Manchester United

At no stage between the taking of the corner and the ball crossing the goal-line did the referee blow his whistle. The injury to de Gea, from which he recovered very quickly, did not appear to be serious, and was in any event inflicted by a team-mate.

Pochettino, who did well in patches at Spurs, may be just what United need

This was possibly the most awful performance from Manchester United in their three years under Solskjaer

“United clearly need big improvement to get anywhere near the EPL title in May”

United were so abject that Liverpool could not play at their best – anything more than basics-done-well from Jurgen Klopp’s men would be over-elaboration.

4-2 did not reflect Leicester’s superiority; Brendan Rodgers was buoyed by his team’s performance.

“Two more former greats of the game diagnosed with dementia.”

“After a confident start, United fell into a sudden lull, surrendered the initiative, and promptly fell behind on the half-hour, when a smart shot from Che Adams was deflected past David de Gea off Fred.”

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