United pile pain on ’Pool

Manchester United 3 Liverpool 0

Wayne Rooney, Juan Mata and Robin van Persie all scored while a brilliant display of goalkeeping by David de Gea secured a sixth consecutive Premier League win over struggling Liverpool, whose manager Brendan Rodgers had to endure the taunts of United supporters chanting ‘Sacked in the morning’.

United, lying in third, increase their lead in the Champions League spots to five points over Southampton while Liverpool remain in ninth.