Former Manchester United captain Rio Ferdinand says on BT Sport that Liverpool overran United throughout and says that the home side 'played like United used to.'

"It was shambolic. So bad," says Paul Scholes.

I'd like to play Scholesy at poker. He can't keep his feelings in. Absolutely fuming...

Gideon Marcel: The only thing #Van, external Gaal has which David Moyes lacked is a note pad.

Mr Lamide: Waiting for Van Gaal to analyze how we only gave few chances away and how Liverpool scored with their only shots on target.

EPM: Hope we don't rue those missed chances,good performance Liverpool. Fancy us to score at OT kudos to De Gea world class #BBCFootball, external

The second leg is next Thursday, by the way, so not long to wait. In between Manchester United face West Ham in the FA Cup.

A key few days in their season?

The TV replays have just shown an incident that I - and the officials - missed just before full-time. It looked like Marouane Fellaini deliberately swung an elbow into the face of Emre Can. More trouble to come?

Former Manchester United midfielder Paul Scholes on BT Sport: "Liverpool had a way of playing. United - I didn't have a clue what they were trying to do."

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Kevin Kilbane
Ex-Everton and Republic of Ireland winger at Anfield for Radio 5 live

"This is a huge game to win, and Liverpool deserved this victory. Two-nil and could it have been more? I would say so. The home side dominated much of the game and created far the better chances."

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James Carter: Absolute shambles! I have defended LVG for so long but it gets worse and I see no light as we're left in everyone's shadow

MakSteel: How will LvG survive this. We have no lower league opposition left to play to save his job.

Paul Humphreys: Pathetic showing. I cant even remember having a chance. Well deserved loss and could have been worse

Jurgen Klopp enjoyed that, it's fair to assume! His radiant smile beams down from on high as he struts onto the pitch to engage with his players one by one. The away end are locked in angry chants - not sure if they are aimed at their own or their rivals though.

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Liverpool win the first European meeting of these two giants. And bar a 10-minute spell after half-time it was easy...

Unless they can muster something in the final few minutes, Gary Neville's Valencia is on course for a 1-0 defeat at Athletic Bilbao, Raul Garcia's strike is the difference.

Meanwhile, Cedric Bakambu's two goals has Villarreal in control at home to Bayer Leverkusen while it is currently 1-1 between Sparta Prague and Lazio.

There are two minutes added on. 

James Foster: Seeing Van Gaal win 5-1 with Holland against Spain really gave me a lot of false hope that didn't last as long as I wanted

Charlie Fox: Carrick at centre half Martial at left wing Fellaini your creative hub in midfield. Something wrong in all this surely

The Michael Carrick centre-half experiment may be short-lived. He's toasted for pace by Divock Origi and has to stretch to clear out for a corner. Looks like ending at 2-0 though... 

Phil McNulty
BBC Sport chief football writer

"Red smoke is swirling around Anfield and The Kop is in full cry as Liverpool continue to over-run Manchester United.

"United have been so thoroughly dominated that we are coming up to the last 10 minutes and they have to create a real chance."

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That's what he's there for! Bastian Schweinsteiger has room to swing in a cross and it's a good one, Marouane Fellaini beats Dejan Lovren easily and flicks his header wide.

Roberto Firmino, who looks more like a player every week, comes off to a huge ovation at Anfield. Divock Origi is on in his place. PACE. 

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Nathan: Just when you think Van Gaal is improving tonight happens...

Peter: De Gea didn't deserve that. Terrible defending by Carrick and I cannot see United score three.

Adam Lallana has had a very good game tonight as he skips away from another challenge in the centre circle for Liverpool. United are nowhere near out of this tie of course, and an away goal in the last 10 minutes could even make them favourites.

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