LAGOS, Nigeria (VOICE OF NAIJA- Manchester United legend Roy Keane says he would “go into hiding” if he ever suffered an “embarrassing” 7-0 defeat to Liverpool.
The Red Devils were humbled shamelessly at Anfield.
Erik Ten Hag’s men suffered a record-breaking reversal at the hands of their scariest rivals, with Erik ten Hag’s troops slipping to their worst result of the Premier League era and this marked United’s joint-heaviest loss of all-time.
According to Sky Sport, Ex-United captain Keane reported of seeing the Red Devils endure the most dramatic of second-half collapses on Merseyside: “If I got beat 6-0 or 7-0, I’d go into hiding. I’d go missing for a few months. It really is that embarrassing. A shocking day.
“The goal just after half time, it was game over. The senior players were embarrassing, didn’t show any leadership skills. The goals they gave away were shocking.
“It was a tough day for United. Thank god I’ve never been part of a team that’s been beaten by that much playing for Man United.
“The players will be embarrassed, ashamed of their performance. When the going got tough they went missing. When you go two goals down like that you’ve got to show some sort of pride, fight, spirit, they didn’t show any of that.”
United have lost more Premier League matches against Liverpool than they have versus any other side in the competition’s history (19).
Indeed, Man Utd have conceded 21 goals in their last five league games against the Reds.
However, Bruno Fernandes, who has been filling the captain’s armband, has come in for heavy criticism on the back of his antics against Liverpool, while the likes of Luke Shaw and Raphael Varane endured outings to forget.
Meanwhile, United will be back in action on Thursday when playing host to Real Betis in the first leg of their Europa League last-16 encounter.