Manchester United legend Peter Schmeichel admits he felt like crying after watching Liverpool humiliate his former club in front of old boss Sir Alex Ferguson. The Reds inflicted another Old Trafford humbling on their bitter North West rivals when they romped to a 3-0 Premier League triumph on Sunday afternoon.
Schmeichel was watching from the stands with ex-United manager Ferguson as Luis Diaz scored twice and Mohamed Salah also grabbed a goal to maintain Liverpool’s 100% start to life under new head coach Arne Slot.
And as he spoke to Optus Sport with former United players Paul Scholes and Michael Owen – who also played for Liverpool – Schmeichel was moved to reveal the depth of his despair at his old club’s predicament that was ruthlessly exposed by the Reds.
“I’ve sat with Sir Alex today,” he said. “It’s really sad. I mean what he did for this football club everything that we enjoyed, the three of us, everything that we enjoyed, the great times and everything.
“He did something really extraordinary with this football club. And all of that is not there anymore. The club changed.”
United boss Erik ten Hag has had a net spend of £400million since taking charge just over two years ago but retains the backing of the club’s new ownership despite registering their lowest-ever Premier League position of eighth last season.
“Then you have somebody coming in running the club,” added Schmeichel. “They’ve supported the manager, they’ve given him money. We’ve played three games, we’ve lost two. I don’t see the difference.
“I could really cry because of that because I want this team to do really, really well.”
