David de Gea has broken his silence and sent a heartfelt message to Manchester United fans after conceding a staggering seven times against Liverpool on Sunday.
The Red Devils were in stunning form under Erik ten Hag since the end of the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, but United suffered a major collapse against Liverpool at Anfield.
Cody Gakpo fired Liverpool into a first-half lead with a stunning finish before Jurgen Kloppโs men blew United out of the water with a sensational second-half display.
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Gakpo completed his brace only five minutes after the brace, with both Darwin Nunez and Mohamed Salah scoring twice each in the second half.
Roberto Firmino, who is expected to leave Liverpool at the end of the season, completed Liverpoolโs 7-0 steamrolling of United in the 88th minute.
Following Unitedโs humiliating defeat, De Gea took to Twitter and acknowledged his sideโs โdisastrousโ display at Anfield and said he and his teammates have a โduty to this club.โ
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The 32-year-old Spaniard wrote: โI know these message [sic] donโt sit well on such a day.
โThis was a disastrous moment for us and these results shouldnโt happen, especially with the journey we are all on.
โWe have a duty to this club, a responsibility to represent the badge but we have many opportunities to look ahead, many games coming fast and we have to lock our focus on these.โ
United manager Ten Hag has called on his players to send a strong statement after their โunacceptableโ collapse against fierce Premier League rivals Liverpool.
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โWe have seen in the past we can bounce back. After Brentford, after Manchester City. This is definitely a strong setback and is unacceptable,โ he said.
โWe let the fans down and Iโm really disappointed and angry about it.
โIt is a reality check... Itโs a strong message [that] we get.โ
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Topics:ย David De Gea, Manchester United, Liverpool, Premier League, England, Football
Adnan Riaz