Erik ten Hag accused his Manchester United gamers of an “unprofessional” and “unacceptable” efficiency as they crashed to a humiliating 7-0 defeat at bitter rivals Liverpool on Sunday. United’s beautiful loss ranked as their worst ever defeat towards Liverpool and the joint heaviest of their complete historical past. Ten Hag’s crew collapsed after falling behind to Cody Gakpo’s opener simply earlier than half-time. Liverpool scored six instances within the second half, with Gakpo placing once more, whereas Mohamed Salah and Darwin Nunez netted braces earlier than Roberto Firmino capped probably the most astonishing leads to Premier League historical past.
United boss Ten hag was ashen confronted on the touchline because the scoreline saved mounting and he admitted his gamers had let themselves down badly.
“I think we played a decent first half. One mistake in organisation just before half-time. Second half it was just not us. It was not our standards. We didn’t play as a team. It was unprofessional. Yes (I am angry). Definitely,” Ten Hag informed the BBC.
“I am surprised because I have seen the last weeks and months this team is resilient and has a winning attitude. Second half we didn’t have a winning attitude at all. We didn’t stick to the plan and we didn’t do our jobs.
“We did not monitor again and it was actually unprofessional.
The unbelievable defeat got here simply seven days after Ten Hag’s facet had ended United’s six-year trophy drought by beating Newcastle 2-0 within the League Cup ultimate at Wembley.
‘Disappointed and indignant’
That consequence was heralded as the beginning of a daring new period for United, with Ten Hag praised for remodeling a crew that completed sixth within the Premier League final time period earlier than he arrived from Ajax within the close-season.
But United’s wretched show in such a major recreation confirmed how a lot work Ten Hag nonetheless has to do to rebuild a membership that hasn’t gained the title since 2013.
United, who stay third within the Premier League, had already endured an embarrassing 6-3 defeat at Manchester City this season, in addition to a 4-0 loss at Brentford.
This was a brand new low however Ten Hag urged his crew to make use of it as motivation for the remainder of the season, beginning in Thursday’s Europa League final 16 first leg at dwelling to Real Betis.
“We have seen in the past we can bounce back. After Brentford, after Manchester City. This is definitely a strong setback and is unacceptable. I’m really disappointed and angry about it,” he mentioned.
“It is a reality check. We have to take this strong.”
United midfielder Bruno Fernandes echoed Ten Hag’s name for a robust response to the abject give up on Merseyside.
“It’s very frustrating and disappointing. It’s sad because it’s a really bad result. We came here with a different mindset before the game,” Fernandes informed Sky Sports.
“We tried to go forward and score goals and we lost a bit of balance. We gave too much space away against this kind of team. We have to avoid that.
“We had setbacks up to now and we’ve got to come back again shortly once more. This is what Manchester United are about. We can go down however we’ve got to get again up.”
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