Sorry United are crushed by Liverpool
LIVERPOOL heaped pressure upon Manchester United boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer with a 5-0 demolition job at Old Trafford yesterday afternoon.
Mohamed Salah scored a hattrick and Paul Pogba was sent off on an embarrassing day for the Red Devils.
Jurgen Klopp’s men were four goals up at the break after goals from Naby Keita, Diogo Jota and Salah (2). The Egyptian added a third after the break, while Pogba, on as a half-time substitute, was sent off for a two-footed tackle.
Elsewhere, Leicester took a 2-1 victory at Brentford thanks to a winner from James Maddison.
Youri Tielemans had put the Foxes ahead before Mathias Jorgensen equalised.
Meanwhile, West Ham’s Michail Antonio, below, continued his fine form as he poked in the winner from Aaron Cresswell’s corner to beat Tottenham 1-0. The Hammers are now up to fourth.
In the pick of Saturday’s action, Mason Mount hit a hat-trick as Chelsea hammered ten-man Norwich 7-0 to cement top spot.
Callum Hudson-Odoi, Reece James and Ben Chilwell were on target too, while there was also a Max Aarons own goal, while the visitors’ Ben Gibson was sent off.
A first-half masterclass from Manchester City saw them win 4-1 at Brighton. The reigning champions were untouchable for 45 minutes as Phil Foden scored twice after Ilkay Gundogan had opened the scoring. Alexis Mac Allister’s penalty gave Brighton a foothold, but Riyad Mahrez hit the fourth late on.
Newcastle claimed their first point under new ownership with 1-1 draw against Crystal Palace at Selhurst Park. Christian Benteke gave Palace the lead, but Callum Wilson drew the Magpies level in spectacular fashion.
Watford engineered a stunning late turnaround to claim a 5-2 victory at Everton. Josh King scored a hat-trick, while Juraj Kucka and Emmanuel Dennis also netted for the Hornets, while Tom Davies and Richarlison were on target for the home side.
Southampton (Tino Livramento and Armando Broja) and Burnley (Maxwel Cornet two) drew 2-2, Leeds (Rodrigo) and Wolves (Hwang Hee-chan) finished 1-1, and Arsenal beat Aston Villa 3-1 on Friday night.