The Reds completely dominated their opponents in Sunday's Northwest derby, making it almost unbearable for some spectators to watch.

It was a game that felt like men against boys.

The Reds overpowered their hosts, securing their third win from three matches, giving Liverpool the perfect start to the season under their new manager.

Despite conceding an early goal, the visitors quickly responded with two goals in the space of seven minutes, heading into halftime with a comfortable 2-0 lead.

Things only got worse for the home side just over 10 minutes after the restart when Liverpool added a third goal in the 56th minute.

This goal capped off a fine individual performance, finishing off a devastating counter-attack to put Liverpool into a three-goal lead and effectively end the contest.

It felt like history repeating itself at Old Trafford, following United's disastrous campaign last season.

Red Devils legend Schmeichel struggled to cope as he watched the chaos unfold alongside another Manchester United great.

'I've sat with Sir Alex today.

It's really sad.

I mean, what he did for this football club,' Schmeichel began telling after the game.

'And to sit with him and know he's watching this.

That for me is really, really sad.

It is.

That he's watching that.

Because he did something really extraordinary with this football club.

And all of that is not there anymore.

The club changed.

Then you have somebody coming in running the club.

They've supported the manager.

They've given him money.

Now we've played three games.

We've lost two.

I don't see the difference.

I mean, I could nearly cry because of that, because I want this team to do really, really well.

'While Liverpool secured its third victory of the season with the 3-0 win, Manchester United was left with just three points from its first three games following back-to-back defeats, despite spending another $262 million (£200m/€238m) this summer.

The result saw the Red Devils fall to 14th in the Premier League standings, just two points above the relegation zone with a -3 goal difference.

At the same stage of last season, they were eighth after winning two of their first three games, while they were again 14th the season before after also losing two of their first three games.

The victory in that third game of the 2022-23 season, however, was against Liverpool.

Goals from Jadon Sancho and Marcus Rashford on either side of halftime were enough to secure a 2-1 victory for the hosts at Old Trafford, despite Salah's late header to halve the deficit.

But two years on, it is Liverpool, who has spent just $13.

3 million (£10.

1m/€12.

0m) on one new player for this season and is coping with the departure of its long-serving manager, which is excelling.

Manchester United, on the other hand, is still struggling to show signs of improvement more than two years into its long-term plan.