and perched uneasily on his chair.
Manchester United 0-3 Liverpool, 80 minutes
A terrible moment from Dominik Szoboszlai, set up on the penalty spot perfectly for a first time shot but choosing instead to try to waltz it in. He doesn’t even manage to get a shot off, in the end.
Manchester United 0-3 Liverpool, 78 minutes
Joshua Zirkzee should score! Finally, Marcus Rashford comes to life, a brilliant cross bending beyond Virgil van Dijk and seemingly teeing up Zirkzee for a tap in. But the striker’s lunge of a long right leg takes his foot beyond the ball, and it bounds away wide off the bone of his ankle.
Manchester United 0-3 Liverpool, 76 minutes
A double change for Liverpool as Darwin Nunez and Conor Bradley replace Diogo Jota and Trent Alexander-Arnold. The right-back takes his withdrawal rather better than he did against Brentford, smiling and slapping hands with Arne Slot.
Manchester United 0-3 Liverpool, 73 minutes
“Luis Diaz was magnificent. He hasn't always made enough decisive contributions to Liverpool but, with two goals, he has provided one here. He went off after being wiped out by Matthijs de Ligt, who may have been fortunate just to be booked. If Diaz was removed to spare him injury, De Ligt may have gone off to spare him a red card. Yet it continued a theme - Erik ten Hag really likes substituting his centre-backs.”
Manchester United 0-3 Liverpool, 72 minutes
A spectacular attempt from Lisandro Martinez, throwing himself into the air and producing a rather impressive overhead kick, though Amad Diallo’s cross was moving too quickly across him to get more than a glancing blow. Away it skips for a goal kick.
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