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 0-0 Liverpool, 22 minutes
The crowd whistle their disapproval as Mainoo waits to be allowed to return by the referee, the home fans’ angst not helped by their team giving theb all away in a dangerous area. Matthijs de Ligt steps out strongly to ensure no further damage is done.
With Mainoo back amongst things, Joshua Zirkzee is booked for pulling back a Liverpool player. Anthony Taylor brandishes the card to few complaints.
Manchester United 0-0 Liverpool, 20 minutes
Mohamed Salah extricates himself from three Manchester United defenders, legs tangled like mangrove roots but Salah somehow escaping with the ball. He can’t make anything of the possession but that was lovely footwork.
Kobbie Mainoo has taken a bang to the head, which is reason for concern. Thankfully, he seems alright, though the medic will make totally certain before permitting the midfielder to return.
Manchester United 0-0 Liverpool, 16 minutes
Pulled back to no-one! Bruno Fernandes wins possession and arcs a curvaceous pass with the outside of his boot for Alejandro Garnacho. There’s only really Marcus Rashford to aim for, though, so Garnacho cuts back to the ‘D’, assuming that someone might be there to fire it goalwards. Alas, there are only Liverpool shirts occupying the space, and Ryan Gravernberch mops up.
Manchester United 0-0 Liverpool, 15 minutes
It is a little bit damp in Manchester today, though the players seem to be enjoying the moist surface, using it effectively to zip their passes about so far. Noussair Mazraoui stays with Luis Diaz really well as the Colombian peels infield to try and spark something from deeper.
Manchester United 0-0 Liverpool, 12 minutes
Trent Alexander-Arnold celebrated a la Steven Gerrard here with a kiss of a camera, a stolen smooch that’ll ultimately be forgotten. A shame.
Manchester United 0-0 Liverpool, 10 minutes
There’s a frantic energy about this first 10 minutes, and it has only been enriched by that early goal that wasn’t. There were a couple of lovely passes in the build-up to that Alexander-Arnold moment, Ryan Gravenberch taking one of them quite delightfully before producing one of his own.
RULED OUT! Manchester United 0-0 Liverpool, 8 minutes
A flowing move forward and Trent Alexander-Arnold scores...just!
And there’s an offside check, too...and it’s ruled out! Mohamed Salah was offside when Luis Diaz squared it, and though Alexander-Arnold fired it into Diogo Dalot just beyond the line, his goal is chalked off thanks to Salah’s small touch on the way through to the right-back.
Dalot had done well to get into blocking position but the ball clearly crossed, as goalline technology quickly confirmed - but it’s the other technological advancement that counts against Liverpool, a relatively speedy VAR check showing Salah off.
Manchester United 0-0 Liverpool, 4 minutes
Liverpool’s first effort comes off the back of a Virgil van Dijk interception on halfway. The Dutch centre-half carries the ball forward with intent and slips in Diogo Jota, though the forward is forced wide by a slightly errant pass and scuffs his off-balance shot back beyond Andre Onana’s goal.
Manchester United 0-0 Liverpool, 3 minutes
Bruno Fernandes can’t beat the first man from the corner.
Manchester United are soon on the attack again in a bright and busy opening for the hosts. There’s a malfunction at the junction between Fernandes and Joshua Zirkzee, though, prompting an animated conversation between the captain and his new colleague.
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