Shaw: We must take more responsibility for our individual performances

Manchester United were defeated 5-0 by Liverpool on Sunday. The unbalanced performance of Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s team was not surprising, given their narrow wins recently. However, the magnitude of the defeat is still shocking to those who expected the Red Devils to fight for victory at Old Trafford.

In a post-match interview, Man United defender Luke Shaw spoke about his side’s performance.

"We are extremely disappointed, it is not good enough, and it hurts a lot,

" he told

MUTV

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"I think football is obviously a team sport, we are in it together and we are all together. But I think, as individuals, we need to take responsibility for some of the actions tonight.

"Personally, that is of course why I am here, I am not hiding inside. I know I was not at my best tonight, I know I was not good enough, and of course I will take some responsibility for that.

"It is something that we shouldn't allow. We are at one of the best clubs in the world, one of the biggest clubs in the world, playing at our home stadium in front of all these fans. It shouldn't happen.”

Solskjaer

the defeat as his “darkest day” as the Red Devils’ coach. This was Manchester United’s biggest defeat against the Reds since 1895, which will certainly increase the pressure on the Norwegian manager.

Shaw added:

"We should be much better in these games and especially in key moments. We had a big chance in the first minute or so. If that goes in, maybe we could be looking at a different game, but that is not to blame anyone. I am not here to blame individuals. It is a team game.

"I just want to thank the fans because 5-0 down is never easy for them and, of course, it is not easy for us, but they stuck with us, they carried on singing and they could have easily left the stadium. We would have totally understood that with the way we performed and the scoreline, but they stuck with us, they kept on singing and we really appreciate that. I can only apologise for the performance.”

Solskjaer is not alone when it comes to criticism from the media. Manchester United players, including Cristiano Ronaldo, have faced serious criticism for their defensive work rate in recent weeks.

"I know we can better, I know we have to be better. I think it is not just us as players. The whole club needs to have a look at ourselves to see what went wrong and what is going wrong. We need to reflect on that and we need to do something about it,”

Shaw added.

"It is not good enough for the standards this club sets. We should be challenging for leagues and for trophies. We haven't been doing that for a while now. It is not what this club expects. We all want to be doing that but with performances like that there is no way we can be doing that. We have to be honest, we have to be honest with ourselves in the changing room, speak about it."

Shaw says the Liverpool defeat was predictable based on the Red Devils’ recent performances.

"This result was coming. In past games where we've won, we haven't been at our best. We felt that inside the dressing room and today we have to reflect and we have to move on from this because it hurts," Shaw added.

"I think we all know when we're at our best we're capable of playing well. It's not just a team, it's individuals who are not at their best. Me, myself, I'm not. I need to look at myself, see what I'm doing wrong and focus on that.

"At times in the game, we're far too easy to play through against, not just today but it's been a number of games now where it's been happening bit by bit and we can feel that in each game.

"It happened today and, against a great team like Liverpool, they're going to punish us and they did."

Manchester United are set to face another difficult test when they meet Tottenham in a league game on Saturday.

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