'Weakness' - Matthijs de Ligt confirms Man Utd targeted Liverpool pair

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Milos Kerkez has faced criticism in recent weeks (Image: Getty Images) De Ligt has now revealed that United deliberately targeted the Hungarian, along with right-back Conor Bradley, admitting that the Red Devils viewed Liverpool's full-back positions as a "weakness." "We knew that Liverpool had weaknesses, and that's their full-backs," he confessed to ViaPlay. Jeremie Frimpong later came on for Mohamed Salah as a right-winger, with United's winning goal originating from the Liverpool right-hand side after their first goal resulted from a play down the Reds' left defence.

With Mbeumo and Cunha they've gone for a different approach with a bit more pace." Meanwhile, former Reds defender Stephen Warnock also criticized Kerkez's performance, questioning his partnership with Virgil van Dijk on the left-hand side of the Liverpool defence. "Kerkez and Van Dijk's relationship on this left-hand side is not working," he commented on BBC Radio 5 Live.

Far too vulnerable to the turnover of possession." Liverpool legend Jamie Carragher also expressed his confusion over the Reds' defensive struggles on Kerkez's side. "Normally the right hand side of Liverpool's defence gets punished.