Why did Man Utd lose badly to Liverpool?

Cody Gakpo, Darwin Nunez and Mohamed Salah each scored twice, and the goal of the substitute Roberto Firmino, made Man Utd receive the heaviest defeat in Premier League history. This is an unexpected result, because they are flying high under the direction of coach Erik ten Hag. Not long before this match, Man Utd won the League Cup, and had the opportunity to compete in three other arenas: the English Premier League, the FA Cup and the Europa League.

Meanwhile, Liverpool have never been in the top 4 racing teams this season. Before the destruction at Anfield, Jurgen Klopp's teachers and students were 10 points behind their rivals. They stopped in the FA Cup and lost to Real 2-5 in the first leg of the 1/8 Champions League round. The unsatisfactory performance of highly-anticipated rookies like Nunez or Gakpo was seen as the cause of Liverpool's decline. However, according to Athletic, Liverpool's rookies have proven their worth, while Man Utd's stars like Casemiro or Raphael Varane suddenly fade.

Andy Robertson's opening pass is also commendable. It was the perfect assist, closing an excellent half of the Liverpool left-back. It was Robertson's 55th Premier League assist, helping him pass Eden Hazard, Mesut Ozil and Juan Mata (54). This is also Anderson's ninth assist in the Premier League this season, just behind Kevin de Bruyne (16).

Gakpo's first goal was the result of a tackle from home, and so was his second as Liverpool mounted an exemplary counter-attack. Gakpo was involved in the development of the ball as he passed Salah before moving into the box to score from a tight angle. This week, it was confirmed that Firmino will leave Liverpool in the summer. Gakpo's versatility and ability to calculate every move will be able to fill the void left by Firmino.

Liverpool scored four goals in 30 minutes, capitalizing on the weariness of an opponent who didn't know how to bounce back in adversity. Man Utd's experienced players such as Marcus Rashford, Bruno Fernandes, Casemiro, Raphael Varane and Luke Shaw should have stood up and tried to control the collapse of the home team but they were lost and only looked at the home team. hold the match in hand.

Former captain Gary Neville, while commenting for Sky Sports, described Man Utd's performance as "a disgrace" and criticized the players for losing their composure and fitness.

Fernandes' evening was summed up by a situation where he was about to push the lineman, after failing to get the ball from Trent Alexander-Arnold to make a throw-in.

Although Man Utd is out of the race to win the Premier League, there is some hope from optimistic fans that they can squeeze in. However, Liverpool have dashed their hopes. Man Utd is now 14 points behind Arsenal at the top of the table. Although they played less than one match, their chance of winning the championship was gone.

Everyone feels Salah will equal the record by seeing how he starts the game. But not everyone thinks the Egyptian striker will even break that record by scoring twice. But Salah knows and has the aura to do it. Another high-class performance of him, alongside two juniors Nunez and Gakpo. Salah is showing those young teammates how to play.

Salah was the foundation for Liverpool's overwhelming power while Man Utd collapsed. He broke the record when he scored the 129th goal in the Premier League, surpassing Fowler. The Egyptian striker, who is called "saint" by Liverpool fans, shows that he has gone beyond the status of a "Pharaoh".

Salah has now scored 12 goals against Man Utd, the most of any player to have scored in this match. He is an obsession with Man Utd and this performance deepens that impression.

No Liverpool player has struggled this season more than Fabinho. His decline in form was alarming when he was dropped from the starting line-up four games in a row. There were people who were even panicking or outraged on social media when Fabinho returned for the Merseyside derby against Everton.

But sometimes, players simply need a break. In the past few weeks, with the exception of the second half of the loss to Real Madrid, Fabinho has looked far from his old self.

Liverpool's phenomenal win over Man Utd bore the brunt of their attacking players. But Fabinho also played an important role. He eclipsed his Brazil team-mate Casemiro, who was recently hailed but did not perform well at Anfield.

Fred moved sideways to the touchline with the intention of closing in on Gakpo to cut the pass, but that left more room for Robertson to pass the ball through. This caused Varane to drop his position to prevent Gakpo from moving inside the box. With his experience, the French midfielder should have anticipated the Liverpool striker's intention to stick to the middle and finish.

Man Utd's defense did not improve after the break and Nunez benefited from that. Shaw failed to pass, Casemiro was overtaken and Varane's attempt to close the space didn't work. Liverpool counter-attacked to score the third. Salah rotated Lisandro Martinez like a pinwheel before passing Nunez to score from a tight angle.

Man Utd's fourth goal was somewhat humorous, showing the image of a team that has lost its sense of discipline. Another Liverpool counter-attack and Salah scored from inside the box in an unmarked position. The fifth goal of the home team made most of Man Utd fans leave Anfield. Nunez moved between Varane and Diogo Dalot before heading in, sending the ball out of reach of David De Gea.

The poor performance of the Man Utd defense continued on the sixth and second goal of Salah when they could not clear the ball decisively. And when Liverpool scored the seventh goal, from Firmino's feet, all notions of defense of the visitors seemed to have disappeared.

Fans are used to seeing Casemiro play at a high level, meaning his mistakes will be noticed. The Brazilian midfielder lost the ball many times in the first challenge and seemed uncomfortable with Liverpool's pressing style. Casemiro left the field in the 77th minute, replaced by Marcel Sabitzer. The Brazilian midfielder left only 29 passes and succeeded 18 of them. This is his lowest pass success rate this season (62%).

Although Casemiro was not performing as usual, Man Utd had a good rhythm of the game and could have taken the lead. Rashford and Fernandes missed good chances, while Casemiro was denied for offside. Antony also made Alisson make a hard save.