Liverpool legend Jamie Carragher thinks Jurgen Klopp’s side defending was “embarrassing” in their 2-1 loss to Manchester United on Monday night.
The Reds were second best on the night as they continued their poor start to the season that has seen them pick up two points from a possible nine.
Goals from Jadon Sancho and Marcus Rashford put United into a two-goal lead before a late strike from Mo Salah made it a nervy final nine minutes or so for Erik ten Hag’s side.
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It was enough though as the Red Devils hung on for victory over their arch-rivals and Carragher was very critical of the Liverpool backline at Old Trafford.
“Liverpool were absolutely shocking defensively. They were not at the races at all,” Carragher said on Sky Sports’ Monday Night Football.
“Every time United went forward in that first half they looked like they were going to score. It was embarrassing. Liverpool were all over the place.
“United were outstanding, but Liverpool weren’t ready for a derby game. They didn’t look ready for the game and that will worry Jurgen Klopp right now.
“Manchester United got a lot of criticism for their defending at Brentford and Liverpool should be getting exactly the same treatment after this.”
Not many people expected Man Utd to beat Liverpool and Gary Neville was “absolutely stunned” by Ten Hag side’s performance.
Neville added: “I’m really proud as a Manchester United fan watching these players and I never thought I’d say that after the past few weeks.
“The fight, spirit and energy from Manchester United was brilliant.
“I’m absolutely stunned, I didn’t think that was possible. I couldn’t believe what I was watching in those first 45 minutes. I didn’t think Manchester United were capable. This is a massive turnaround.
“I don’t know what’s happened this week on the training ground, but they’ve responded. I don’t know what it is but I cannot believe what I have witnessed. They outrun Liverpool, they outsprinted Liverpool.
“That can’t be a one-off. That’s the standard they’ve now set, we’ve all seen the work ethic. They ran a lot more than they have done previously and played some good football along the way.
“The crowd were cheering after two or three minutes because of tackles and effort, not because of goals but because of challenges.
“They were under massive pressure those United players, so to respond…
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