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Rob Dawson, correspondent
Ralph Rangnik called Manchester United’s 4-0 defeat to Liverpool “uncomfortable, perhaps even humiliating” and said up to 10 new players may have to arrive to rebuild the club.
United were defeated at Anfield on Tuesday night, just six months after Liverpool won 5-0 at Old Trafford.
Rangnik did not make any mistakes in his assessment after the match and said that the new manager – probably the coach of Ajax Amsterdam Eric ten Haag – will have to tear the team apart in the summer.
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“It’s embarrassing, frustrating, maybe even humiliating,” Rangnik said. “Especially in the first half, we just didn’t make it.
“Against a team like this, if you want to have a chance, you have to create problems for them and take advantage of these few moments of counterattack, and we could not and therefore lost 4-0.
“If you analyze the team, it needs recovery. There are six, eight, maybe 10 new players, and before you sign them, you need to know what kind of football the new manager wants to play and then fit into that kind of profile. “
While United are on track for their worst Premier League points, Liverpool are still on the hunt for an unprecedented four-pointer to win the Carabao Cup and retain seats in the FA Cup final and Champions League semi-final.
With the victory of Liverpool, they moved to first place ahead of Manchester City in the table, as the team of Pep Guardiola had to play with Brighton and Hove Albion at the Etihad Stadium on Wednesday, where he could regain the leadership in the Premier League with a victory.
“They have better players than us and that was really reflected in the result today,” added Liverpool’s Rangnik to Klopp. “There will certainly be a recovery, it was obvious in the first three or four weeks for me. This is extremely inconvenient for us. We just have to admit that they are better than us.
Manchester United manager Ralph Rangnik is looking forward to losing to Liverpool in the Premier League. Getty Images
Mohamed Salah, who scored twice for Liverpool against United, said the guests made their lives easier in the match by giving the ball in advantageous positions.
“They make our lives easier in the midfield and in the back, they always try to give us the ball in a one-on-one situation, so it makes our lives a lot easier,” Salah said. “When we defended ourselves, we had a clean sheet here and a blank sheet there, so they make our lives easier.
“We just want to score one goal and after we get the first one, we go for the second one, after we get the second one, for the third one. It was a great performance both here and abroad. We hope to continue like that.”
United midfielder Bruno Fernandes has agreed with his manager that the performance is well below the standard expected by the club’s supporters.
“The fans don’t deserve to play this way. They deserve more than us. The way they stay and applaud us deserve more. We need to raise our level,” said Fernandes, who dismissed the idea that the players were not trying. .
“I think everyone is running away. I think there is effort from everyone. I don’t think anyone gives 100%. We have to do it for ourselves, the clubs, the fans and everyone.
“We have to say things, but it’s stored in the locker room. Now it’s over, we have to think about the next game.”
The playmaker of Portugal said that the difference between the two teams is obvious.
“Liverpool are ready for the title. We are not. I don’t need to be here to talk about the level difference. We need to look down and see what’s wrong,” he said.
United dropped to sixth in the Premier League and are three points behind fourth-placed Tottenham Hotspur after playing one more game.
“We are competing to the end,” Fernandes said. “No one can relax and think it’s over. We have something to fight for.”
Information from Reuters was used in this story.
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