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Rob DawsonCorrespondent
LIVERPOOL, England — Ralf Rangnick insists that he believes Manchester United might only be two or three transfer windows away from catching Liverpool but judging by the latest thrashing at Anfield, the gap looks more like two or three thousand light years.
After Liverpool’s 4-0 victory on Tuesday, the Premier League table shows a difference of 22 points, but in practical terms these two teams occupy entirely different stratospheres.
Jurgen Klopp’s side are so far in the distance that United can barely see them — which is fitting given that on Tuesday night, they barely got close enough to get a sniff of a red shirt. They smell like success, by the way, something the away fans who travelled from Manchester might not experience for a while.
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The only consolation for those United supporters is that the season is one game closer to its end.
“It is embarrassing, it is disappointing, maybe even humiliating,” Rangnick said after Tuesday’s rout.
By the time Liverpool’s season reaches its conclusion, they could have done what no other English team has done before: won the quadruple of the Premier League, Champions League, FA Cup and Carabao Cup.
That’s the same number of trophies in one season that United have won in nearly a decade. It could be another 10 years before they win the next one if Liverpool and Manchester City continue their era of domination and United continue to be poorly run and poorly coached.
Two or three transfer windows? Yeah, right.
“When Jurgen Klopp came six years ago, they changed at the club and lifted not just the team but the club and city to a new level,” said United midfielder Bruno Fernandes afterward. “That is what needs to happen with us in the next transfer windows. They have better players than us. There has to be a rebuild for sure.”
“Liverpool is ready for the title. We are not,” Fernandes added. “I don’t need to be here saying about the difference of the level. We have to look at ourselves, from…
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