Raphael Varane berates two Man Utd teammates after 7-0 Liverpool defeat
Raphael Varane criticized his Manchester United colleagues for ignoring their fans at Anfield following their 7-0 loss to Liverpool on Sunday.
Jurgen Klopp’s team inflicted a humiliating defeat on Erik ten Hag’s team, as Cody Gakpo, Mohamed Salah, and Darwin Nunez scored twice, and Roberto Firmino sealed Liverpool’s dominant second half.
After the match, as players were exchanging handshakes, Varane was visibly upset with some of his United teammates who went straight down the tunnel without acknowledging the traveling supporters.
Varane singled out Alejandro Garnacho and Antony Elanga, pointing at them and instructing them to walk over to the away section.
In addition to Garnacho and Elanga, Tyrell Malacia also headed straight for the tunnel and appeared not to have heard Varane’s shout. Marcus Rashford, who was was on the bench after coming off as a late substitute, also did not acknowledge United’s traveling fans and went straight down the tunnel.
McClaren, then Varane pointed players in direction of away fans after final whistle.
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Those who stayed applauded back.
An abject result amid an otherwise joyous period.#MUFC pic.twitter.com/11yQNqymST
Speaking after United’s defeat, Ten Hag branded his side’s performance against Liverpool as ‘unprofessional’.
“I think we played a decent first half. One mistake in organisation just before half-time,” Ten Hag told BBC Sport.
“Second half it was just not us. It was not our standards. We didn’t play as a team. It was unprofessional.
“I am surprised because I have seen the last weeks and months this team is resilient and has a winning attitude. Second half we didn’t have a winning attitude at all. We didn’t stick to the plan and we didn’t do our jobs.
“We didn’t track back and it was really unprofessional. We have seen in the past we can bounce back. After Brentford, after Manchester City. This is definitely a strong setback and is unacceptable. I’m really disappointed and angry about it.
“It is a reality check. We have to take this strong.”
Raphael Varane berates two Man Utd teammates after 7-0 Liverpool defeat
