The Anfield side is now without a win in three Premier League matches after goals from Daley Blind, Ander Herrera and debutant Anthony Martial condemned it to defeat, despite the Belgium international’s stunning overhead kick.
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“I thought in the first half we were fairly organised but technically could have been much better with the ball”.
Once again, Christian Benteke was isolated up front on his own and you wonder when Rodgers bought him if he isn’t going to play to his strengths. Said Benteke on Liverpool’s display at Old Trafford. The next three matches saw the Reds only take 1 point, with a fortunate draw against Arsenal followed by two losses at the hands of West Ham and Manchester United ensuring that their good start would be in vain.
“We’re disappointed with the free-kick”, continued the Liverpool boss.
Both teams were content to sit back and didn’t show much ambition, with United taking the initiative at half-time and reaping the rewards. “The only positive for me is that we had a defeat here last year and we got better”. So it was 0-0 at halftime, we’re OK and looking to play better in the second half.
“I don’t understand this obsession with playing 4-3-3”, Carragher said.
If you spend £300m as Liverpool manager you shouldn’t have a centre-back playing left-back, a striker playing left-wing and two centre-backs who would struggle to get into any other starting 11 for a top 10 side. Suddenly, he has lost those key players and it is very difficult to replace them.
With seven points from their first five games, they are already eight adrift of leaders Manchester City.
The England striker, who spent most of the summer undergoing rehabilitation in the United States, returned to full training with the rest of the squad this week after recovering from a hip operation in May.
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When Liverpool managed to get the ball they pumped it up to the lone figure of Benteke. If you look at Saturday … they looked like they’d never played together before, which makes sense.
