Erik ten Hag's side suffered the club's worst-ever Premier League defeat as they succumbed to a 7-0 loss on Merseyside
A debacle that no-one saw coming. Manchester United produced one of the most shocking performances of their entire history, and in one of their best periods in the last decade, as they were thrashed by Liverpool at Anfield.
Raphael Varane had a horror show, Casemiro was powerless to stop Liverpool's midfield and Luke Shaw made a series of errors.
And after a promising first-half display that ended with United going behind to Cody Gakpo's wonderstrike against the run of play, Erik ten Hag's side completely lost the plot.
To tell the truth, they were fortunate to only concede seven, while they were also toothless in attack, with Antony frequently slowing the team's play down.
GOAL rates the Manchester United players from their worst-ever result at Anfield…
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David de Gea (4/10):
Stood little chance with most of the goals aprat from the seventh. Has conceded 11 goals in his last two visits to Anfield.
Diogo Dalot (5/10):
Struggled to contain Robertson in the first half although contributed to a few promising attacks.
Raphael Varane (4/10):
Was turned by Gakpo for the opener and his head dropped in the second half, just when United needed his leadership in defence.
Lisandro Martinez (5/10):
Made some important blocks and was good in possession but crucially lost his footing against Salah for the third goal. Struggled in the air in second half.
Luke Shaw (4/10):
Had a decent first half but a sloppy pass at the start of the second helped Liverpool grab the second and it was all downhill from there.
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Fred (4/10):
Frequently over-ran in midfield and his slip allowed Gakpo to latch on to Robertson's pass for the opening goal. Taken off early in second half.
Casemiro (4/10):
Didn't do loads wrong but given his recent performances and his experience in games of this nature he fell well short.
Bruno Fernandes (5/10):
Missed the first proper chance – although it wasn't an easy move to pull off – and was sloppy with his through balls.
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Antony (4/10):
Had a decent early effort but often slowed the play down by taking too long on the ball.
Wout Weghorst (3/10):
Lacked confidence to beat defenders and was sloppy with his passing. He is fortunate the only competitor for his position is the eternally-injured Anthony Martial.
Marcus Rashford (4/10):
Should have done better with two good opportunities – one in each half – and lacked sharpness.
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Scott McTominay: (4/10)
Offered some fight at first but then struggled like everyone else and was fortunate to only be shown a yellow card for late tackle on Gakpo.
Alejandro Garnacho (5/10):
Did offer a faint spark in attack but stood no real chance against a dominant Liverpool midfield and defence.
Tyrell Malacia (5/10):
Looked shellshocked when he came on, and who can blame him?
Marcel Sabitzer (5/10):
Could do nothing to stop the rot.
Anthony Elanga (N/A)
Introduced with five minutes to go
Erik ten Hag (4/0)
Played the same starting XI as in the Carabao Cup final and made the wrong call in selecting Dalot over Wan-Bissaka. Made lots of substitutions but they only made things worse.