Liverpool defeats Manchester United 5-0
Liverpool dismantled Manchester United 5-0 at Old Trafford today. A dominant performance by the visitors was highlighted by a hat-trick from Liverpool's Mo Salah. Naby Keita and Diogo Jota also scored the goals for Jurgen Klopp's side, a class above United across the pitch.
The hat-trick is just the latest achievement in Salah's stellar season, which has sports scientist Simon Brundish asking if Salah is still under-appreciated, despite being one of the Premier League's best-ever players?
Despite Sergio Agüero's 97th minute goal, Real Madrid claimed the three points in a 2-1 victory over Barcelona at the Camp Nou.
In the first Clásico without Lionel Messi or Cristiano Ronaldo since 2007, neither side let the spectators down after Madrid had gone up 1-0 in the first half, thanks to David Alaba's stunner.
While the early going of the match did not live up to expectations, the second half was a back and forth affair, where both teams had great opportunities to score, but each side missed multiple opportunities to add to the scoreline.
With Barça looking for a late equalizer in added time, Memphis Depay passed to Gerard Pique, who fell and asked for a penalty. The referee refused to blow his whistle, and Madrid was off to the races.
The led counter was by Marco Asensio, whose shot from the left was stopped by Barça keeper Ter Stegen, but Lucas Vázquez pounced on the ball to seal the three points for Madrid in the 94th minute.
Argentinian Agüero scored a last-second goal to tighten the scoreline, but it was all for nothing as the referee soon blew the full-time whistle. The victory sends Madrid top of La Liga, while the loss takes Barcelona to 8th place.
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