Liverpool managed to snatch the top position of the Premier League standings from Manchester City after beating Manchester United in the postponed match week 30. The Liverpool vs Man United duel which was held at Anfield Stadium, Tuesday (19/4/2022) local time, ended with a landslide victory for the host.
The Reds, nicknamed Liverpool, successfully bulldozed Manchester United with a score of 4-0. Mohamed Salah is again a frightening specter for Man United. This time, Salah scored two goals each in the 22nd and 85th minutes. Two of the Reds’ other goals against Man United were recorded by Luis Diaz in the 5th minute and Sadio Mane in the 68th minute.
The Premier League result led Liverpool to climb to the top of the standings, beating Manchester City. The Reds now control the top position of the 2021-2022 Premier League standings with 76 points from 32 matches. Meanwhile, Man City, which has only played 31 matches, dropped to second place with a collection of 74 points.
Having trailed by 14 points from Man City in January, Liverpool showed an impressive performance to chase a points deficit from Manchester City. At the beginning of this year, on January 15, the Reds were 14 points behind Man City, who was at the top of the Premier League standings. After trailing by 14 points behind Man City with two games to spare on January 15, Juergen Klopp’s fleet raced to catch up with the Citizens.
After a 3-0 win over Brentford in matchday 22, Liverpool are unbeaten in their next 11 matches in the Premier League including against Man United. The lightning bolt in less than three months made the Reds able to push away Man City from the top of the standings. For Liverpool, this is their first chance to top the Premier League table for 2021-2022 since October 1.
“Top level, obviously, very important,” said Jurgen Klopp of the performance against Man United, quoted from Liverpool’s official website. “We started the game well and finished very well too,” added the German tactician.
Meanwhile, Manchester City, whose position was evicted by Liverpool, will play a postponed match week 30 against Brighton & Hove Albion. The Man City vs Brighton duel in the postponed match of week 30 of the Premier League will be held at the Etihad, Wednesday (20/4/2022) local time.
