The Anfield ‘MASSACRE’! Rio Ferdinand insists Manchester United were ‘pulverised’ by Liverpool
‘We’ve been pulverized… an absolute SLAUGHTER’: Rio Ferdinand appalled by Manchester United’s 7-0 humiliation at Anfield, as he tells players to ‘let the feeling settle’ to motivate them to bounce back
- Rio Ferdinand has set his sights on Manchester United stars after their 7-0 defeat
- Man United collapsed in the second half against a rampant attack from Liverpool
- United legend Ferdinand called the defeat an ‘absolute massacre’
Rio Ferdinand couldn’t hide his dismay when Manchester United turned around and let Liverpool run wild in a six-goal second half at Anfield on Sunday.
Jurgen Klopp’s Reds clipped the wings of Erik ten Hag’s United, with Darwin Nunez, Cody Gakpo and Mohamed Salah all scoring twice in the 7-0 win.
Manchester United legend Ferdinand, who won every cup available to him over 12 years at Old Trafford, called the beating of his beloved club an “absolute massacre” and told the embarrassed stars to let the feeling of defeat “sink”
“They have pulverized us,” Ferdinand said on his YouTube channel. vibes with five.
That was a massacre. An absolute massacre at Anfield. That’s all you can call it. Players will be embarrassed.
Manchester United were thrashed at Anfield on Sunday and we must not forget the feeling of such a humiliating defeat
Liverpool put in their best performance of the season to dismantle their fierce rivals
The score shows seven at Anfield as a howling Liverpool crowd revels in a great victory.
Ferdinand made 455 appearances for Manchester United under the strict guidance of legendary boss Sir Alex Ferguson, but found himself on the receiving end of some truly torrid results, most notably a 6-1 defeat to city rivals Man City in 2011.
But Ferdinand and his United teammates bounced back that season and the 44-year-old has urged the club’s current generation of stars not to let their humiliation derail a turnaround season that has seen them win the Carabao Cup and still they are fighting in the FA Cup, Europa League and the English top flight.
The United stars arrived early for training on Monday, and Ferdinand echoed the sentiments of many angry supporters when he demanded the players “sit back and let those feelings settle” after their embarrassing trip to Merseyside.
He added: ‘[Erik] Here’s Hag, man… If I were him, the team would know he’d be upset, but one of the main points would be to not let this derail your season now.
“You come back tomorrow, you go back to work, you look at what went wrong and then you go to Southampton at Old Trafford.”
“Make sure you give the fans something to shout about after the embarrassment here at Anfield.”
Former United defender Rio Ferdinand called the embarrassing defeat an “absolute massacre”.
Erik ten Hag (right) couldn’t stop the likes of Liverpool’s Mohamed Salah (left not above) from running riot
The Man United stars walked off the pitch full-time after a disastrous outing at Anfield
“All of you, sit there and let that feeling settle over how embarrassing and how bad it feels.”
Manchester United won’t have to wait long for their revenge when LaLiga outfit Real Betis visit Old Trafford in Europe’s second-tier cup competition on Thursday.
Red Devils boss Ten Hag was equally alarmed by the way his team collapsed in front of a howling Liverpool crowd and delivered an x-rated rant in a hushed post-match dressing room.
He then took his players to the club’s Carrington training complex, where the Dutchman displayed his failures in various sections of his teardown in an attempt to provoke a reaction. Not that they need to be prodded to get a reaction.
