In only his third game as manager, Arne Slot steered Liverpool to a comfortable 3-0 win against Manchester United, with Mo Salah adding to Luis Díaz’s goals
It was difficult to imagine a more perfect afternoon for Arne Slot – or a more harrowing one for Erik ten Hag who, just three games into the Premier League season, is back on familiar territory; the vultures circling, his credentials as the
Old Trafford was half-empty by full time, those who remained too stunned to jeer. The TV cameras had made the obligatory cutaways to a grim-faced Sir Jim Ratcliffe in the stands. United’s minority owner has plenty to ponder. As does everybody connected to the club. Liverpool’s breakthrough shone a harsh light on him while also highlighting their lightning transitions from defence to attack. Casemiro got a first-time pass intended for Kobbie Mainoo all wrong, finding only Gravenberch and Liverpool had the scent of blood. It was Gravenberch to Salah on the right and there were men over at the far post – sound familiar? Dominik Szoboszlai could not get there to meet Salah’s cross but Díaz could.
Liverpool might have had more before the interval. Szoboszlai could not get a clean connection on an Andy Robertson cross while De Ligt made a vital one-on-one challenge to thwart Diogo Jota. United’s only flicker was a Noussair Mazraoui shot that Alisson turned away.When Collyer came on for Casemiro at the beginning of the second half, it was the 20-year-old’s first senior football apart from his substitute’s appearance in the Community Shield.
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