This was an unadulterated duck shoot for Liverpool and the apt way to send a shudder through Manchester United before Sunday’s FA Cup quarter-final at Old Trafford.
Jürgen Klopp’s admirable side are into Friday’s Europa League quarter-final draw via a goal-fest that almost required an abacus to keep count, because when Cody Gakpo touched in his second on 55 minutes that was 6-1 on the night and 11-2 on aggregate.