"Sobering day for ten Hag". Experts' comments on the match Manchester United - Liverpool

Liverpool crushed Manchester United 3-0 at Old Trafford, with a victory secured by Mohamed Salah's goal and a brace from Luis Díaz.

After the match, Liverpool legend Jamie Carragher told Sky Sports about the importance of today's win for Liverpool's manager, Arne Slot.

"Coming into this game, I actually thought it was bigger for Erik ten Hag than it was for Arne Slot. For Liverpool having won the first two games, even a draw here wouldn't have been the end of the world. It's historically a tough place to go, but Liverpool have really enjoyed themselves here.

What this does is give the supporters and the players real belief. The majority of the players have won everything there is to win... it gives them real belief in a manager moving forward that maybe this team is closer to challenging for the league title than many people think."

Meanwhile, United legend Gary Neville told Sky Sports that it was a "wake-up call" for Erik ten Hag, and now there are many questions regarding the manager and the team's chosen direction.

"Liverpool fully deserved their victory, it was a sobering day for Erik Ten Hag, his players and for the new ownership sat in the stand en-masse, looking at it and thinking whether they're on the right path. That's the question they have to ask in the next few months.

It's a sobering day for Ten Hag, the players and the new owners. Are we on the right track?'. That's the question they have to ask over the coming months."

Former Manchester United player Roy Keane criticized his old team and acknowledged the deserved victory for the Merseysiders.

"The statistics don't tell the story. It was far from an even game. Liverpool were very good and very efficient. They looked stronger and they looked fitter. You can try to dress it up a little bit but United were shocking.

They were absolutely shocking. Every time Liverpool went forward, they looked like they were going to score. There were two mistakes from an experienced player [Casemiro] and then another mistake at the start of the second half.

It wasn't good. There's been a lot of PR the last few months about plans for the stadium and blah, blah, blah. But in a big game today against Liverpool, United didn't turn up." said Keane.

After three rounds of the Premier League, Liverpool remains undefeated, while Manchester United has only 3 points and is in 14th place.