'Embarrassing' - Roy Keane delivers scathing Manchester United verdict after Liverpool thrashing

Manchester United legend Roy Keane was extremely critical of the Reds' players after they were thrashed 7-0 by Liverpool at Anfield on Sunday afternoon.

Erik ten Hag's side endured a nightmare afternoon at Anfield, with Liverpool dominating proceedings and putting a significant dent in any hopes United had of being involved in the Premier League title race. Three players scored two goals for the home side, with Cody Gakpo, Mohamed Salah and Darwin Nunez all grabbing braces.

Substitute Roberto Firmino scored the seventh and final goal of the afternoon in the 88th minute, rounding off a miserable day for the Reds.

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Keane slammed the United performance in the heavy defeat, insisting that it was an "embarrassing" display.

"Obviously a very, very bad day - shocking," he told Sky Sports. "They really, just before the second half it was game over then - United, the senior players, to use all the words they were embarrassing, didn’t show any leadership skills. The goals they gave away were shocking. Tough day for United.

"The players will be embarrassed, no doubt ashamed with the performance. The second half, when the going got tough they just went missing, to give up that many goals. When United come to Liverpool, whatever the form, all logic goes out the window at Anfield.

"We’ve said it many times before, it is the hardest place to come as a Manchester United player without a shadow of a doubt, whatever quality you have or form you might be in, and when you go two goals down like that you’ve got to show some sort of pride, fight, spirit, and they didn’t show any of that. I’ll go in hard on Manchester United, of course I will, but I also have to say that Liverpool were