Salah haunts United again in Liverpool win
Arne Slot maintained his perfect start as Liverpool head coach as the Reds ran riot in a resounding 3-0 victory over rival Manchester United at Old Trafford.
Luis Diaz’s header handed the visitors the advantage 10 minutes before half-time, after Trent Alexander-Arnold had seen a potential early opener chalked off after a VAR review.
Diaz then doubled his tally seven minutes later with a low finish into the bottom corner after being picked out by an intricate pass from Mohamed Salah.
The Egyptian scored against United in the Premier League for the 12th time after the break, Liverpool punishing yet another mistake from the Red Devils' midfield to add some gloss to the scoreline.
The triumph sees Liverpool join Manchester City as the only two sides with perfect records after three matches, while United enters the international break in 14th with three points.
Liverpool's triumph marked a statement victory in Slot's early tenure, with the Dutchman becoming the second Reds boss to win their first meeting away from home against United since George Kay in November 1936.
Slot also became just the third manager to win each of his first three Premier League games without conceding, after Sven-Goran Eriksson in 2007 and Jose Mourinho in 2004.
But the day belonged to Liverpool's Egyptian King.
Salah is the first player to score in five straight away appearances against the Red Devils in the Premier League; Dion Dublin (v Tottenham Hotspur), Alan Shearer (v Leeds United), Ruud van Nistelrooy (v Newcastle United), Robert Pires (v Tottenham Hotspur) and Jamie Vardy (v West Bromwich Albion) are the only other players to net in as many consecutive away trips to the same opponent in the competition.
Salah has now scored 10 goals in nine appearances at Old Trafford for Liverpool in all competitions.
He is only the second player to score 10 or more goals at a single away ground for Premier League clubs since 1992-1993, after Alan Shearer (10 at Elland Road).
Now into the final year of his existing contract, Salah wants to embrace every moment of his eighth season with Liverpool.
"A great result. Everyone knows the derby is important for the fans and the city," he said after the match. "We need to carry on and, if you want to fight for the league, you have to win each game.
"The manager likes us to press high and there were a couple of mistakes, and we managed to punish them - it was part of the plan.
"I had a good summer, a long time to stay with myself and think positively a bit. This is my last year with the club and I want to enjoy it.
"I feel I am free to play football. We will see what happens next year.
"Nobody in the club has talked to me about contracts. It is not up to me, it is up to the club."
