If your opponent is stronger than you and your fighting spirit is far better than yours, then you will undoubtedly lose in the game. Manchester United's visit to Anfield is like this against Liverpool, in the game, only De Gea and the last-minute youngster Hannibal Mejebry dared to play against Liverpool, and many players have given up confrontation.
19-year-old midfielder Hannibal Mejebry, who came off the bench in the last 10 minutes of the game, although a mistake caused the goal to be conceded, but he boldly confronted Henderson and Nabi Keita on the field, and the very opponent was found guilty, but was praised by the famous Gary Neville.
"United actually need a young man to show how to sprint to grab the ball and shovel. I'm proud of him, he doesn't want to see Liverpool players pass the ball and I hope the rest of the Manchester United players do the same. The kid wasn't willing to be teased by Liverpool's passing, and he at least showed the momentum not to accept defeat. Fernandez is a good player, Manchester United has a lot of good players, they can play at a good level, but they are too fragile, they are finished, this season is out of play."
In contrast, although Liverpool had the winning ticket, the players on the field were still proactive, and Keita even stepped on manchester United's star Lingard. The interception was thought by Neville and Roy Keane to be a red card move, with referee Martin Atkinson not awarding a penalty. However, Keita's defensive action also shows Liverpool's determination to attack the four titles, they will never allow opponents to get even the slightest chance, which is a mentality that Manchester United must learn. Once the Red Devils had the advantage in the game, they relaxed easily, and after taking a 2-0 home lead over Norwich in the last round, they were equalized by their opponents at one point.
Against Liverpool, United lack the fighting spirit to recreate Norwich's achievements, especially the first half. The data shows that in the first 45 minutes, Manchester United scored zero shots, and many of the Red Devils fans who went to Anfield stadium to watch the game have been unable to contain their anger and chose to leave the game early at halftime.
Neville also confirmed the fact that Manchester United fans left at half-time: "Manchester United are too passive, Lonnick can't sit still, if he is not the manager, I am afraid he will leave. The performance was so bad that many Manchester United fans left the stadium early."
In fact, when United lost at home in the first leg of the season, Old Trafford also had a large number of spectators leave at half-time. Liverpool fans saw another interesting scene: "Anfield security forces Manchester United fans to stay and watch the whole game."
The remaining fans had to face another 45 minutes of suffering, with United conceding two more goals and losing four goals. In an interview with Sky Sports after the game, Manchester United midfielder Bruno Fernandez publicly apologised: "Obviously this is another bad result. I have nothing more to say. I don't think it's ever enough to apologize to the fans, but obviously there's nothing we can do right now. Fans shouldn't see games like this, they should get more from us."
"The fans supported us to the end, even in such a score still applauded the team, such lovely fans deserve better treatment. We have to improve ourselves, and that's the way things are. I think every player is running, everyone is working hard, and I don't think anyone is not 100% committed. We have to fight for ourselves, for the club, for the fans and for everyone. We had something to say, but that was said in the locker room. Now that it's all over, we have to think about the next game. Liverpool are fighting for the title and we don't have a goal to fight at the moment, you can see the difference in points and I don't need to stress about the difference in level anymore."
Asked why United were so far behind last year before Liverpool, B Fei said: "We have to look at ourselves and find out what went wrong from start to finish. We have to fight to the end, we have to do it, and if someone doesn't want to fight, don't kick. No one is upset and thinks it's over, we all have to understand, as long as there is still a game to fight, at least for the emblem."