Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp admitted that he had "no words" to describe his side's stunning 7-0 victory over Manchester United at Anfield on Sunday afternoon.
Liverpool, who went into the contest looking to record a second successive victory after overcoming Wolves in midweek, produced a devastating second-half showing, scoring six times without reply to condemn United to their heaviest defeat since Boxing Day 1931. Cody Gakpo, who was on United's radar ahead of the January transfer window, opened the scoring shortly before half-time, bending a classy finish past David de Gea.
After Darwin Nunez doubled the home side's lead just two minutes after the interval, United collapsed in dramatic fashion. Gakpo netted his second to make it 3-0 before Mohamed Salah got in on the act to smash a thunderous effort past De Gea to make it 4-0.
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Nunez then planted a firm header past De Gea to add a fifth before Salah got his second. Roberto Firmino completed the scoring, adding a seventh with two minutes of normal time left on the clock.
As disgraceful as United were, Liverpool, to their credit, were truly excellent. And for boss Klopp, who has seen his side beat United 4-0, 5-0 and 7-0 since just the beginning of last season, it was a sensational performance.
Klopp, speaking to Sky Sports, said: "No words. Spectacular football game. Outstanding. We played top football against the team in form.
"The second half, the start was pretty good and the end was pretty good. That is football, it can happen. It was the push we wanted. It puts us in the right direction.
"Everyone has to know we are still around. It wasn't the case for a while but tonight was a proper show of what we can be and what we have to be from now on."
He added: "We played top football against a team in form and in the first half it got a bit wild in the way that we didn't want it. They [United] got a foot in the game and then we scored this incredible goal late in the first half.
"I said before the game that United have been playing a super season and we are not really happy with our season so far, but it didn't really mean anything before the game. It was a very important three points for us, so it was good."
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