Manchester: Wayne Rooney, Juan Mata and Robin van Persie scored as Manchester United rubbed salt into Liverpool-s wounds with a crushing 3-0 home victory in the English Premier League yesterday.


Top trio: Man United-s Robin van Persie celebrates with teammates Juan Mata left and Wayne Rooney right after scoring the team-s third goal against Liverpool in an EPL match at Old Trafford in Manchester yesterday. Mata and Rooney got the other two goals for United. Pics/AFP 

Rooney and Mata both found the net before half-time, the latter apparently from an offside position, before van Persie added a third to avenge United-s loss to Liverpool by the same scoreline at Old Trafford in March.