Man U vs Liverpool

Erik ten Hag was furious with his sides unprofessional display after Liverpool inflicted a 7-0 humiliation that equalled Man Utds heaviest ever competitive ...

United are not in isolation of being swallowed and spat out at the ground - ask Barcelona and peak Manchester City. In seven minutes, the League Cup winners went from being right in the game to inviting a 7-0 rinsing. The game was there to be won, and Ten Hag was convincing his players they could be the winners. Ten Hag was "alarmed" by United's surrender after the interval, particularly given the positive team talk at half-time. Ten Hag will not allow the tired United narrative to take hold. For the manager, there were zero words that could calm the reality that having been competitive for 43 minutes, United threw in the towel with just '50 up on the clock.

Manchester United suffered the club's worst-ever Premier League defeat as they succumbed to a 7-0 loss against Liverpool at Anfield.

GOAL rates the Manchester United players from their worst-ever result at Anfield... Manchester United produced one of the most shocking performances of their entire history, and in one of their best periods in the last decade, as they were thrashed by Liverpool at Anfield. To tell the truth, they were fortunate to only concede seven, while they were also toothless in attack, with Antony frequently slowing the team's play down.

Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag says his side "lost our heads" in the 7-0 thrashing by Liverpool on Sunday.

We have to keep going." We have to avoid that." "The first half was really good from ourselves, we had a lot of chances. The start of the game was super-dominant and super-flexible. "We tried to go forward and score goals and we lost a bit of balance. Something just clicked," said Liverpool left-back Andy Robertson. "We will bounce back. We controlled most of the first half I think. We came here with a different mindset before the game," said Fernandes, who was heavily criticised by Sky pundit Gary Neville after the match. I can't blame them for leaving because it was a really bad performance, I'm ashamed myself for the fans today." "We didn't stick to the plan, we lose our heads. We didn't do our jobs.

Darwin Nunez, Cody Gakpo and Mohamed Salah all bagged braces, while Roberto Firmino scored a late seventh as Liverpool earned their biggest win over Man Utd ...

SUB - Scott McTominay - 0/10 - Hopeless. SUB - James Milner - N/A. His runs into the final third were crucial for Liverpool. SUB - Diogo Jota - N/A. Again it was the irrepressible Gakpo who'd find the net after Salah turned Martinez inside out and played a delightful slide through ball into the Dutch international's path. SUB - Roberto Firmino - 7/10 - Bagged the seventh. Almost immediately from kick off in the second half, Liverpool made it 2-0. In the dying embers of the first half, Cody Gakpo gave Liverpool the lead. Great performance. The Man Utd captain, however, was unable to keep his diving headed effort between the posts. Liverpool's pressure almost, finally, paid dividends in the 22nd minute when Andrew Robertson curled a wonderful cross into the path of Darwin Nunez seven yards from goal. Nunez almost had a telling contribution at the other end of the park soon after...although not in a good way.

Manchester United legend Rio Ferdinand has made clear what he expects to see from Red Devils players as they look to bounce back from the disastrous defeat ...

[HAVE YOUR SAY!](https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/news/liverpool-man-utd-ferdinand-tenhag-29388879#comments-wrapper) Is Ferdinand's review of the defeat fair? He went on to discuss the manner of the defeat, adding: "It was a really bad performance and the worst of the year. [Erik ten Hag's](https://www.mirror.co.uk/all-about/erik-ten-hag) side suffered their heaviest defeat of the [Premier League](https://www.mirror.co.uk/all-about/premier-league) era. You have to do your jobs and we didn't." "That was tough and we really have to thank them [the fans]," the Dutchman explained. All of you, sit there and let that feeling sink in about how embarrassing and how bad it feels." "We’ve been pulverised," the ex-England ace conceded. "It's all about showing discipline and we didn't, so that's when you start conceding goals. "I can't blame them for leaving because it was a really bad performance. Comment [below](https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/news/liverpool-man-utd-ferdinand-tenhag-29388879#comments-wrapper). [Rio Ferdinand](https://www.mirror.co.uk/all-about/rio-ferdinand) has issued a scathing assessment of [Sunday's 7-0 humiliation](https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/match-reports/liverpool-man-utd-goals-highlights-29378558) at the hands of [Liverpool](https://www.mirror.co.uk/all-about/liverpool-fc) and admitted it was "a massacre". The players will be feeling embarrassed.

Man United were thrashed by Liverpool in the Premier League on Sunday and we'll bring you reaction from Anfield in our dedicated live blog.

It’s not the first time they have started a second half badly, either, only they got away with it last month against poorer teams. Inexplicably allowed Gakpo to come inside and have a free shot to start the goal glut. GOAL! His worst performance of the season. Liverpool have eviscerated United 5-0, 4-0 and 7-0 in the last 17 months. It was about the whole team, I saw 11 individuals losing their heads. After weeks of progress, United visited Anfield riding high on confidence but they were given a reality check instead. It was nearly double that. It can't happen and we have to talk about it. "The second half was unprofessional.

Cody Gakpo, Darwin Nunez and Mohamed Salah took the headlines on a sensational evening at Anfield that saw Liverpool check their biggest rivals.

Liverpool: The Reds have a full week to prepare for a Premier League trip to Bournemouth (March 11), whom they've already beaten 9-0 this season at Anfield. - The 7-goal loss is tied for Manchester United's largest in club history with the previous one coming over 90 years ago (7-0 vs Wolves in Dec. - Marcus Rashford, FW, Man United: Missed a great chance to put United ahead in the first-half. It's important that we really perform and all the guys come on and score, Bobby comes on and scores. One of the few Liverpool players to maintain a level of consistency this season. They made United less effective and gave Liverpool an unexpected bonus in the sense that they made life easier for the home side to defend. But he lacks the pace to play out wide, and his presence in that position meant Alexander-Arnold had one of his easiest games of the season. But those rough edges are being smoothed off with every performance and it seems that playing alongside Mohamed Salah, one of the best forwards in the world, is accelerating that process. United have now scored just once in their last seven games at Anfield and haven't won away to Liverpool since 2016. The irony for United was that they had controlled much of the first-half and wasted good chances before Gakpo put Liverpool ahead in the 43rd minute. [Schedule](/soccer/fixtures?league=eng.1) The defeat means United have now scored just once on their last seven visits to Liverpool and haven't won at Anfield since a Wayne Rooney winner in January, 2016.

The Red Devils had gone into the half-time trailing by just one goal, but went on to concede six in the second half, falling apart at Anfield and falling to ...

It was just not our level and we know how much better we can be, how much quality we have, and now it's about going to the next game and getting a result. I think they didn't create that much but obviously the second half was not at our level. We came here with a different mindset before the game.