KEY POINTS

  • Liverpool have thrashed Man Utd twice this season
  • Mo Salah has scored five goals against them in two games
  • The Reds have 76 points from 31 games in the league

Manchester United have registered an unwanted record in the Premier League with their latest 4-0 defeat to Liverpool FC.

The Reds defeated Ralf Rangnick's Manchester United 5-0 at Old Trafford earlier in the ongoing Premier League season.

Overall, Harry Maguire and Co. have lost 9-0 to Liverpool in the 2021-22 league campaign. This is their heaviest defeat against a single opponent in a Premier League season. Overall in the English top-flight, they had suffered a combined heavier defeat once – 0-11 vs Sunderland in 1892-93, Goal reported.

Luis Diaz opened the scoring at Anfield on Tuesday before Mohamed Salah doubled the hosts' lead in the 22nd minute. That brought the Egyptian King's seven-game goalless streak to an end. Sadio Mane scored Liverpool's third in the second half before Salah made it 4-0 for Jurgen Klopp's Liverpool.

Salah, who had scored a hat-trick in the Old Trafford leg, bagged a special record after scoring a brace at Anfield. The Egyptian forward has become the first-ever player in Premier League history to score five goals against Manchester United in a single season. In addition, Salah is only the second player to both score and assist in home and away games against Manchester United in a Premier League season, after Mesut Ozil in 2015-16, according to Opta Joe.

With the two goals, Salah has taken his goals tally to an incredible 30 in 42 competitive appearances in the 2021-22 campaign. He has also provided 12 assists.

Fourmidale: Liverpool thrashed Man Utd 4-0 to go top of the Premier League
Fourmidale: Liverpool thrashed Man Utd 4-0 to go top of the Premier League AFP / Oli SCARFF

Liverpool are currently at the top of the league table with 76 points but Manchester City, who are in the second spot with 74 points, still have a game in hand. Pep Guardiola's side is due to take on Brighton on Wednesday.

The Reds are very much alive in two more competitions: FA Cup and the UEFA Champions League. Klopp's side recently defeated City to qualify for the FA Cup final. In the top European competition, Liverpool are due to face off against Villarreal in the semi-final.

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