This result will ultimately be as bad for Manchester United as Manchester United allow it to be. Time to earn your corn, Erik.
Date published: Monday 6th March 2023 11:57 -
We can draw the lens back further and further, but the view gets no prettier. This was Manchester United’s worst defeat since Boxing Day 1931, when they were beaten by the same scoreline at Molineux by Wolves. It was their heaviest ever defeat to Liverpool, surpassing the 7-1 defeat inflicted upon Newton Heath in the clubs’ first ever competitive meeting in October 1895.
One of the more notable things about Manchester United over the course of the run which got them back to third place in the Premier League had been their assuredness. The swagger was returning, and for it to vanish so quickly, and just as Liverpool were suddenly winding back to their 2021 version, almost felt like an act of illusion, as though Kenny Dalglish had been granted a birthday wish from a genie rather than a cup of Bovril during the half-time break.
The results are mixed. Arsenal followed their 8-2 defeat at Old Trafford in 2011 with a 1-0 win against Swansea City but did lose their next two away games at Blackburn Rovers and Spurs. But after Manchester United lost 6-1 at home to Manchester City just a few weeks later, they won eight and drew the other one of their next nine games. Indeed, that defeat was their only league defeat between the start of the season and Boxing Day.
But it would be just as true to say that dismissing this loss with no introspection would be doing few favours to anyone beyond Manchester United’s rivals. There may be deep-seated underlying internal reasons which account for this sudden implosion at this particular time. If there are, then these need to be addressed.
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