The defeat leaves United with two defeats from their three matches this season as pressure mounts on manager Erik ten Hag after the club’s decision to stick with him over the summer.
By contrast Ten Hag’s Dutch compatriot Slot has enjoyed a stunning start to life at Liverpool since replacing Jurgen Klopp, winning all three of his Premier League matches so far without conceding a goal.
Former United goalkeeper Schmeichel kept Ferguson company in the Old Trafford stands during the match, and said the hosts’ result and performance wasn’t befitting of everything the 13-time Premier League winning manager achieved.
“I was sat with Sir Alex today, it was really sad,” the Dane told Premier League Productions. “What he did for this football club. Everything that we enjoyed. The great times. Everything.
“To sit with him and he is watching this. That, for me, is really, really sad that he is watching that. He did something really extraordinary with this football club. All of that is not there anymore.”
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