Manchester United faced off against Liverpool at Anfield earlier tonight as they hoped to grind out a result on the road. The Red Devils made a poor start to the game as they conceded the opening goal in the fifth minute when Luis Diaz scored from close range. Mohamed Salah doubled Liverpool’s advantage just 17 minutes later as the Mancunian outfit went into the half-time interval 2-0 down on the scoreline.
Ralf Rangnick’s men made an improved start to the second half but conceded their third goal in the 68th minute when Sadio Mane found the back of the net. Salah ended up scoring another goal late in the game as the Red Devils suffered a poor 4-0 defeat at Merseyside.
Let’s take a look at how each Man United player fared during the contest against the Reds.
GK: David de Gea – 5/10
The Spaniard made just one save during the game and won’t be happy after conceding four goals tonight.
CB: Victor Lindelof – 6/10
He was strong in the air but made some poor errors at the back.
CB: Phil Jones – 6/10
Jones made a few important clearances but couldn’t deal with the pace of the Liverpool attacks in the first half. He got replaced at half-time.
CB: Harry Maguire – 6/10
He tried to keep things tidy at the back but made some poor errors of judgment inside his half.
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RWB: Aaron Wan-Bissaka – 6.5/10
He showed some fight when defending out on the wide areas. He also made two good runs with the ball.
CM: Paul Pogba – N/A
Pogba had to come off the field with an injury in the ninth minute.
CM: Nemanja Matic – 6/10
The Serbian talent earned the ball back a few times but struggled to get a foothold in the game.
LWB: Diogo Dalot – 6.5/10
He worked hard defensively but offered very little in the final third.
RAM: Bruno Fernandes – 5/10
Fernandes tried to help his teammates out at the back but never got a sniff at goal.
LAM: Anthony Elanga – 6/10
Elanga often found himself isolated in the Liverpool half.
ST: Marcus Rashford – 5.5/10
He wasted a glorious chance to score in the first half and produced a lackluster display in the second.
Substitutes:
CAM: Jesse Lingard – 6/10
He failed to threaten the Liverpool goal.
LW: Jadon Sancho – 6.5/10
Sancho caused a few problems for the opposition.
RW: Hannibal Mejbri – N/A
Mejbri didn’t get enough minutes to warrant a rating.
