Manchester United are Crumbling and falling apart as Liverpool can smell blood in top four hunt

Manchester United are Crumbling and falling apart as Liverpool can smell blood in top four hunt

Manchester United slipped to a dismal defeat to relegation strugglers West Ham after a horrific mistake by David de Gea boosted Liverpool’s confidence to catch up with them.

They collapse.

In a position of strength and in the almost certain top 4, Manchester United is collapsing. Liverpool, smelling of Champions League blood and football, thunder down the tracks now knowing they matter.

Regardless of what happens in the remaining weeks of this season, Said Benrahma’s winner and subsequent surrender encapsulates the brutal nature of the summer expulsion that Erik ten Hag has faced.

It’s not just David De Gea’s bad reactions to the decisive goal in the 27th minute. Or the fact that West Ham should have also been awarded a stonewall penalty for Victor Lindelof’s handball in first-half stoppage time.

It was everything. Bruno Fernandes points and moans once again instead of influencing the game.

United’s midfield overrun, the Reds’ under-besieged backline in such a stranglehold from West Ham’s relentless attacks that you could almost see them trying to say their safe word.

Never mind the Carabao Cup win and FA Cup final hanging over the cracks. Both confirm that Ten Hag has done wonders to restore confidence, win silverware and put United in a position where they could finish with a brace.

Instead, focus on the numbers. United have now won just one of their last eight trips to London – against Fulham in November. Away against top 10 sides, they have collected just 4 out of 27 points. They have scored just 49 goals, three less than Brentford.

Without the class of Rafael Varane and the industry of Lisandro Martinez, they couldn’t win an egg and spoon race.

For his winner, Benrahma was allowed to grab the ball on the half way line, run at Luke Shaw and Lindelof and let fly from so far back he was in nearby Docklands. De Gea was slow to react and has now made four errors leading to a goals in all competitions this season – the joint-most of any Premier League player, along with Tottenham’s Hugo Lloris.

United did have early chances. But Fernandes, Antony and Christian Eriksen all sent efforts diagonally wide when they should have scored in the first 15 minutes.

Also as to why Tomas Soucek and Aaron Wan Bissaka were allowed to continue after sustaining head injuries which stopped play for several minutes so that they could be treated. Are we serious about concussion substitutes or not?

United’s first shot on target came 11 minutes after half time from Wout Weghorst, substituted soon afterwards for Martial. It says it all. West Ham will easily be safe. United should get down on their knees and be thankful that their next three games are at home.

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Liverpool squad numbers available for Alexis Mac Allister and other potential singings 

As Jurgen Klopp rebuilds his squad in the transfer market, Liverpool will have recognizable shirt numbers available to newcomers

If all the clues and reports come true, as many believe, Liverpool will have a busy summer transfer window.

Jürgen Klopp expects some players to join the squad. Only time will tell who exactly these players are.

Connection with transfers to Liverpool in recent weeks and months. However, nothing has been confirmed regarding the concrete new arrivals. Some are mentioned much more often than others.

Some of the players linked with the summer move to Liverpool include Chelsea’s Mason Mount and Conor Gallagher, Bayern Munich’s Ryan Gravenberch, Brighton’s Alexis Mac Allister and Bayern Munich’s Mason Mount and Ryan Gravenberch. And if any of these transactions occur, you need a back issue.

When a new signing joins the team for the first time, it’s always interesting to see what number they’ve been assigned. And some familiar songs should be available for Liverpool this summer. Numbers 10, 12, 16, 24, 25 and many more are currently free. This summer, however, a few more should be added.

When his contract expires this summer, Roberto Firmino is already expected to leave the team. When this happens, new signings may wear the number 9 shirt.

With Brighton reportedly close to signing the veteran, James Milner appears to be another free agent likely to leave this summer. The famous No.7 jersey would be available at the end of the season if that were the case.

Naby Keta, Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain and Adrian are some other players whose contracts are up for renewal. Although nothing has been officially announced, it is becoming increasingly likely that they will follow Firmino and Milner out of Anfield this summer and release numbers 8, 13 and 15.

Of course, it’s also conceivable that some of the former Liverpool players will wear a different shirt number next season. Harvey Elliott, who was previously 57, experienced this last summer when he was given number 19. Luis Dáz’s number 23 shirt is now worn by Darwin Néez. For the upcoming season, both may receive new songs, but at the moment there is only speculation.

Since Sadio Mane left Liverpool for Bayern Munich at the end of last season, the number 10 shirt has remained empty. If not a new signing, perhaps one of the players on the current roster will get the recognizable number.