There was nothing positive for Manchester United to take from Anfield, but Erik ten Hag can’t afford to dwell upon it when he needs an immediate reaction. twoht
There was nothing positive for Manchester United to take from Anfield, but Erik ten Hag can’t afford to dwell upon it when he needs an immediate reaction.Amid the ‘Erik seven Hag’ memes already doing the rounds, there will be few consolations that the Manchester United manager can take from. This wasn’t just bad. This was historically bad. This was literally as bad as it had ever been in the entire history of the club. And it came from absolutely out of the blue.
At every level, it was unexpected. It’s reasonable to say that Manchester United have had spells recently when they weren’t completely fluid. For an hour at Old Trafford against both Leeds United and West Ham United, they coughed and spluttered before finally coming to life. But these spells were nothing like severe-looking enough to feel like foreshocks for this particular result.
The small crumb of consolation United supporters can take from such an absolute shellacking is the hope that it might at the very least inspire a reaction from the players. As such, Real Betis and Southampton may be best advised to don tin helmets for their upcoming fixtures. And neither of their next couple of matches might be straightforward, either. Betis are in fifth place in La Liga and, just a couple of hours after United shipped their seven against Liverpool, they were holding the Real Madrid team who put five past Liverpool to a goalless draw. Southampton have recently shown signs of life too, with 1-0 wins against Chelsea and Leicester in their last two home games.
But while the finger of blame ultimately falls upon him because that’s part of the job when you’re the manager, the players now find themselves back under the harshest of spotlights too. And yes, they absolutely should be. Not only are they professionals, but they are believed to be among the very best at what they do on the planet, and this is reflected in the vast amounts of money that they earn.
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