Mohamed Salah scores hat-trick as Liverpool thrash Man U

LONDON: Mohamed Salah hit a hat-trick as Liverpool humiliated Manchester United, romping to a stunning 5-0 victory at Old Trafford in the Premier League on Sunday that leaves Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's future in serious doubt.

United was 4-0 down at halftime for the first time in the Premier League after shambolic defending and the sense of chaos was added to when substitute Paul Pogba was sent off 15 minutes after entering play.

The United hierarchy has shown faith in Solskjaer throughout difficult periods in his nearly three years in charge of the club but will come under pressure to rethink its loyalty to its former player after such an embarrassing performance and result.

Juergen Klopp's Liverpool, which is in second place, a point behind leader Chelsea, looked every bit the title contender it is with Salah continuing his remarkable run of scoring form, finding the target for the 10th game in all competitions.

Michail Antonio scored the lone goal as West Ham United defeated Tottenham Hotspur their second successive defeat of the week as they moved to the fourth position in the Premier League standings.

In other matches in the Premier League, James Maddison scored the winner in the 73rd minute as Leicester City defeated Brentford 2-1 on Sunday. Brentford looked at a high as Mathias Jorgensen scored at the hour mark to cancel out Youri Tielemans's 14th-minute goal for Leicester. Agencies

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