Luke Shaw said a result like Manchester United’s humiliation at the hands of rivals Liverpool had been coming as scrutiny continues over Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s position.
Manchester United captain Harry Maguire apologised to the club’s fans for the performance in Sunday’s 5-0 home defeat to Liverpool, which he acknowledged was “nowhere near good enough”.
Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp knows their 5-0 battering of 10-man Manchester United was one for the history books but has not yet had chance to assess the enormity of the result.
Mohamed Salah was the star man as Liverpool ran riot at Manchester United to increase the pressure on Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, while there were also eye-catching performances across the weekend from Manchester City’s Phil Foden and Watford’s Joshua King.
Under-fire Ole Gunnar Solskjaer is convinced he remains the right man for the job despite hitting “rock bottom” with Manchester United’s record-breaking home defeat to Liverpool.
Mohamed Salah scored a hat-trick as Manchester United were ripped apart by relentless rivals Liverpool to leave Ole Gunnar Solskjaer under the most intense scrutiny of his near three years in charge.
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's job as Manchester United manager is not under any immediate threat, according to reports.
Bruno Fernandes is in danger of missing Manchester United’s Old Trafford showdown with Liverpool on Sunday through injury.
Managerless Newcastle will be desperate to get their season going at Crystal Palace this weekend, while Manchester United will have a job on their hands containing Liverpool.
Paul Scholes refused to get carried away with Manchester United’s breathless Champions League comeback against Atalanta, insisting that they would have been “absolutely destroyed” by a top European team.