Salah says Manchester United 'made our life easier' as Klopp praises 'too good' Liverpool

Mohamed Salah has rubbed salt into the wounds of Manchester United by saying Liverpool's rivals made it easier for the Reds to claim an emphatic 4-0 victory at Anfield on Tuesday.

Premier League title-chasing Liverpool were a class apart against a struggling 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 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."

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 15-minute break and then we needed another 15 minutes to be ourselves.

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