Every word of Gary Neville's scathing rant about Manchester United after Liverpool FC battering

Former captain Gary Neville described Manchester United's players as "unprofessional" in a scathing rant following their second-half capitulation in Sunday's 7-0 defeat to Liverpool at Anfield.

United, who had arrived at Anfield dreaming of completing a league double over their rivals, collapsed in a dramatic second half on Merseyside, conceding six times without reply. They had fashioned some good openings in the first half and were unfortunate to go into the break 1-0 down, following Cody Gakpo's impressive finish.

However, following Darwin Nunez's header just two minutes after the restart, United had no answer for what followed. Gakpo netted his second to make it 3-0 before Mohamed Salah smashed a thunderous effort past David de Gea to get in on the act.

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Nunez then claimed his second to extend Liverpool's lead to 5-0 ahead of Salah grabbing his second. Roberto Firmino, fresh from stepping off the bench, then scored a seventh to complete the rout and leave United to reflect on their biggest defeat in almost a century.

The Reds had arrived at Anfield brimming with confidence after a four-game winning run which had featured a victory over Barcelona and a win that ended their six-year wait for a trophy. Expectedly, Neville was stunned by the manner in which Erik ten Hag's troops capitulated.

"I have absolutely no idea [where it came from]," Neville told Sky Sports. "I am in shock.

"They built up some trust over the past few months, some of those players, with the fact they've been spirited and been going every three days. They've come back quite a lot, they've actually been poor in first halves of matches and shown in the second half they can be