In the early morning of March 6, Beijing time, the 26th round of the Premier League ushered in a double red showdown, and Liverpool, ranked 6th, before the match, played at home against Manchester United, ranked 3rd. Gakpo, Salah and Núñez each scored twice, and Roberto Firmino scored as Liverpool beat Manchester United 7-0 and moved up to fifth place in the Premier League with 42 points. The game set a record for the largest margin of a double Red, having been set in 1895 in Liverpool's 1-7 win over Manchester United. The last time United scored seven goals at home to Liverpool was back in 1908. Salah scored two goals in this game, surpassing the famous Fowler and winning the team's all-time Premier League goalscorer.
Liverpool have improved their Premier League standings with three wins and one draw in their last four league games, with just two points less than fifth-placed Newcastle before the game. Manchester United have won nine and drawn two of their last 11 games in all competitions and won all four of their last four games in all competitions, and the team is in excellent form, but Manchester United have not won three draws and four defeats in their last seven away games against Liverpool.
In the 4th minute, Elliott cut diagonally into the box on the right side, Salah took the ball and passed back two steps, and Elliott's direct volley from the open space was blocked. In the 8th minute, Dalot dribbled the ball forward in the middle to split the ball into the right rib, Anthony dribbled the ball and shot cross-the-head, and Allison fell to the ground and saved the ball with both hands.
In the 15th minute, Fabinho split the ball in the middle of the field, and Salah's left-sided shot deflected out of the goal. In the 19th minute, Henderson's volley from the middle of the box was blocked, and Nunez's shot from outside the penalty area was deflected.
In the 21st minute, Alexander-Arnold's right rib inside the box was cut to the left, and Robertson's cross-cut shot from inside the box was cleared. In the 22nd minute, Robertson crossed from the left and Nunez snatched a penalty spot and kicked away.
In the 25th minute, Dalot crossed from the right to find the back point, and B-Fei swooped over outside the penalty area, and the ball was slightly deflected off the goal. In the 26th minute, Luke Shaw made a diagonal long pass from the left side of the midfield, Marcus Rashford shot directly from the middle of the penalty area, and Allison blocked the angle to hold the ball.
In the 40th minute, Manchester United's long pass from a set-piece on the left flank was scored by Casemiro and the goalkeeper raised the flag to signal that the offside was first, and the goal was cancelled.
In the 44th minute, Robertson went straight into the left rib, Gakpo cut diagonally into the box to get the ball, he cleverly crossed the defense and shot directly into the far corner, giving Liverpool a 1-0 lead.
In the 45th minute, after a long pass from Manchester United's midfielder, B Fei flashed into the box to form a one-handed cross, Weghorst shot and flew and the linesman signaled offside.
In the 47th minute, Salah's cross from the right side of the box was blocked, Elliott grabbed the drop point and crossed again, and Nunez scored with a header in the middle of the penalty area, giving Liverpool a 2-0 lead.
In the 50th minute, Liverpool quickly counterattacked, Salah cut inside with the ball on the right wing, successively changed direction and dangled Lima crossed the middle, Gakpo scored from a small angle, scored twice, Liverpool led 3-0.
In the 55th minute, Liverpool crossed from the back, and Allison was tackled by a stop in front of goal. In the 58th minute, Liverpool's corner kick from the right flank was deflected by Konate's header in the middle. In the 64th minute, Scott McTominay was shown a yellow card for bringing down Gakpo.
In the 67th minute, Liverpool attacked quickly, Núñez blocked the ball in front of the goal, sent the ball again to the middle of the box, Salah burst the goal, Liverpool 4-0 lead.
In the 73rd minute, Manchester United went straight up front, Marcus Rashford quickly rushed forward into the box with the ball past Alisson and hit the post.
In the 75th minute, Henderson crossed from the left and Nunez scored with a header in front of the penalty area, giving Liverpool a 5-0 lead.
In the 85th minute, Manchester United fought in front of goal, the ball was cleared and bounced into the middle, Salah directly pushed and scored twice, Liverpool led 6-0.
In the 90th minute, Salah blocked the ball in front of the box, Roberto Firmino cut diagonally in the box and turned to volley to score, giving Liverpool a 7-0 lead.
At the end of the game, Liverpool beat Manchester United 7-0.