“We played like kids” – David de Gea speaks after Manchester United’s giant 5-0 loss against Liverpool
English football team, Manchester United goalkeeper David de Gea has said that he and his teammates ‘played like kids’ after they were whooped 5-0 by Liverpool at Old Trafford.
The Red Devils were defeated with goals from Naby Keita, Diogo Jota followed up by a hat-trick from in-form Mohamed Salah to seal off the commanding victory.
The Spaniard goalie has given a brutal assessment of United’s horror show as he sympathized with angry fans.
‘We play like kids’ admitted the goalkeeper after the game, via The Mirror.
He later penned a message to the Old Trafford faithful on Instagram, saying,
‘I feel the pain of our supporters, you give the team everything and we must do the same. I love this club and we will not accept this performance.’
Ronaldo did score one but it was ruled out for offside. United’s nightmare afternoon worsened as Paul Pogba was shown a red card for a high and dangerous tackle on Keita, after the referee, Anthony Taylor consulted the VAR pitchside monitor.