The series continues: Liverpool better than United in the derby, Van Dijk and Salah checkmate De Gea

Manchester United's resistance at "Anfield" lasted only 14 minutes - with goals from Virgil van Dijk and Mohamed Salah, Liverpool defeated the "Red Devils" 2:0 in the biggest match of English football and continued their triumphant streak towards the long-awaited title.

The "Reds" took the lead in the 14th minute when the Dutchman, after a corner and assisted by Arnold, headed De Gea.

After Van Dijk's goal, Klopp's team continued to attack and by the end of the first half scored two more goals, which, however, were disallowed - first, Firmino effectively shook the net in the 25th minute, but the goal was disallowed due to Van Dijk's foul on De Gea , and then Wijnaldum was offside in the 36th minute when scoring a goal.

Despite that, there were opportunities for the Premier League leaders to increase their lead in the first half - Mane had the best, but his shot was saved by De Gea.

Gary Neville's comment best describes how Manchester played in the first half:

"United are on the ropes. The defense is stumbling around," said the former Devils player, who works as a commentator for Sky Sports.

In the second half, the European champions continued their attacks, but Salah - after an assist from Robertson - shot wide, and then Henderson also hit the post for sighs at "Anfield".

Manchester United had the best opportunity to score a goal in the 60th minute, when Martial, after a combination with Pereira, shot over the goal.

And when they were waiting for the referee's final whistle, Liverpool doubled their lead - Salah, in the third minute of stoppage time, assisted by Alison, checked De Gea and set the final score.

The good thing for Klopp - apart from the victory - is the return to the pitch of Fabinja. The Brazilian injured his ankle in November and was sidelined for a long time. A headache for Solskjaer - Marcus Rashford is expected to miss two to three months due to injury.

23 rounds have passed in the Premier League. Liverpool played 22 matches (the postponed match with West Ham will be played on January 29) and achieved 21 victories with one draw. Unreal 64 points have Klopp's team. Second-placed Manchester City has 48, third-placed Leicester 45 points.

The champagne has been chilling for a long time...