Man Utd accused of playing 'worst offside trap ever' v Liverpool

Liverpool are top of the Premier League for the first time since October last year after sauntering past a dismal Manchester United side 4-0 at Anfield on Tuesday evening.

The result means that Jurgen Klopp’s men now put nine goals past the Red Devils in the Premier League this season without reply, following their 5-0 demolition of United at Old Trafford earlier in the campaign.

In truth, things could have been far worse for Ralf Rangnick’s men on Merseyside if it were not for Liverpool very noticeably taking their foot off the accelerator for the opening 20 minutes of the second period.

Goals from Luis Diaz and Mo Salah gave Liverpool a two-goal advantage at the break, with United rarely looking likely to offer any meaningful reply.

Liverpool did manage to bag two further goals before the end, though. Sadio Mane made it 3-0 with a fine first-time finish, before Salah grabbed his brace to put the icing on the cake for the Reds.

United’s defence was in disarray for much of the night, but their lack of unity really came under fire for Liverpool’s final goal of the evening.

So disorganised was the United backline in the build-up to Salah’s second goal of the evening that footage of it has gone viral – with some fans suggesting that the visiting side was attempting the ‘worst offside trap ever’.

We don’t necessarily agree with that assessment as it seems as though United captain Harry Maguire actually moves forward to try and intercept a through ball from Diogo Jota or close down Mane rather than play Salah offside.

That said, the positioning from the entire Man Utd backline is pretty shambolic as Salah is allowed to ghost in behind the defence with the greatest of ease.

You can check out Salah’s second goal – and the