Liverpool enjoyed a comfortable 3:0 away win at Manchester United in a third-round match of the English Premier League. At Old Trafford, the Red Devils were decisively outplayed and suffered their second successive defeat after the one against Brighton in the previous round.
The match started with more active minutes for the hosts, but without great chances in front of Alisson's goal. United, meanwhile, were having serious problems moving the ball around and making mistakes all too often through Lisandro Martinez and Casemiro. Trent Alexander-Arnold's goal in the seventh minute was disallowed due to an offside by Mohamed Salah. In the 35th, however, nothing could prevent Luis Diaz from opening for the visitors. Ryan Gravenberch picked up the ball in the center after a mistake by Casemiro, advanced through the middle and fed Salah, who crossed into the box, where Diaz beat Dominik Szoboszlai to open the scoring. Seven later Salah and Diaz again combined for the Merseysiders' second goal. Casemiro lost the ball on delivery, Salah received from the right and found Diaz with an outside volley, and the Colombian checked Andre Onana for the second time with an instant execution.
Casemiro was legitimately replaced at the break, and at the beginning of the second half, Joshua Zirkzee caused Alisson's intervention. Shortly after, however, Kobbie Mainoo lost the ball to Alexis Mc Allister, he combined with Szoboszlai, and from there followed a pass to Salah, who left Onana no chance for his third goal in as many games since the start of the season. In the following minutes, United avoided any further goals, with Alisson making a fine close-range save from Zirkzee's header. In the end, Liverpool coolly finished the 215th derby between the two English giants and thus recorded a third win in as many games, without conceding a goal.
The Reds and champions Manchester City are the only ones with a full nine points after three rounds. Erik ten Hag's men, on the other hand, lost again after the defeat at Brighton a week ago and remain on three points. After the international break, United will seek to return to winning ways away to newcomers Southampton, while Arne Slott's Liverpool host Nottingham Forest. | BGNES
