The second goal came in the 42nd minute, when Lucho took advantage of a mistake by Casemiro to recover the ball and together with Salah, who returned the ball to him and shot again at the opponent’s goal area.
With this goal, Lucho has now scored three goals for the Reds this season, having scored against Brentford last week in a 2-0 victory.
Finally, the third goal was scored by Salah in the 55th minute to seal Liverpool’s victory.
By minute 66, Luis Díaz left the pitch amid applause and chants from the Reds fans.
After the break, and without the substituted Casemiro on the pitch, the ‘Reds’ sentenced the game with a goal from the Egyptian ‘Pharaoh’ (56).
Salah seems to have the measure of Old Trafford, where he has scored at least one goal in each of his last seven visits. The winger has started the season with three goals and three assists in three games.
For Manchester United, on the other hand, the 2024-25 season has started in a worse way, with two defeats that leave Erik ten Hag’s team in 14th place.
The Dutch coach gave his compatriots Matthijs de Ligt and Joshua Zirkzee, who arrived this summer, their first starting positions.
– Chelsea draws against Palace –
Chelsea stumbled again at home this Sunday against Crystal Palace (1-1), two days after the close of a market in which the ‘Blues’ have once again spared no expense.
“We had many, many chances,” said new coach Enzo Maresca. “With the players who are coming in, we can be even better.”
But while waiting, it is far from a dream debut for the Italian coach and the club’s American owners, who have signed a dozen players.
Senegalese centre-forward Nicolas Jackson opened the scoring for Chelsea (25) from a pass from Cole Palmer.
But the home side paid for their lack of accuracy in front of goal with an equaliser from English international Eberechi Eze (54).
Chelsea are 11th in the table with four points, while Palace, who had lost their first two games, are 16th with one point.
With Sunday’s victory, Liverpool reached 9 points and are now in second place in the Premier League.In first place is Manchester City, with the same number of points, but as it is the team with the most goals, it is at the top.