Liverpool reminded Manchester United they can still be a match for any Premier League team on their day, putting Erik ten Hag's side to the sword with Cody Gakpo playing a starring role in a sensational 7-0 win.
Gakpo put the Reds in front moments before half-time, cutting in from the left and curling into the far corner of David de Gea's net. United needed a response at the start of the second period, but instead it was the hosts who struck quickly as Darwin Nunez scored a scrappy second.
Just as the visitors prepared to mount a comeback, it was three as Gakpo's deft finish rounded off a fluid counter-attack. It was already a hammering, but further goals from Mohamed Salah - twice - and Nunez put the cherry on top of the cake before Roberto Firmino added a seventh.