Defeat to Liverpool Painful

Manchester United defender Patrice Evra admitted that defeat to Liverpool at Anfield this afternoon was painful and difficult to take.

The champions went down 2-0 to their bitter rivals with Fernando Torres and David Ngog scoring the goals for Rafael Benitez’s side in an eventful game which also saw Nemanja Vidic and Javier Mascherano receive their marching order.

Speaking to MUTV after the game, Evra conceded that the Red Devils had been poor and that he was frustrated by the result.

“The advice was to play our football but we didn’t do that and I don’t know why. Liverpool were aggressive but we didn’t play and that’s why it’s so frustrating to lose," he explained.

"I look more at the display of Manchester United and the display was poor today. Normally when United play we create at least five or six clear chances but we only had the one when Valencia hit the crossbar. It’s not enough if you want to win against Liverpool.”

The Frenchman also revealed how it felt to lose to the Merseysiders and admitted the defeat would take a few days to get over. 

"[Losing to Liverpool] is the most pain you can have when you play for United. There was a big silence in the dressing room afterwards and we will need a few days to recover from this big disappointment for us, for the staff, for the fans,” he added.

“Now I think we need to do what we did last year – win the league after losing to Liverpool. We also need to make sure we show the real United team at Old Trafford.”