Manchester United were on the receiving end of a historic 7-0 thrashing at the hands of Liverpool on Sunday March 5.
The humiliation at Anfield was the biggest defeat the Red Devils have ever had to suffer, surpassing the 6-0 defeats they endured against Ipswich and Leicester in 1980 and 1961 respectively.
Manchester United 0-5 Liverpool | October 24, 2021
United were off to a respectable start in the 2021-22 campaign, but it soon came crashing down when they were beaten by Aston Villa, drew with Everton and then were bested 4-2 at Leicester.
The run went from bad to worse in late-October, though, when Liverpool paid a visit to Old Trafford.
Within five minutes, the visitors were ahead through Naby Keita, and Diogo Jota made it 2-0 not long afterwards.
Mohamed Salah then chipped in with a hat-trick, giving the Reds a five-goal cushion after just 50 minutes.
While Liverpool went on to challenge for the Premier League title – losing it to Man City by just one point – this result proved to be the beginning of the end for Ole Gunnar Solskjaer as United, and they could not recover following the Norwegian’s sacking the following month.
Manchester United 1-6 Manchester City | October 23, 2011
It was a gripping title race that culminated in one of the greatest moments in Premier League history, but for Manchester United fans, the 2011-12 season brings up some horrifying memories.
Sir Alex Ferguson’s reigning champions started the season with an eight-game unbeaten run, only to see that bright spell crushed, as they were annihilated 6-1 at home by Manchester City.
Mario Balotelli got the party going for the visitors, with the opener after 22 minutes, unveiling his famous ‘Why Always Me?’ shirt in celebration, before United’s hopes of fighting back were dashed when Jonny Evans was sent off.
Balotelli doubled the lead on the hour mark before City then smashed another four goals past David de Gea in the last 30 minutes, with Darren Fletcher scoring a consolation for the home side.
The defeat was particularly damning for United, as City went on to win the Premier League title on goal difference.
Liverpool 7-0 Manchester United | March 5, 2023
Manchester United had put in a decent performance for the first 40 minutes of the visit to Anfield.
But they crumbled in spectacular fashion after Cody Gakpo scored the opening goal before half-time.
Darwin Nunez added a second just two minutes into the second half, not long before Gakpo dinked in his team’s third.
Mohamed Salah then bagged two goals of his own to become his team’s all-time top scorer in the Premier League, while Nunez netted his second and Roberto Firmino rounded off the scoring to complete United’s biggest-ever league defeat.
