What a difference a week makes.
Exactly seven days after Erik ten Hag had forgotten to pick up the Carabao Cup at the end of his press conference at Wembley, the Dutchman was publicly accusing his players of failing to "fulfil their jobs" in the immediate aftermath of Manchester United's heaviest defeat in almost a century. Sunday's 7-0 battering to Liverpool at Anfield was a new low in the club's history and a result, unfortunately, that is not likely to be forgotten anytime soon.
After being hammered 4-0 on their last visit to Anfield 11 months ago, United arrived on Merseyside a different beast, fuelled by fresh optimism. Their resurrection under Ten Hag this season meant that their supporters in the away end were feeling optimistic about seeing their team score at Anfield for the first time since Jesse Lingard found the back of the net in Jose Mourinho's final game in charge in December 2018.
