Posted on: 05:50 Fri, 11 Mar 2016



Manchester United on Thursday lost the first leg of the second knockout stage of their Europa league campaign to Liverpool at the Anfield.

Daniel Sturridge scored from the spot after Memphis Depay committed a foul in the 18 yard box before Firminho sealed defeat after Michael Carrick made a mistake in his own box.

Speaking after the match, Manchester United coach Lo u i s Van Gaal said Liverpool deserved to win.

“I have to say that Liverpool created an
atmosphere that was fantastic. They played very good in the first half and we could not cope with their pressure. David de Gea was fantastic. But we had a cheap penalty and in the second half we changed the shape. We had much more contribution to the game but we didn’t create enough.

“They scored another cheap goal, he was
offside, and that is difficult. Losing 2-0 is a
difficult result for us but we have to create an atmosphere like that next week.

“Liverpool deserved it. I haven’t seen [the
incident with Marouane Fellaini] but I have to say that Fellaini was one of the best players on the pitch.”