Manchester United head into the international break with two Premier League defeats to their name already.
An abysmal showing at Old Trafford this afternoon saw Arne Slot get one over on his Dutch compatriot, Erik ten Hag, in their first competitive meeting in England.
Goals from Luis Diaz and Mohamed Salah were enough for the Merseyside outfit to cruise to a 3-0 win on away soil, leaving the United players despondent come the full-time whistle after a second straight loss.
You’d struggle to pinpoint any player who really, without question, gave their all, though Alejandro Garnacho certainly put in more of a spirited shift than his wing counterpart Marcus Rashford, whose confidence looks shot to pieces after another turbulent period in his career.
Around the 69th-minute mark, Ten Hag opted to withdraw Garnacho in place of Amad Diallo, leaving Rashford to play out the remainder of the 90 minutes.
Reds fume over Garnacho’s early exit
Yet, the United faithful were quick to let their feelings on the substitution be known to the manager, as ‘thousands of fans’ were heard ‘booing the decision to take Garnacho off’, per Samuel Luckhurst.
The young Argentine scored the side’s only goal of the game in the Community Shield final last month and went on to set up Joshua Zirkzee’s debut goal in the season-opening win over Fulham. Rashford is yet to produce a contribution thus far but retains the backing of Ten Hag.
