06 March 2023 , 10:15
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Jamie Carragher is taking full advantage of Liverpool's famous win against Manchester United to wind up fellow Sky Sports pundit Gary Neville.
Jurgen Klopp's side thrashed their bitter rivals 7-0 at Anfield on Sunday. Braces from Mohamed Salah, Cody Gakpo and Darwin Nunez - plus Robert Firmino's late strike - gave Liverpool their biggest ever win against United and left Erik ten Hag's side humiliated.
United legend Neville, who scoffed at the idea of a home win before kick-off, was mocked by Liverpool icon Carragher throughout the game. The banter did not stop there, either, as Carragher has switched his profile picture on Twitter to a glum photo of Neville.
After Liverpool's fifth goal on Sunday, Carragher took a selfie of him and Neville. Unsurprisingly, a deflated Neville just stared into the camera and showed little emotion. Carragher, meanwhile, was smiling with utter delight at the remarkable scoreboard.
Carragher posted that selfie on social media and it immediately went viral. Now, Carragher has zoomed in on Neville's glum face to make it his profile picture. It is unlikely Neville will be following suit over the coming days, as he comes to terms with United's loss.
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The Red Devils conceded six goals during the second half to complete an astonishing collapse. Neville was furious with United at full-time. He was particularly annoyed with stand-in captain Bruno Fernandes, who produced a woeful display on Merseyside.
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"That first 40 minutes was what I would call a classic away performance at Anfield," said Neville during his post-match analysis for Sky Sports. "Manchester United weathered the storm and it looked like they were going to get that goal and go ahead at half-time.
"The second-half has been an absolute disgrace, a shambles. They have not been epitomised more than Bruno Fernandes, who has been embarrassing - a shambles - in this game... Ten Hag will deal with it I'm sure, like he's dealt with other difficult issues."
It was thought United had turned a corner under Ten Hag. They won the Carabao Cup final against Newcastle and knocked Barcelona out of the Europa League last month. They are also third in the Premier League and set for Champions League qualification.
Yet Sunday's loss - as well as their heavy defeats to Brentford (4-0) and Manchester City (6-3) earlier in the season - suggest United are still capable of capitulating when the going gets tough. They suffered 5-0 and 4-0 league defeats to Liverpool last term, too.
Ten Hag's defence is also looking fragile. United (35) have now conceded more Premier League goals than West Ham (33) this season... and the Hammers were thumped 4-0 at Brighton on Saturday. It would be naive to describe Sunday's result as just a blip.
Ten Hag admitted, "It is quite obvious, it was unprofessional... as a team you have to stick together. That is what we didn’t do. It is a surprise for me, I didn’t see this from my team. I don’t think it is us. I don’t think it is Manchester United. It was really bad, really poor."