European papers SAVAGE Man United over 'humiliating' Liverpool defeat
European papers SAVAGE Man United over their ‘humiliating’ seven-goal defeat against Liverpool as Erik ten Hag’s side are accused of ‘completely crumbling’ at Anfield… while the Reds earn praise for ‘MASSACRING’ their rivals in ‘sensational’ display
- United slumped to the joint-heaviest defeat in their history on Sunday night
- Liverpool ran riot in the second half, scoring six goals after the half-time break
- Europe’s leading publications ripped into the Red Devils after their collapse
As if Sunday’s capitulation on Merseyside wasn’t bad enough, Manchester United have also taken a battering in the European press the morning after their 7-0 defeat against Liverpool.
United collapsed in dramatic fashion on their latest trip to Anfield, conceding six goals after the break as Jurgen Klopp’s side ran riot in an astonishing 45 minutes.
Cody Gakpo’s opener ensured the Reds went in at the break one goal to the good, before Darwin Nunez doubled their advantage two minutes into the second half.
Gakpo, Nunez and Mohamed Salah then went on to register braces over the next 35 minutes, with Roberto Firmino also adding a seventh off the bench late on to mark the joint-heaviest defeat in United’s history.
It was a truly disastrous evening for Erik ten Hag and Co, who were brought crashing back down to earth a week after their victory in the Carabao Cup final, and some of Europe’s leading publications produced scathing reviews on Monday morning.
Man United slumped to the joint-heaviest defeat in their history against Liverpool on Sunday
The Reds ran riot in a sensational second half, scoring six goals after the half-time break
United have received a battering in some of Europe’s leading publications on Monday morning
Marcus Rashford was unable to prevent his side from suffering their joint-heaviest defeat ever
French paper L’Equipe went for the headline: ‘Liverpool humiliate Manchester United’ in their report of Sunday’s match, taking aim at Red Devils stars for switching off after the half-time break.
‘Erik ten Hag’s players, however, forgot to come out of the locker room and they got chopped up by a team that reminded them that they were capable of playing at breakneck speed,’ they wrote.
The report eventually concluded: ‘As well as haunting Mancunian fans for decades, this historic setback almost definitively buries any chance of a league title for United, who are 14 points behind Arsenal but one game less.’
Italian outlet Gazzetta dello Sport branded it a ‘massacre’, while also claiming Ten Hag’s side have not looked as fragile since the start of the season.
‘United must quickly forget the nightmare of Anfield, their worst defeat since 1931,’ their own report said.
‘It was a lesson, an unexpected collapse of a team that in the second half gave the idea of being a group of kids massacred by a team of phenomena.
‘Not even at the beginning of the season were Ten Hag’s team so disbanded: the story of a nightmare afternoon in the rain at Anfield must remain.’
The paper were also full of praise for Liverpool, nevertheless, insisting their ‘sensational’ display will have restored confidence at Anfield.
Erik ten Hag’s men were accused of ‘completely crumbling’ and ‘losing their heads’ at Anfield
But Liverpool were branded a ‘full-blown hurricane’ after their outstanding attacking display
They wrote: ‘It is as if the goals had unlocked all that talent that Klopp’s team had kept caged throughout the season, as if difficulties, injuries, the defeats and the [bad] moments were erased with a clean sweep and the team that at the beginning of the season was aiming for the Premier and the Champions League, the one that risked winning everything last year, was put back on the Anfield pitch.
‘It must become a victory from which to start again, one in which to convince oneself that everything is still possible, that Liverpool can be what they were last season again and take their place in the Champions League.’
Spanish paper Marca felt United ‘completely crumbled’ and ‘lost their heads’ in the second half despite claiming they started the game as the stronger side, while Germany’s Sport Bild were left astonished by the ‘full-blown hurricane’ Liverpool produced.
Bild’s post-match assessment started with the intro: ‘Honestly, WHO would have thought Liverpool could do THIS game?’
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