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Man Utd’s harrowing capitulation at Anfield is much more than a ‘freak’ result

Sign up to Miguel Delaney’s Reading the Game newsletter sent straight to your inbox for free Sign up to Miguel’s Delaney’s free weekly newsletter Sign up to Miguel’s Delaney’s free weekly newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “It is a surprise for me, I didn’t see this from my team,” said Ten Hag. open image in gallery Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag saw his side humiliated at Anfield Others were equally culpable in the disastrous second half. “But also it is only one game.” open image in gallery Manchester United’s Scott McTominay reflects on the emphatic defeat to Liverpool Which is true in the context of the last five months, but not if previous events are factored in. Conceding seven goals in 45 minutes at Anfield was extreme, but United let in six in 56 minutes at the Etihad Stadium, four in 25 to Brentford, two in nine in Ten Hag’s opening defeat to Brighton.

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