Why did Man Utd lose badly to Liverpool?

Cody Gabo, Darwin Nunes and Mohammed Salah each scored two goals, and the goal of substitute Roberto Filmino made Manchester United suffer the biggest defeat in the history of the Premier League. This is a surprising result because they flew very high under the guidance of coach Eric Teng Hager. Just last week, United won the Carling Cup and had the opportunity to participate in three other games: the Premier League, the FA Cup and the Europa League. Liverpool have never reached the top four this season. Before the Anfield war, Jurgen Klop's teachers and students were 10 points behind their opponents and stopped in the FA Cup, losing 2-5 to Real Madrid in the first eighth round of the Champions League. The decline of rookies such as Nunes and Gabo is seen as part of the reason for Liverpool's decline.

However, according to the British newspaper Athletic, Liverpool's new players proved their true worth yesterday, while Man Utd stars like Casemiro or Raphael Varane suddenly faded.

Andy Robertson's opening pass is also commendable. It was the left-back's 55th assist in the Premier League, helping him surpass those of once-leading passers such as Eden Hazard, Mesut Ozil and Juan Mata (54). This is also Robertson's ninth assist in the Premier League this season, just behind Man City star 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 participated in the development of the ball with a pass to Salah and then moved into the box to score from a tight angle.

Gakpo's versatility and ability to calculate every move will likely fill the void left by Firmino next season.

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 watched Liverpool take the game. hand in hand.

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

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 has always been out of the race to win the Premier League, there was little hope from optimistic fans that they could squeeze in. However, Liverpool mercilessly stamped it out. 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.

Seeing how Salah started the game, many felt he could do it. But not everyone thinks the Egyptian striker will break the record with a brace.

Salah was the foundation for the overwhelming power of Liverpool, 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 been an obsession with Man Utd, and this performance deepens that impression. At least, he has scored 12 goals against the Old Trafford owner, the most of any player who has scored in this match. Salah is also showing his young teammates Nunez and Gakpo how to shine.

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. In fact, the Brazilian midfielder lost the ball many times in the first challenges and seemed uncomfortable with Liverpool's pressing style. Casemiro left the field in the 77th minute, to be replaced by Marcel Sabitzer, after launching 29 passes and succeeding only 18 of them. This is his lowest pass success rate this season (62%).