Mohamed Salah thanks defence as Klopp praises 'too good' Liverpool

Mohamed Salah lauded Liverpool's midfield and defence following an emphatic 4-0 victory at Anfield on Tuesday.

Premier League title-chasing Liverpool were a class apart against a struggling Manchester United side, racing into a 2-0 lead through Luis Diaz and Salah inside the first 22 minutes. Jurgen Klopp's side scored twice more in the second half, with Sadio Mane grabbing the third before Salah completed his double five minutes from time.

It was about as routine a victory as Liverpool could have hoped for and followed the 5-0 win the Reds earned in the reverse fixture at Old Trafford in October.

"They [Liverpool's defence] make our life easier in the midfield and in the back, they always try to give us the ball in a one against one situation so it makes our life much easier," said Salah, who also tormented United at Old Trafford by scoring a hat-trick.

"When we defend we had a clean sheet here and a clean sheet there, so they make our life easier.

"We just want to score one goal and once we get the first, go for the second, once we get the second go for the third. It was a top performance from us here and away also. Hopefully carry on like this."

Salah later took to social media to clarify his statement. "I meant our midfield, and our defence, make it easy for us. I was not talking about the Manchester United players whom I respect," Salah posted on Twitter.

Liverpool manager Klopp was understandably delighted with his team after moving top of the Premier League table, two points ahead of Manchester City, who can return to the summit with victory over Brighton and Hove Albion on Wednesday.

"I did enjoy tonight, indeed," Klopp told Sky Sports. "The first half we were really in charge of the game but then it is a