Liverpool captain unexpectedly won Man Utd 7-0
"My teammates and I are surprised by this result, because Man Utd are playing very well recently," Henderson said after the 7-0 win at Anfield. "They also won the League Cup last week. Seeing Man Utd lift the title hurt us as a team, but they have performed very well this season."
According to the English midfielder, he and his teammates did not care much about the current position of the two teams when stepping out at Anfield, and just tried to play their best performance in front of the home crowd. "We did that, built momentum and ended up scoring seven goals," added Henderson.
Before the match, Man Utd was in better form when losing only one of the last 22 matches in all competitions. The army under Erik ten Hag also has the ambition to win four titles, having won the League Cup, defeating Barca in the Europa League play-off round, and entering the quarterfinals of the FA Cup. In the English Premier League, Man Utd is third and ten points ahead of Liverpool itself.
Entering the match at Anfield, Man Utd entered the game not bad when Antony and Bruno Fernandes respectively threatened Alisson Becker's goal. In the 42nd minute, Casemiro even headed the net against Liverpool, but the goal was disallowed for offside.
The turning point came in the 43rd minute, when Cody Gakpo cut the ball into the middle and cut his heart to the far corner to open the score. created an important psychological advantage before the team exploded in the second half. The Dutch striker added a goal, Mo Salah and Darwin Nunez both scored twice, and Roberto Firmino - who came on in the 79th minute - scored the winning goal.
According to Henderson, before Man Ud, all Liverpool players are at their best - something the team has not been able to do in recent times. The 32-year-old midfielder also emphasized that Liverpool are on the right track when rising to fifth with 42 points, three points behind Tottenham and playing one game less. Liverpool are unbeaten and keep a clean sheet in the last seven matches, when they won 7-0 against Man Utd, 2-0, Wolves 2-0, Newcastle 2-0, Wolves 3-0, and drew Chelsea, Crystal Palace with the score 0-0.
The result at Anfield yesterday was Liverpool's heaviest victory over Man Utd, breaking the record with a score of 7-1 in October 1985. But at that time, Man Utd was also named Newton Heath. The fourth time Man Utd received a 0-7 defeat in the club's 145-year history, after the game against Wolves in December 1931, Aston Villa in December 1930 and Blackburn Rovers in April 1926.
Henderson admitted Liverpool had an important victory, gaining motivation and confidence, but urged the whole team to focus on the next match against Bournemouth on March 11. He also sent his best wishes to Mohamed Salah - the striker scored twice to monopolize the scoring record for Liverpool in the Premier League, with 129 goals in 205 matches.
Similarly, Salah warned Liverpool to be humble and not go into the next game with overconfidence. "We need to enjoy the game and play our football. That's what Liverpool have shown in the last few weeks," added the Egypt striker.
