AnalysisTalking points: Salah overtakes Fowler, Gakpo shines as Reds produce record win v Man Utd
Mohamed Salah became Liverpool's all-time leading Premier League goalscorer during Sunday's 7-0 thrashing of Manchester United at Anfield.
Liverpool 7-0 Man Utd: Extended highlights
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The Egyptian bagged his 128th and 129th for the Reds in the top flight to overtake Robbie Fowler and take top spot in the list.
Cody Gakpo and Darwin Nunez also provided doubles, with Roberto Firmino completing the scoring on a memorable day in L4.
Here are five talking points from the match...
Salah is Liverpool's greatest Premier League scorer
Anfield witnessed history on Sunday in a few ways, but they saluted their No.11 when he eclipsed Fowler's feat in the 83rd minute.
The moment arrived on his 205th appearance in the top flight for the Reds.
- Liverpool's all-time leading Premier League scorers
- Mohamed Salah – 129
- Robbie Fowler – 128
- Steven Gerrard – 120
Highlighting his all-round contribution to the team, before scoring Salah assisted Gakpo's second to become the only Premier League player this season to reach double figures in both goals and assists.
He also extended his record as Liverpool's greatest scorer versus Man United, with his tally standing at 12 and becoming the first Red to score in six consecutive appearances against the opponent.
Take a bow, Mo.
A perfect afternoon
The Reds registered their biggest ever win over Man United, overtaking the previous best of a 7-1 victory from 1895 that came in the second tier.
They have now avoided the pain of a league defeat at Anfield inflicted by United for seven straight seasons. In that time they have won four and drawn three, scoring 16 times and conceding only once.
It's the longest run in the club's history since a nine-game stretch between 1970 and 1979.
Lovely.
From strength to strength
The Reds capitalised – to say the least – on favourable results around them in the league standings and moved into fifth place with another three points on the board.
It's now 13 points from their last possible 15 for Jürgen Klopp's men, as the push for a top-four finish goes from strength to strength.
A trip to AFC Bournemouth next weekend in the early kick-off is the next chance to build on the encouraging form.
Keep it going.
Gakpo shines
Welcome to one of the biggest fixtures in world football, Cody Gakpo.
The attacker marked his first appearance in a meeting between England's most successful clubs with moments of brilliance worthy of such a stage.
And what better way for a new Liverpool player to quickly win over fans than by netting crucial goals past Everton and Man United?
Only nine other players in the club's history have scored against the two rivals in their first season.
Both of his finishes were outstanding pieces of composure in front of goal – first curling into the bottom corner from a tight angle before dinking over David de Gea from close range.
Andy the assister
Gakpo's first finish was indeed exquisite but so was the pass that put him through on goal.
Robertson was the man to play it – the highlight of a typically tireless outing on the left flank.
Shaping up as if he was going to pass out wide, the No.26 sent a perfect ball inside Fred for Gakpo to chase.
It saw the defender with the most assists in Premier League history take his total to 55.
This season, meanwhile, he's assisted more goals than any other defender for a Premier League side with nine.
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