Reasons for Manchester United losing 0-7 to Liverpool in the 2022-2023 Premier League
There is a reason why Manchester United lost 0-7 to Liverpool in the 2022-2023 Premier League. One of them talks about the mentality of the Red Devils players (Manchester United's nickname).
Monday (6/3/2023) in the morning WIB, the public was shocked by the results of the 2022-2023 Premier League. Where Liverpool managed to win seven goals without reply when competing at Anfield Stadium.
This victory has brought Liverpool closer to the top four positions in the 2022-2023 Premier League. Now, The Reds (nicknamed Liverpool) have collected 42 points and are ranked fifth. Meanwhile, Manchester United are stuck in third place with 49 points.
Behind the defeat of Manchester United, there are a number of interesting reasons to review. Then, what are they?
Following are the reasons why Manchester United lost 0-7 to Liverpool in the 2022-2023 Premier League.
Deadly Liverpool Counterattack
Of the seven goals scored, several of them occurred through counter-attack schemes. This also made Manchester United's defense in shambles to withstand the onslaught of attacks from the Red Devils.
In fact, Liverpool only scored one goal in the first half. The poor defense of Manchester United allowed Liverpool to launch attacks freely. As a result, David De Gea had to collect the ball six times from the net in the second half.
In the first half, Liverpool only scored one goal via Cody Gakpo. But in the second half, the Reds went crazy by scoring six goals at once.
On the other hand, Erik Ten Hag seemed stuck in carrying out his tactics in this fight. In fact, the Dutch coach had made five substitutions in the second half. However, Manchester United failed to score a single goal.