Mo Salah makes history against Manchester United with achievement no player has ever done

Liverpool's Mo Salah made history when he put Jurgen Klopp's side ahead against Manchester United this afternoon.

The two most successful clubs in English football and fierce rivals in the North West are meeting at Old Trafford in an FA Cup quarter-final with a place at Wembley up for grabs.

United have won the FA Cup on 12 occasions, while Liverpool have lifted the famous old trophy eight times and both sides would like to add to this tally this campaign.

Liverpool are seeking as many trophies as possible in what is Jurgen Klopp's final campaign in charge at Anfield, while United only have the FA Cup as a silverware prospect.

Hosts United made the best possible start as Scott McTominay put them ahead after Caoimhin Kelleher parried Alejandro Garnacho's shot and the ball landed to Scotland international McTominay who slotted home from close range.

Despite a strong United start, they were unable to add a second goal in the first half and Liverpool came back into the clash.

Wataru Endo thought he had equalised when he fired home, but Salah was flagged offside and the goal did not stand.

But Liverpool continued to get into their stride and Alexis Mac Allister's deflected shot levelled the score before half-time.

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And the Anfield outfit took the lead in stoppage time when Andre Onana did well to save from Darwin Nunez but the ball fell to a free Salah who duly found the back of the net from close range to ensure Liverpool went into half-time with a 2-1 lead after coming from behind.

The goal was Salah's 13th strike in all competitions for Liverpool against United and the Old Trafford side are the club he has scored against the most since arriving at Anfield from Roma in 2017.

And the goal which put Liverpool into the lead on the stroke of half-time made history, as he became the first player in football history to score in five consecutive away games against United.

Scoring in one game against United at Old Trafford is no mean feat, but to do so five games in a row there as an opposition player is seriously impressive.

Topics: Manchester United, Liverpool, FA Cup, Mohamed Salah

John McDougall