European papers rip into Man United over ‘humiliating’ seven-goal defeat against Liverpool

As if Sunday’s capitulation in Merseyside wasn’t bad enough, Manchester United also took a beating in the European press the morning after their 7-0 defeat against Liverpool.

United collapsed in dramatic fashion on their last trip to Anfield, conceding six goals after half-time as Jurgen Klopp’s side went on a rampage in a staggering 45 minutes.

Cody Gakpo’s opener ensured the Reds went into half-time with a goal for good, before Darwin Núñez doubled their lead two minutes into the second half.

Gakpo, Núñez and Mohamed Salah then recorded braces in the next 35 minutes, and Roberto Firmino also added a seventh off the bench late on to mark the heaviest joint defeat in United history.

It was a truly disastrous evening for Erik ten Hag and Co, who crashed to earth a week after their victory in the Carabao Cup final, with some of Europe’s leading publications carrying scathing reviews on Monday morning.

The Reds unleashed a sensational second half, scoring six goals after the break

United have taken a beating in some of Europe’s top publications on Monday morning.

Marcus Rashford couldn’t prevent his team from suffering the toughest combined defeat in their history.

french paper L’Equipe went for the headline: ‘Liverpool humiliates Manchester United’ in their Sunday match report, taking aim at the Red Devils stars for logging off after halftime.

“Erik ten Hag’s players, however, forgot to leave the locker room and were torn to pieces by a team that reminded them that they were capable of playing at breakneck speed,” they wrote.

The report ultimately concluded: “As well as haunting Mancunian fans for decades, this historic setback almost definitively buries any chance of a league title for United, who are 14 points behind Arsenal but one game less.”

Italian outlet Gazzetta dello Sport called it a ‘slaughter’, while also stating that Ten Hag’s side haven’t looked this fragile since the start of the season.

“United must quickly forget the Anfield nightmare, their worst defeat since 1931,” their own report said.

It was a lesson, an unexpected collapse of a team that in the second half gave the idea of ​​being a group of kids massacred by a team of phenomena.

“Even at the start of the season, Ten Hag’s team was not so disbanded: the story of a nightmare afternoon in the rain at Anfield must remain.”

The newspaper also praised Liverpool, however, insisting their ‘sensational’ display will have restored confidence at Anfield.

Erik ten Hag’s men accused of ‘completely falling apart’ and ‘losing their minds’ at Anfield

But Liverpool were branded a ‘full-fledged hurricane’ after their outstanding attacking display.

They wrote: “It’s as if goals have unlocked all that talent that Klopp’s team had caged up all season, as if difficulties, injuries, defeats and [bad] Moments were erased in abundance and the team that at the beginning of the season aspired to the Premier and the Champions League, the one that risked winning it all last year, was put back on the Anfield lawn.

It must become a victory from which to start over, one in which to be convinced that anything is possible, that Liverpool can go back to being what it was last season and take its place in the Champions League.

spanish paper brand felt United “completely collapsed” and “lost their minds” in the second half despite claiming they started the game the stronger team, while Germany sports image they were astounded by the ‘full-blown hurricane’ Liverpool produced.

Bild’s post-game assessment began with the introduction: “Honestly, WHO would have thought Liverpool could make THIS game?”