Former Manchester United midfielder Bastian Schweinsteiger says he “was not surprised” by Liverpool’s 5-0 thrashing at Old Trafford in the Premier League.
The Red Devils endured their heaviest ever home defeat at the hands of arch-rivals Liverpool on Sunday afternoon, capitulating in front of a capacity crowd as Jurgen Klopp’s men ran riot, with Mohamed Salah stealing the headlines after helping himself to the match ball.
The Merseysiders were two to the good after just 13 minutes, and 4-0 up by the interval, with the decibel levels rising as Anthony Taylor blew his whistle for half time as a chorus of boos echoed across the ground. Salah completed the rout — and his hat-trick — just after the restart.
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Naby Keita initially broke the deadlock five minutes into the contest, before Diogo Jota — selected ahead of Sadio Mane — doubled Liverpool’s advantage eight minutes later. Salah then bagged a brace before the break, and became the first Premier League player to score a hat-trick at Old Trafford in the 50th minute.
