'Miles apart' - National media pile in on Man United after Liverpool horror show

Manchester United suffered a heavy 3-0 defeat at home to rivals Liverpool on Sunday.

Erik ten Hag's side were looking to bounce back from last weekend's 2-1 defeat to Brighton and go into the international break with a morale-boosting result. But the Reds were well beaten against their biggest rivals and have now lost two of their opening three matches.

Ten Hag will have been concerned by how his team collapsed at Old Trafford, with supporters also booing his substitutions. The Dutchman will now be hoping that new signing Manuel Ugarte will be able to plug some of the gaps Liverpool exposed in midfield.

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United are next in action away at Southampton on September 14. Below, the national media have had their say on Sunday's defeat to Liverpool...

Paul Joyce of the Times wrote: "For much of the afternoon only a few yards separated Arne Slot and Erik ten Hag as they stood on the touchline. As for their respective teams? Well, they are miles apart.

"This was a spectacular introduction to one of English football’s most frenzied rivalries for Slot, the Liverpool head coach, who enjoyed pretty much the perfect day out.

"He witnessed a mature, controlled and, initially at least, clinical performance as a third successive win and clean sheet was posted — all of which contrasted wildly with a dishevelled Manchester United outfit bereft of so many qualities."

David Hytner of the Guardian wrote: "It was difficult to imagine a more perfect afternoon for Arne Slot – or a more harrowing one for Erik ten Hag who, just three games into the