Can Man. United recover from humiliating Liverpool loss?

The Red Devils conceded their heaviest defeat against Liverpool in the past 126 years last Sunday and pressure has mounted on the team’s players and technical staff.

On matchday nine of the Premier League on Sunday, Oct. 24, Liverpool thrashed Manchester United 5-0 at Old Trafford thanks to early goals by Naby Keita and Diogo Jota and a hat-trick by Mohamed Salah.

Paul Pogba also received a red card some thirty minutes remaining in the second half.

Norwegian boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer accepted the responsibility of the loss, describing the hard night as “the darkest day I have had leading these players.”

"We were not good enough individually and as a team, [we] can't give a team like Liverpool those chances but unfortunately we did,” he told Sky Sports.

Almost a week has passed since the matchday and criticism against the Red Devil’s performance continues to pour in.

In one of the latest comments, former striker Wayne Rooney said the match “was not easy to watch”. He also targeted some of the players for not putting their all into the game. "I’m seeing too many players not willing to run back, not willing to defend and not willing to put everything on the line for that club and that’s not acceptable,” the current Derby County manager told reporters on Thursday.

He also described Solskjaer as a fighter who will “keep doing the right things, believing in what he believes in, and trying to get more out of those players.”

Manchester United is slated to face Tottenham Spurs on Saturday in the Premier League and have the chance to pull themselves out of the crisis. The match will certainly be a tough one both for the teams and for fans and other spectators who may want to try free bets UK for this encounter.

The Red Devils are seventh on the table with 14 points from nine matches. They have failed to secure any win in their past four games. Meanwhile, the Spurs stand one rank higher with one more point than the Red Devils.

Chelsea and Liverpool lead the table with 22 and 21 points respectively.

Speaking ahead of the Saturday match, Man United captain Harry Maguire pointed to the determination of the team to bounce back and recover from the humiliating night.

Maguire says the team have analyzed Sunday’s performance and looked at how they can improve. “That’s the most important thing now, we need to come together as a group and a club. We know our fans will be with us and come Saturday at Tottenham, like I said, they will be there in their numbers and I’m sure they’ll be singing and chanting and be right with us and getting behind us,” he said, according to the club’s website.

Following the Spurs match, United will focus on the UEFA Champions League where they are set to play Atalanta on November 2 in Italy.

And on November 6, they will host the reigning Premier League champions Manchester City.

The three tough matches may affect the future of Solskjaer in the team.