In their 3-0 Premier League third-round victory over Manchester United, Liverpool forward Mohamed Salah felt his team should have scored more goals because it was an easy game.
According to Salah, “a fantastic result” was the outcome of the September 1 match at Old Trafford. The significance of this game to the city and its fans is well-known. If we want to win the championship, we need to win every game. So we have to keep going.
I agree with you, and I was shocked,” the Egyptian striker remarked when asked if the game was simple. Five or six goals would have been acceptable.
It is a proud moment,” Captain Virgil van Dijk said, echoing the emotion. The overall performance is what I’m most satisfied with. We were the better team and meant to score more. Though a 3-0 victory is an improvement over last year.
The match began with Liverpool taking the lead. Even though Trent Alexander-Arnold’s goal was disallowed for offside, Luis Diaz scored twice in the first half to put the visitors up 2-0. Only Salah and Diaz have scored twice in the first half of a Premier League match at Old Trafford for Liverpool since the 2021–22 season began. Cristiano Ronaldo is the only Manchester United player to have ever done this; however, he left the club at the conclusion of 2022.
Salah scored the game-winning goal with a left-foot shot to the near corner early in the second half. His shot required only one touch. In nine games played for Liverpool at Old Trafford in all competitions, Salah has scored ten goals. After Alan Shearer scored ten goals at Elland Road in the 1992–93 season, he becomes just the second player in Premier League history to do so while playing away from home.