Premier League: Liverpool now walking alone on the top after crushing United 2-0

January 20, 2020

Football

Goals early and late from Virgil van Dijk and Mohamed Salah earned a 2-0 victory over Manchester United at Anfield on Sunday and a 13th straight league win since the sides last met at Old Trafford in October.
Liverpool also have a game in hand to come on closest challengers Manchester City and the gulf in class between the European champions and United was exposed by the 30-point gap between them in the table, if not the scoreline on the day.
Liverpool are now on the top of the league with a game in hand, and gulf of 16 point between second placed Manchester City.