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Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
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Dan Marsh

Bastian Schweinsteiger left red-faced after blaming Man Utd star in Liverpool loss

Former Manchester United midfielder Bastian Schweinsteiger predicted that the Red Devils would stage a second-half comeback after falling behind against Liverpool - only to watch them ship another six goals in Sunday's humiliating 7-0 loss.

United had given a pretty good account of themselves during an even first-half at Anfield and were unfortunate not to be ahead before Cody Gakpo - a former Manchester United transfer target - broke the deadlock to nudge the hosts ahead.

Schweinsteiger, who spent two years at Old Trafford during his playing career, slammed Fred on social media for allowing the Dutch forward to cut inside from the left flank but predicted his old club would come out swinging in the second-half.

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