Everything. Or at least it certainly felt like it. Manchester United were like dreamers.Â
Keane added that United’s “senior players” went “missing” when the “going got tough” and would be “embarrassed” and “ashamed of their performance”.
It came seven days after the club won the Carabao Cup, beating Newcastle at Wembley for a first trophy since Ten Hag’s arrival as manager last May.
The league form, by and large, had been strong too – after opening with two defeats, they had picked up 49 points from 22 matches before the Anfield annihilation.
But there were signs of trouble against Liverpool, even during a first half where they had some really good moments.
Casemiro was uncharacteristically sloppy with his passes. Antony struggled to find team-mates with some of his crosses.
And once Liverpool had scored twice in the first five minutes of the second half, to take the score to 3-0, United fell to pieces.
Ex-Man City midfielder Micah Richards told BBC Match of the Day: “I was in disbelief, shocked and stunned.
No One Expected It
“There was no communication between Diogo Dalot and Antony. At times it was like Man Utd were playing with 10 men because Antony wasn’t doing his work. We are talking about the biggest game for Man Utd. I think it was him not helping out his team-mates.
“This is where you see character but you had Bruno Fernandes constantly waving his arms in the air. I think it’s a blip for Man Utd, they will bounce back, But it was humiliation at times today.
“No-one was expecting this,” said former Liverpool midfielder Jamie Carragher on Sky.
“This is an absolute battering for United. Liverpool were absolute stunning.
“It was shambolic from Manchester United,. You don’t expect this from the Manchester United of now, maybe of the past.”
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Dion Dublin, who had a two-year spell with Manchester United from 1992, told BBC Radio 5 Live: “I still think Manchester United are heading the right way but every player for Liverpool was outstanding.
“United were just blown away by it and didn’t know what to do. They couldn’t control anything in midfield”.
