Rio Ferdinand not 'panicking' after Liverpool loss but says next match will show Manchester United 'mentality'

Rio Ferdinand is not “panicking” after Manchester United’s 7-0 thrashing by Liverpool, but says the next game will reveal plenty about the team. Manager Erik ten Hag said United were “really unprofessional” as they suffered the joint-heaviest defeat in their history. Ad It was United’s first defeat since they were beaten 3-2 at Arsenal in January, while they have also lost 6-3 at Manchester City and 4-0 at Brentford this season.

Premier LeagueBenitez says Man City have 'key' ingredient Arsenal are lacking in title race04/03/2023 AT 13:03 “The scoreline is a shock, the result isn’t,” former United defender and BT Sport pundit Ferdinand said on . “Man Utd can easily get beat away with the way they have been over the last six or seven years. We got lulled into thinking that Man Utd were on a roll and can go anywhere.

“I am only to start panicking if we get beaten on Thursday [against Real Betis in the Europa League], or Southampton at the weekend. That will tell me where this team is mentally.” The crushing defeat to Liverpool has dampened talk of a quadruple bid for United, who won the Carabao Cup last weekend. They are now 14 points behind Premier League leaders Arsenal, having played a game fewer.

“At Anfield you can’t show any form of weakness, and that’s what happened yesterday,” added Ferdinand. Ten Hag slams 'unprofessional' United after loss Neymar out for 'three to four months' due to ankle surgery “They didn’t understand where they were. Until you go there and play as a Man Utd player you will never understand, it’s a cauldron, it’s fire.” Ferdinand’s former team-mate Patrice Evra also says he was not completely surprised by the result, and believes Ten Hag is “already doing a miracle” with the team, having taken