LIVERPOOL. Liverpool destroys Manchester United 7-0 with goals of C. Gakpo (43′), Darwin Núñez (47′), C. Gakpo (50′), Mohamed Salah (66′), Darwin Núñez (75′), Mohamed Salah (84′) and Roberto Firmino (88′). Liverpool took advantage of its better ball possession (60%).

The match was played at the Anfield stadium in Liverpool on Sunday and it started at 4:30 pm local time. The referee was Andy Madley assisted by Adam Nunn and Harry Lennard. The 4th official was Chris Kavanagh. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was quite cold at 6 degrees Celsius or 42.78 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 83%.​

Match Statistics​

Liverpool

7 - 0

Manchester United

• 60 Ball Possession 40

Shots

• 18 Total 8
• 8 On Target 4
• 5 Off Target 3
• 5 Shots blocked 1

• 115 Attack 74
• 56 Dangerous attack 42
• 116 Ball safe​ 92

• 18 Free Kicks 11
• 0 Penalties 0
• 4 Corners 3

Fouls

• 13 Total 14
• 2 Yellow Cards 3
• 0 Double Yellow 0
• 0 Red Card 0

Other

• 5 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Liverpool was in firm control of the ball 60% while Manchester United was struggling with a 40% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Liverpool was more pushing with 56 dangerous attacks and 18 shots of which 8 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Liverpool won the match​.

Liverpool shot 18 times, 8 on target, 5 off target. Regarding the opposition, Manchester United shot 8 times, 4 on target, 3 off target.

Cards

Liverpool received 2 yellow cards (Fabinho and Mohamed Salah). On the opposite side, Manchester United received 3 yellow cards (Antony, Lisandro Martínez  and Scott McTominay).

Standings

After this match, Liverpool will have 42 points to sit in the 5th place. On the opposite side, Manchester United will stay with 49 points to remain in the 3rd place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Premier League, Liverpool will play away with Leicester City on the 13th of May with a 11-5 head to head in favor of Liverpool (3 draws).

Manchester United will host Wolverhampton Wanderers on the 13th of May with a 12-4 head to head stats in favor of Manchester United (4 draws).

Liverpool – Formation

Liverpool

G

Alisson 1.Brazil

7.1

D

Virgil van Dijk  4.Netherlands

6.7

D

Andrew Robertson 26.Scotland

8.4

D

Trent Alexander-Arnold 66.England

7.2

D

Ibrahima Konaté 5.France

6.2

M

Jordan Henderson 14.England

7.1

78'

M

Fabinho 3.Brazil

7.0

78' 41'

M

Harvey Elliott 19.England

8.0

86'

F

Mohamed Salah 11.Egypt

9.6

85' 66', 84'

F

Cody Gakpo 18.Netherlands

8.2

79' 43', 50'

F

Darwin Núñez 27.Uruguay

8.0

79' 47', 75'

Substitutes

G

Caoimhín Kelleher 62.Republic of Ireland

D

Konstantinos Tsimikas 21.Greece

D

Stefan Bajčetić 43.Spain

6.8

78'

D

Joël Matip 32.Cameroon

M

Fabio Carvalho 28.Portugal

M

James Milner 7.England

6.2

78'

M

Curtis Jones 17.England

86'

F

Diogo Jota 20.Portugal

6.3

79'

F

Roberto Firmino 9.Brazil

8.1

79' 88'

Liverpool started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

The manager Jürgen Klopp decided to play with the following team: Alisson (7.1), Trent Alexander-Arnold (7.2), Ibrahima Konaté (6.2), Virgil van Dijk (6.7), Andrew Robertson (8.4), Harvey Elliott (8.0), Fabinho (7.0), Jordan Henderson (7.1), Mohamed Salah (9.6), Cody Gakpo (8.2) and Darwin Núñez (7.8).

The home team had on the bench: Fabio Carvalho, Diogo Jota (6.4), Caoimhin Kelleher, James Milner (6.2), Konstantinos Tsimikas, Stefan Bajčetić (6.8), Roberto Firmino (8.1), Curtis Jones and Joël Andre Job Matip.

Substitutions

Liverpool made 5 changes: Darwin Núñez for Diogo Jota (78′), C. Gakpo for Roberto Firmino (79′), Jordan Henderson for Stefan Bajcetic Maquieira (78′), Fabinho for James Milner (78′) and H. Elliott for Curtis Jones (86′).

Best player: Mohamed Salah​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Liverpool was Mohamed Salah.

His rating is (9.6) with 2 goals, 30 passes (70% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 8 duels out of 13. He performed 1 cross.

Manchester United – Formation

Manchester United

G

David De Gea 1.Spain

4.8

D

Raphaël Varane 19.France

5.2

D

Luke Shaw 23.England

6.3

D

Diogo Dalot 20.Portugal

6.2

D

Lisandro Martínez 6.Argentina

6.1

77' 61'

M

Casemiro 18.Brazil

6.9

77'

M

Fred 17.Brazil

6.8

59'

M

Bruno Fernandes 8.Portugal

6.4

M

Wout Weghorst 27.Netherlands

6.2

59'

M

Antony 21.Brazil

5.5

53'

F

Marcus Rashford  10.England

6.3

85'

Substitutes

G

Tom Heaton 22.England

D

Tyrell Malacia 12.Netherlands

5.9

77'

D

Harry Maguire 5.England

D

Aaron Wan-Bissaka 29.England

M

Marcel Sabitzer 15.Austria

6.4

77'

M

Scott McTominay 39.Scotland

6.4

59' 65'

F

Anthony Elanga 36.Sweden

85'

F

Alejandro Garnacho 49.Argentina

6.1

59'

F

Jadon Sancho 25.England

Manchester United started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

Erik ten Hag played with: David De Gea (4.8), Diogo Dalot (6.2), Raphaël Varane (5.2), Lisandro Martínez (6.1), Luke Shaw (6.3), Casemiro (7.0), Fred (6.8), Antony (5.5), Wout Weghorst (6.2), Bruno Fernandes (6.4) and Marcus Rashford (6.3).

These were the players on the bench: Tom Heaton, Tyrell Malacia (6.4), Anthony Elanga, Alejandro Garnacho (6.1), Jadon Sancho, Harry Maguire, Marcel Sabitzer (6.1), Scott McTominay (6.4) and Aaron Wan-Bissaka.

Substitutions

Manchester United made 5 changes: Wout Weghorst for Alejandro Ferreyra (59′), Fred for Scott McTominay (59′), Lisandro Martínez  for Tyrell Malacia (77′), Casemiro for Marcel Sabitzer (77′) and Marcus Rashford for Anthony Elanga (85′).

Best player: Casemiro​

The player that probably impressed the most for Manchester United was Casemiro.

His rating is (7.0) with 29 passes (62% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 3 duels out of 6. He performed 1 cross.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Premier League.​

• Nottingham Forest – Everton – 2-2
• Liverpool – Manchester United – 7-0