Liverpool swept 4 factors clear on the prime of the Premier League as Mohamed Salah’s masterclass impressed a memorable 6-3 rout of Tottenham, whereas Manchester United crashed to a humiliating 3-0 house defeat towards Bournemouth on Sunday. Salah delivered a elegant efficiency that includes two targets and a pair of assists as Arne Slot’s facet ran riot in north London. The 32-year-old is now Liverpool’s fourth prime scorer ever with 229 targets. Salah’s brace took him previous Billy Liddell, with solely Ian Rush (346), Roger Hunt (285) and Gordon Hodgson (241) forward of him.
The rampant Reds have received 21 of their 25 matches in all competitions below Slot and have a recreation in hand on Chelsea to strengthen their lead within the title race.
This was a outstanding show of Liverpool’s firepower as Luis Diaz and Alexis Mac Allister scored to place them in command.
Dominik Szoboszlai grabbed Liverpool’s third and Egypt star Salah took over after the break earlier than Diaz netted once more.
“For 60 minutes we did every little thing we needed to do, we had been snug and good with the ball. The major factor is we labored very exhausting,” Slot stated.
“But you must be on prime of your recreation for the entire recreation and we did not do this.”
Punished for Ange Postecoglou’s insistence on sticking to his excessive line of defense, it was the primary time since 1997 that Tottenham had conceded six targets in a house league recreation.
James Maddison, Dejan Kulusevski and Dominic Solanke scored for Tottenham, however an eighth league defeat this season leaves them languishing in eleventh place because the strain mounts on Postecoglou.
“If you wish to low cost the actual fact we’re lacking a goalkeeper, two centre-backs and a left-back and that hasn’t coincided with how we’re doing… I do not know what to say anymore,” Postecoglou stated of his critics.
United boss Ruben Amorim, who as soon as once more left Marcus Rashford out of his squad, is about for a depressing Christmas following the worst results of his temporary reign.
Languishing in thirteenth place, United have suffered 4 defeats in 9 matches in all competitions since Amorim arrived from Sporting Lisbon in November to exchange the sacked Erik ten Hag.
United’s second successive loss after their League Cup exit at Tottenham on Thursday underlined Amorim’s perception that their highway again to the highest will likely be lengthy and arduous.
Man Utd ‘endure’
United, who’ve conceded first of their final six video games, had been booed off at half-time, whereas the ultimate whistle was greeted by extra jeers from the few followers who stayed till the bitter finish.
“This recreation was exhausting on us. We suffered once more on set-pieces and we had been a bit nervous. I felt it within the stadium,” Amorim stated.
“We need to endure once more however we’ll attempt to win.”
Amorim’s choice to play with out Rashford for the third consecutive recreation will face contemporary scrutiny after United’s wretched efficiency.
Again, United had been uncovered at set-pieces within the twenty ninth minute when Bournemouth’s teenage defender Dean Huijsen punished poor marking at a free-kick to look a header previous goalkeeper Andre Onana.
There was even worse to return for Amorim within the second half as Justin Kluivert doubled fifth-placed Bournemouth’s benefit with a 61st minute penalty following Noussair Mazraoui’s foul on the ahead.
Antoine Semenyo compounded United’s distress two minutes later with a cool end from Dango Ouattara’s cross.
With Liverpool taking part in in Sunday’s late recreation, second-placed Chelsea would have gone prime, for at the least a number of hours, if they’d received at Everton.
But Enzo Maresca’s facet needed to accept a goalless stalemate that ended their five-match successful run within the league.
Wolves boss Vitor Pereira loved a dream debut as his facet received 3-0 at relegation rivals Leicester.
Replacing the sacked Gary O’Neil, Pereira made an instantaneous affect after leaving his function at Saudi Pro League facet Al Shabab due to targets from Goncalo Guedes, Rodrigo Gomes and Matheus Cunha.
Third-bottom Wolves are inside two factors of fourth-bottom Leicester.
Bottom-of-the-table Southampton held on for a 0-0 draw at Fulham as new supervisor Ivan Juric watched from the stands earlier than formally taking cost.
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