Jurgen Klopp savours 'outstanding' and 'perfect' Liverpool 7-0 hammering of Manchester United

Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp described his side’s 7-0 win over Manchester United as “outstanding” and “perfect” in a “spectacular football game”. The Reds went into the game at Anfield on the back foot and were gazing up at their big rivals in the Premier League table. Ad United, by contrast, arrived at Anfield on the back of a first trophy of the Erik ten Hag era with victory in the Carabao Cup final.

Premier LeagueTen Hag and Klopp call for Man Utd and Liverpool fans to end tragedy chantingYESTERDAY AT 11:13 Liverpool fans could therefore have been forgiven for being wary ahead of the encounter, but their side ripped up the form book with a dominant win. The game tipped in the Reds’ favour on the back of Cody Gakpo’s goal on the stroke of half-time, and from that moment Liverpool went into overdrive. Two goals for Mo Salah, one each for Darwin Nunez and Roberto Firmino, and a second for Gakpo sealed a stunning 7-0 victory.

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Outstanding,” Klopp told Sky Sports of the club's biggest win against United. “The start of the game was what we needed, on the front foot, super-lively, super-active, top football against the team in form. “The second-half, the start was pretty good, the finish was pretty good, everything was pretty good.

That’s football, it can happen. “It is important that we played well and performed, and all the guys up front score and Bobby [Firmino] comes on and scores. “It is all very important, top performances.