Liverpool was back at Old Trafford tonight, for the first northwest Derby of the season.

Manchester United vs Liverpool, one can hardly name a bigger fixture in English football.

The two most successful clubs in England locking horns, the rivalry between the two clubs is backed by the rivalry between Liverpool and Manchester, which was created during the Industrial Revolution.

While United might have a slight upper hand in head-to-head results and trophies won overall, Liverpool has been the better side by quite some distance over the last few years, winning the European Cup and the Premier League for the first time since the rebrand in 1992.

An absolute blockbuster of a clash awaiting at The Theatre of Dreams, Jurgen Klopp named a surprising starting 11 again.

Joel Matip got relegated to the bench along with Sadio Mané, with Fabinho Tavares missing out due to a slight knock on the knee.

Ibrahima Konaté got the call up to replace Matip, a second league appearance for the young Frenchman since his signing in the summer.

The midfield which started Liverpool’s last games against Watford and Atletico Madrid was retained since Fabinho was unavailable.

Diogo Jota got recalled into the starting team again, taking Mané’s place on the left-wing.

Liverpool got early blood, through a calmly slotted Naby Keita goal in the first five minutes.

Liverpool still did not look satisfied with the early lead, and doubled their lead in the 13th minute, through Diogo Jota.

Things went from bad to worse for Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s men, as Salah struck twice to make the scoreline 4-0 before halftime.

Liverpool picked up the second half where they had ended before halftime, albeit Ronaldo scored a goal early on, which was later chalked off after VAR intervention for an offside.

Just minutes later, Salah rattled the back of the net again, completing his first hattrick since the opening day of 20/21.

Things got even more catastrophic for United after Paul Pogba was sent off for a careless tackle on Naby Keita.

Liverpool kept on pummeling their Manchester rivals for the rest of the game but there was no addition to the scoreline.