‘Goodness me’… Alan Shearer assigns the blame for all three Manchester United goals against Liverpool

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Alan Shearer has taken aim at the state of Liverpool’s defending during their 3-2 loss against Manchester United on Sunday.Not for the first time this season, the Reds started in abysmal fashion at Old Trafford, finding themselves 2-0 down within 13 minutes.Though Benjamin Sesko’s goal should not have stood, Liverpool could easily have conceded more, with Shearer in disbelief at just how bad the likes of Virgil van Dijk, Andy Robertson and, latterly, Milos Kerkez were. Apparently United are allowed to handle balls into the net now 😤 Photo by James Gill – Danehouse/Getty Images Shearer tears Liverpool’s defence to piecesLiverpool supporters will not have been surprised by their team’s sloppiness at the start of Sunday’s game, having seen it far too many times all season long.Shearer has been critical of the Reds in recent times, and while analysing the three United goals on Sunday, he said that standards have not improved.“Their defending I thought was all over the place again,” he told BBC Match of the Day.

“And for large parts of this season that’s why they’re in the position they are and are having the season they are.”Looking back on the three goals, Shearer pointed out which players Liverpool fans should be the most annoyed with.READ MORE: Daniel Sturridge tells Arne Slot how to fix his Florian Wirtz problem after watching him vs Man UnitedPhoto by Mark Cosgrove/News Images/NurPhoto via Getty ImagesGoal number 1 – Robertson takes the blameLooking at Matheus Cunha’s opening goal, Shearer suggested that Andy Robertson’s clearing header back into the danger area was the defining moment.“I think that’s quite a simple header from Andy Robertson, he should be doing a lot better,” said the Premier League’s all-time top scorer.Goal number 2 – A litany of errors from Van Dijk, Robertson and KonateUnited’s second goal of the day was controversial, and though Liverpool can feel hard done by, they had plenty of chances to stop the situation around Sesko from arising.Taking the ball back to a simple Alexis Mac Allister giveaway in midfield, Shearer pointed out Virgil van Dijk, Ibrahima Konate and Robertson again as guilty parties. “When they lose the ball here [With Mac Allister], Van Dijk gets caught in no-man’s land.

Fernandes is a fantastic player, but I don’t think he should be winning that ball at the far post, against Andy Robertson and the quality of defender he is.”Goal number 3 – Kerkez should do betterWhile Sesko’s goal was arguably the most disappointing from a Liverpool point of view, Kobbie Mainoo’s winner was frustrating in just how avoidable it was.Here Kerkez seems to be the main focus of Shearer’s annoyance, with the pundit initially highlighting the Hungarian’s last-ditch tackle on Bryan Mbeumo just minutes before.“Have a look at the back line here, how far Kerkez is behind. “To be fair to him he does get across and the ball eventually but again it’s comical defending.On the goal, the former Newcastle striker claimed that Kerkez let himself down, with another Liverpool left-back beaten at the far post by another Man United forward.“He [Kerkez] has a look at Amad, he can see him, smallest man on the pitch, chips it in and he heads it at the far post,” he says.