For Liverpool, it was the wildest of dreams. (More Football News)
It is Manchester United바카라s worst competitive defeat in more than 90 years, having lost by the same scoreline on three previous occasions 바카라 the last time coming in 1931 against Wolverhampton.
For Liverpool, it was the wildest of dreams. (More Football News)
For Manchester United, the worst nightmare in what has been such a promising first season in charge for manager Erik ten Hag.
Liverpool바카라s 7-0 rout of United in the Premier League on Sunday has the potential to have a lasting impact on both teams바카라 ambitions this term.
It was United바카라s worst competitive defeat in more than 90 years, having lost by the same scoreline on three previous occasions 바카라 the last time coming in 1931 against Wolverhampton.
The result also eclipsed Liverpool바카라s previous best victory against arguably its fiercest rival, which was a 7-1 win in 1895.
바카라A few months ago everyone thought it was a good moment to play Liverpool 바카라 you can바카라t say it publicly but everyone thought it 바카라 because they felt we were struggling a lot,바카라 manager Jurgen Klopp said. 바카라But now it is less of a good moment, we look much more like ourselves. It is important that everyone knows we are here and we are still alive.바카라
A landmark win could be the launchpad for a powerful finish to the campaign for Liverpool, a push for Champions League qualification and possibly more.
Ten Hag, meanwhile, must hope his players respond in the manner they did after humbling losses against Brentford and Manchester City this season, which sparked impressive undefeated runs.
A four-pronged trophy pursuit now looks highly unlikely, with third-place United 14 points adrift of league leader Arsenal. But after winning the League Cup last week, Ten Hag바카라s side remains in contention for the FA Cup and Europa League, in what still has the potential to be a triumphant campaign.
Not that the Dutchman was in the mood to look for the positives in the immediate aftermath of what was also his worst-ever defeat as a manager.
바카라That for me is unprofessional,바카라 he said. 바카라I바카라m really disappointed and angry. We let our fans down. As a squad, as a team, you cannot allow this.
바카라You have to stick together and support each other and fight for each other. You have to defend. We didn바카라t do that and for me that is really unprofessional.바카라
Ten Hag has endured his share of tough days in his first season in charge of the 20-time league champions.
United lost 4-0 to Brentford in only the second game of the campaign and was beaten 6-3 in his first Manchester derby.
바카라I know this team will reset and we have to bounce back and we have shown in the past we can,바카라 he said.
Klopp has had his own problems this term as his team has struggled to cope with the departure of Sadio Mane last summer.
Until recently, even a Champions League qualifying top-four finish looked in doubt, with Liverpool suffering bruising losses to Brentford, Brighton and Wolverhampton since the start of 2023.
This win, however, closes the gap to fourth-place Tottenham to three points with a game in hand.
It was also evidence of a growing understanding between Liverpool바카라s new-look attack as Cody Gakpo, Darwin Nunez and Mohamed Salah all scored twice, with Roberto Firmino adding the other.
바카라It was one of the best performances for a long, long time. Everybody saw how good the boys can be,바카라 Klopp said. 바카라No one was doubting Darwin바카라s future impact. Cody plays in the most difficult area in the pitch against a man-marking side, which is super tricky. Mo is Mo.바카라
With fourth place now in sight, Liverpool fans might yet dream of an unlikely comeback in the Champions League round-of-16 game against Real Madrid later this month.
While European champions Madrid lead 5-2 after the first leg at Anfield, this was the type of performance to make the Merseyside club believe anything is possible.
Klopp바카라s assessment of Sunday바카라s game was concise: 바카라Freak result, top performance.바카라
RECORD-BREAKING SALAH
Mohamed Salah became Liverpool바카라s all-time leading scorer in the Premier League with 129 goals in 205 appearances.
The Egyptian international surpassed Robbie Fowler바카라s Premier League tally with his second goal.
바카라It바카라s very special, I can바카라t lie. This record was in my mind since I came here,바카라 Salah told Sky Sports.
Salah earlier in the week became only the second Liverpool player after Ian Rush to score 20 goals for a sixth successive season.
FOREST FRUSTRATES EVERTON
If Nottingham Forest is to avoid relegation this season, it will rely on the goals of Brennan Johnson, as well as its form at the City Ground.
The 21-year-old Johnson scored twice in Forest바카라s 2-2 draw with Everton to make it five goals in his last seven league games.
Meanwhile, Forest is unbeaten in its last nine matches at home in the league.
Demarai Gray and Abdoulaye Doucoure had twice put Everton in front, but Johnson responded to both goals to keep Forest four points clear of the relegation zone.
바카라At the moment, he is performing really well and getting numbers,바카라 Forest manager Steve Cooper said. 바카라But, as always, it바카라s about continuing to improve. I know how committed he is and how much he wants to get better.
바카라There바카라s always a level to get to and a long way to go, which is natural for his age in his first year in the Premier League.바카라
Everton missed out on the chance to move out of the bottom three.
바카라We have to keep getting points on the board, but you have to have a method to what you are doing and there are very pleasing signs to what the players are delivering and how they are taking these games on,바카라 Everton manager Sean Dyche said. 바카라We need points of course, but there has to be a plan, a method and reason of getting them.바카라