Published 09:10 IST, January 20th 2020
Liverpool vs Man United: Virgil van Dijk, Mohamed Salah outshine Solskjaer's listless side
Liverpool vs Man United: The Reds produced a dominating display at Anfield to breeze past United on Sunday. Find out more on the highlights and player ratings.
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Liverpool moved 16 points clear of second-placed Manchester City with a win over Manchester United on Sunday. Jurgen Klopp's men dominated the proceedings right from the first minute and barring some nervy moments towards the end, it was a well-deserved win for the Reds. Virgil van Dijk opened the scoring with a towering header before Mohamed Salah scored right at the end to secure a 2-0 victory over their arch-rivals. Keep reading for the Liverpool vs Man United highlights and player ratings.
Liverpool vs Man United: Mohamed Salah finishes off in style
INCREDIBLE 😱@Alissonbecker's brilliant assist, @MoSalah's superb goal... and THAT celebration 🤩 pic.twitter.com/RHyu0ZwXsH
— Liverpool FC (@LFC) January 19, 2020
Liverpool vs Man United highlights
Liverpool vs Man United highlights: Virgil van Dijk shines for the Reds
Liverpool are the first team to score in their first 22 #PL matches of the season since Arsenal in 2001/02
— Premier League (@premierleague) January 19, 2020
The Gunners, of course, went on to score in every game and win the title that season pic.twitter.com/5QFQYEy1hc
Liverpool continued their march towards the Premier League title with a dominating win at Anfield. The Reds started the opening quarter of the game with high intensity and closing in at their opponents at every go. However, despite no clear cut chances, the Reds took the lead after Virgil van Dijk sent Trent Alexander-Arnold's corner flew past United goalkeeper David De Gea. The goal meant Liverpool moved more freely and attacked Manchester United's goal on multiple occasions. Roberto Firmino and Georginio Wijnaldum saw their goals ruled out by VAR for a foul and an offside respectively.
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Liverpool's failure to add another meant Manchester United remained alive in the tie. Anthony Martial had the best chance to equalise for Man United but failed to keep his composure and sent the ball into the stands. Despite being pegged back late in the game, Liverpool scored their second after Alisson found Mohamed Salah with an inch-perfect pass. Mohamed Salah showed good strength to hold Daniel James off and sent the ball through the legs of De Gea into the back of the net.
— Mohamed Salah (@MoSalah) January 19, 2020
Premier League: Liverpool vs Man United highlights and player ratings
Liverpool vs Man United: Liverpool
Alisson Becker - 8/10
Trent Alexander-Arnold - 8/10
Joseph Gomez - 7.5/10
Virgil van Dijk - 8.5/10
Andrew Robertson - 7/10
Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain - 7.5/10
Jordan Henderson - 8/10
Georginio Wijnaldum - 7.5/10
Mohamed Salah - 8/10
Roberto Firmino - 7.5/10
Sadio Mane - 6.5/10
Substitutes: Adam Lallana - 6/10, Fabinho - NA, Divock Origi - NA
Liverpool vs Man United: Manchester United
David De Gea - 6/10
Luke Shaw - 7/10
Harry Maguire - 6.5/10
Victor Lindelof - 6.5/10
Brandon Williams - 6/10
Fred - 7.5/10
Nemanja Matic - 6/10
Aaron Wan-Bissaka - 7/10
Andreas Pereira - 5.5/10
Daniel James - 5.5/10
Anthony Martial - 5.5/10
Substitutes: Juan Mata - 6/10, Mason Greenwood - 5.5/10, Diogo Dalot - NA
Liverpool vs Man United: Mid-week clashes up next
Liverpool will face Wolverhampton Rovers next in the Premier League on Thursday night (Friday IST). Meanwhile, Manchester United would look to bounce back on Wednesday night when they host Burnley.
09:10 IST, January 20th 2020