The entire Man Utd team was scored 1
Defender Diogo Dalot was criticized for "bad positioning", Raphael Varane "played the worst game of the season", Lisandro Martinez "played quite firmly in the first half but was easily fooled by Salah in the third table", and Luke Shaw was "horribly stressed and depressed". Man Utd's defense all received a score of 1 on a scale of 10 by the article Man Utd Samuel Luckhurst on MEN, while goalkeeper De Gea was blamed for not doing anything in the last six goals of the away team.
Man Utd's midfield also could not escape the lowest point, when Casemiro was "extraordinarily careless with the ball and performed too poorly for the level of the best player in the team", while Fred "was so free to rise up that the midfield loose".
In attack, Bruno Fernandes had to kick the left midfield which was not his forte and "doesn't affect the gameplay, the darker the team, the more aggressive it is". Antony's crosses were criticized as "too bad", and he often "dribbled into a dead end".
Striker Wout Weghorst is the rare player to receive praise when he "kicks back and plays well", but is "not a threat to score". While Marcus Rashford has scored consecutively over the past few months, but "missed a great opportunity when the score was 0-0".
Man Utd's substitutes must also receive a minimum score, when Scott McTominay "accidentally assists Mohamed Salah", Alejandro Garnacho "has no inspiration", Marcel Sabitzer "has no influence", and Tyrell Malacia "didn't change anything".
Coach Erik ten Hag was also blamed for not choosing defender Aaron Wan-Bissaka to replace Dalot. "The player let down Ten Hag," wrote Luckhurst, but still gave the Dutchman a score of 1.
On the evening of March 5, 2023, Liverpool won the historic 7-0 match against Man Utd, with a brace from Mohamed Salah, Cody Gakpo, Darwin Nunez and a goal from Roberto Firmino. This is the heaviest defeat in Man Utd's history in the Premier League, and also the biggest defeat to Ten Hag in his career of nearly 500 matches.
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