Luke Shaw has apologised for a “completely unacceptable” and “disgraceful” 7-0 loss at Liverpool that he says can’t be allowed to derail Manchester United’s season.
Per week after successful the League Cup to finish a six-year look ahead to silverware, the Old Trafford large headed to Merseyside on Sunday filled with confidence with speak of a possible quadruple.
But its faint Premier League title hopes vanished within the Anfield annihilation, when United unravelled in a loss that matched their heaviest-ever defeat, conceding six targets in a woeful second half.
“Unacceptable, embarrassing, to be honest,” England defender Shaw instructed MUTV.
“I think out there on the pitch I felt embarrassed for us players, for the fans that were there supporting us, that were watching at home, to watch that second half.
“I can only apologise for that and us as players have to own it, we have to stand up and accept that it was nowhere near good enough.”
Shaw stated he felt requirements had dropped since United gained the League Cup at Wembley by beating Newcastle within the closing.
“We need to find the good things we were doing before and bring them back because this hurts a lot,” he stated.
“It’s really unacceptable what we did in that second half with mistakes.
“We showed no personality, no mentality and for a big team to come here we need to be better.”
The 27-year-old stated the workforce wanted an enormous debrief on Monday, with a Europa League match in opposition to Real Betis looming on Thursday.
“We need to keep the belief, keep the character and bring back that personality and mentality that we know we have, but we lost today,” he stated.
“I think we can’t let this one result derail our whole season because I think we’re in a really good place.”
Source: sportstar.thehindu.com