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Liverpool’s greatest and worst gamers from crushing Man Utd win

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Liverpool earned a 3rd win from as many Premier League video games thus far this season as they stormed to a 3-0 success at Manchester United on Sunday.

After a tense opening, the visiting Reds had been handed the initiative and confirmed no mercy as they twice punished Casemiro with objectives from Luis Diaz. When Mohamed Salah grabbed the third, it successfully sealed the factors even with greater than half-hour left to play.

There have been few dangerous performances to notice from the weekend, however who had been Liverpool’s greatest and weakest performers? Listed below are their most spectacular gamers from the triumph at Previous Trafford, courtesy of 90min’s participant rankings.

Luis Diaz – 9/10

Luis Diaz

Diaz bagged two objectives at Previous Trafford / Shaun Botterill/GettyImages

Diaz has had a good quantity of trashy criticism thrown at him over the previous yr or so. Not all the time essentially the most scientific finisher within the ultimate third, the Colombia worldwide was responsible of no such profligacy at Previous Trafford with two well-taken objectives.

Whereas his header was extra of a gimme, Diaz’s second end was a delightfully positioned strike into the underside nook.

Now with three league objectives in three video games, the 27-year-old wants solely six extra to put up a private season greatest since shifting to Merseyside.

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Mohamed Salah – 8/10

Mohamed Salah

Salah is trying fierce as soon as once more / Michael Regan/GettyImages

Salah may need dropped a little bit of a contract bombshell within the aftermath of Liverpool’s spectacular victory, however that should not take away from his masterfully inventive outing at Previous Trafford.

The Egyptian seemed razor sharp as soon as once more and picked up two assists for Diaz’s objectives. His clip to the again put up was nodded in earlier than a flick was powerfully completed, with Salah then getting in on the act by leaving Andre Onana with no probability for Liverpool‘s third.

It seems to be like Salah is decided to make this season a particular one – no matter whether or not it seems to be his final at Anfield – and performances like this present how motivated he’s.

Dominik Szoboszlai – 8/10

Dominik Szoboszlai

Szoboszlai gave United’s defenders fixed issues / Michael Regan/GettyImages

Dominik Szoboszlai’s 2023/24 marketing campaign disappointingly fizzled out after a powerful begin, although that was the story for lots of Liverpool gamers final season.

Nonetheless, he seems to be sturdy and highly effective as soon as once more, driving ahead and main the visiting facet’s press from the entrance.

The Hungarian bagged an help by establishing Salah, which was simply reward for his efforts.

Ryan Gravenberch – 8/10

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Gravenberch was highly effective in midfield / PAUL ELLIS/GettyImages

Liverpool’s seek for a ball-winning midfielder was a outstanding story all through the summer season switch window. Nonetheless, no such participant arrived and Arne Slot was pressured to look inside his squad for a solution.

Thus far, Ryan Gravenberch has confirmed to be an impressed choice in entrance of the again 4. The Dutchman has patrolled that space of the pitch properly, successful the ball again and intercepting errant passes, and charged ahead like a primary Mousa Dembele towards United.

It is nonetheless early days on this position, however Gravenberch seems to be like he has the instruments to play central midfield for Liverpool for the lengthy haul.

Diogo Jota – 6/10

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Jota wasn’t concerned a lot / PAUL ELLIS/GettyImages

No Liverpool participant left Previous Trafford with a decreased status after Sunday’s win, however there will be choice complications for Slot to agonise over for the subsequent few weeks.

One among them is up entrance, the place Diogo Jota has been enjoying thus far. Whereas he was an unsettling presence for Matthijs de Ligt and Lisandro Martinez, the Portugal worldwide wasn’t overly concerned all through the competition and pulled his one shot off track. Nonetheless, it is hardly the top of the world.

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