Manchester United Don't Even Belong On The Same Pitch As Liverpool After Latest Humiliation

Rob Dawson, Correspondent 18:32 ET5 Minute Reading

LIVERPOOL, England. Ralph Rangnick insists he thinks Manchester United could be only two or three windows away from beating Liverpool, but judging by recent defeats at Anfield, the gap looks more like two or three thousand light-years .

After Liverpool's 4-0 win on Tuesday, the Premier League table shows a difference of 22 points, but in practice the two teams occupy completely different stratospheres.

Jurgen Klopp's side are so far away that United can barely see them, which is to be expected as they barely got close enough on Tuesday night to smell the red jersey. By the way, they smell of success, which fans away from Manchester may not feel for a long time.

The only consolation for the United fans is that the season is getting closer to the match.

"It's embarrassing, it's frustrating, maybe even humiliating," Rangnick said after Tuesday's loss.

As Liverpool's season draws to a close, they can do what no other English side has done: a four-time win in the Premier League, Champions League, FA Cup and Champions League.

That's the same number of trophies United have won in a single season in nearly a decade. It could be another 10 years before they win the queue if Liverpool and Manchester City continue their era of dominance and United continue to be poorly managed and poorly trained.

Two or three transfer windows? Yes.

"When Jurgen Klopp arrived six years ago, there was a change at the club, and not only the team, but the club and the city, went to a new level," said United midfielder Bruno Fernandes. “It should happen to us in the next transfer window. They have better players than us. "There must be a reconstruction."

Liverpool are ready for the championship. We are not like that,” Fernandes added. “I don't need to be here and talk about the level difference. You need to look at yourself from above and understand what is wrong.

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From the second minute it became clear what the night would be like. Liverpool goalkeeper Alisson got past Fernandes with the first touch and calmly went into his defense, while United goalkeeper David de Gea was the first to send the ball into the Sir Kenny Dalglish stand without pressure.

He set the tone for the game, with United feeling unsettled and panicking in Rangnick's 5-4-1 formation with Phil Jones in third in central defence, while Liverpool were bold and confident.

Luis Diaz scored after five minutes and Mohamed Salah added a second after 22 minutes, his time since March 12. Both were fresh and well built - two things that Rangnick players seemed unfamiliar with.

Manchester United could hardly find another blue jersey, let alone create something of value. As they kicked the ball over the hold at the start of the second half, Cope cheered loudly for every pass they made.

You know it's bad when your closest rivals laugh at you.

After 10 minutes in the second half, the applause intensified even more sarcastically when United finally landed a shot in a short period where the visitors seemed a little competent, but a goal from Sadio Mane and another from Salah made it 4-0. 0. in aggregate after a 5-0 defeat to Liverpool at Old Trafford in October.

Liverpool were much better on Tuesday as they could get bored.

"We were significantly better in the first half and then it's very important to stay focused," Klopp said.

"I'm not here to humiliate opponents," Klopp added. “You are clearly in a difficult situation. We did what we had to do - 9:0, I don't care. This is something for the fans if they want to have fun. I know it won't last forever. "She will fight."

Rangnick's prediction of how long it will take United to face Liverpool is more of a hope than an expectation. This is based on the idea that the club has a clear hiring plan to move forward and easily ignores the fact that they spent a total of $130 million on Harry Maguire and Aaron Wan-Bissaka through 2019.

Maguire, who scored all four goals at Anfield, won't come close to this Liverpool squad, and Wan-Bissaka isn't even a United regular.

It speaks volumes that 19-year-old midfielder Hannibal Maybry came on as a substitute in six minutes and showed more courage and determination than most of his teammates combined. Eric ten Hag must enjoy the challenge if he wants to take on the task of bringing order to this mess.

There was a split at Anfield on Tuesday between teams moving in opposite directions. United are on track for their worst record since the formation of the Premier League as Liverpool continue their hunt for new heights.

The distance between them is almost great. They can also be found on different planets.

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