Marcelo Bielsa's damning relegation admission after Leeds thrashed by Liverpool

Marcelo Bielsa has spoken openly about his concern regarding relegation after Leeds were hit for six at Anfield which leaves them three points above Burnley in 18th

Marcelo Bielsa admits he is concerned about the prospect of relegation after Leeds were hit for six by Liverpool.

The Whites are in their second season in the top flight having impressed upon their return to the Premier League.

This season though the Yorkshire outfit have not hit the same heights with injuries a major factor.

Nevertheless, their intense style of play is not leading to the same results it did 12 months ago under their Argentine coach.

Leeds sit three points above Burnley in 18th, but the Clarets have two games in hand, which has led Bielsa to be frank in his assessment of their predicament.

"My reaction is disappointment given the result we have obtained," he said after the Anfield drubbing.

Marcelo Bielsa is concerned about the possibility of relegation

"It has been difficult for us to adapt to the opponents and it has been difficult for us to get the ball to our forwards with clarity.

"We need to defend better and attack better - both things. We will fight to defend our position.

"The distances between the two teams we were never able to reduce them. In the second half we thought it would be difficult to play an even game but we wanted to prevent or avoid what ended up happening.

"A result like today you can't explain it with the absences.

"We are fighting relegation. Of course, it worries me, how is it not going to?"

Leeds were 3-0 down at the break after Mo Salah had twice scored from the spot.

Sadio Mane grabbed a brace in the second half with Virgil van Dijk making it 6-0 late on.

Whites midfielder Adam Forshaw referenced the notable absentees in the starting XI with Kalvin Phillips and Patrick Bamford both out injured.

Nevertheless, he admitted the manner of the defeat was likely to linger, insisting it isn't something that the players easily get over.

Liverpool smashed six past the Whites at Anfield

"Two different teams in class," he confessed.

"It is difficult coming to a place like this but we are missing big players, we have missed them through the season.

"Tonight feels like the end of the world but we are still in an OK position, we can't feel sorry for ourselves.

"It is hard not to let it affect you, I won't lie but the positives were the fans, they make you proud and that is what we can take from tonight, they are always there for us."

Leeds take on Tottenham at Elland Road this weekend.

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MU won Leeds: Maguire, Bruno and Sancho were praised, Ronaldo 'curses'

Man United won an impressive 4-2 victory right at Leeds' field. And social media has really exploded because of the performance of the Red Devils, Harry Maguire and Jadon Sancho. However, Cristiano Ronaldo is subject to many criticisms.

In the Leeds vs MU match in round 26 of the English Premier League, the Red Devils won with a dramatic score of 4-2. Maguire and Bruno helped MU take a 2-0 lead, but Rodrigo and Raphinha scored two goals in the first half to equalize the score. However, MU still has 3 points after Fred and Elanga scored in the last minutes.

After the match, fans were very excited for MU's performance:

- Maguire deserves to be the captain too.

- Bruno Fernandes is the best midfielder in the world.

- A superb performance.

- That's the Man United we want.

- 3 points, top 4 and a brave match.

Maguire scored his first goal in the Premier League 2021/22 and ended more than a year without scoring from MU's corner. Meanwhile, Bruno contributed 1 goal and 1 impressive assist.

However, it was Jadon Sancho who got the highest score. The £73m rookie topped the list for most passes, most touches in the box, most passes in the third third of the pitch and, importantly, two assists.

After the match, he received a rain of compliments from fans:

- Sancho is showing he's worth every penny.

- Sancho is a special player and United are lucky to have him.

- Rangnick is starting to know how to exploit Sancho.

- Rashford should look at Sancho and learn.

However, there is a star who was not honored after MU's victory. That's Cristiano Ronaldo. The Portuguese superstar missed an extremely delicious scoring situation after a cross like Paul Pogba's placed.

The situation happened in the 26th minute. After receiving a pass from Pogba from the left wing, Ronaldo rushed to approach the ball from a distance of about 3 meters. However, I don't understand why CR7 could not defeat goalkeeper Illan Meslier.

Ronaldo made a shot straight at the goalkeeper on the Leeds side, making many people regret it. On social networks, many MU fans criticized Ronaldo with heavy words:

Ronaldo just missed a shot at a distance of about 3 meters. Can not understand. How could Ronaldo not score in that situation. Ronaldo's embarrassing miss, causing Pogba to lose an assist. There are questions to Ronaldo when he misses this situation. It's shocking.

How did Ronaldo miss a good chance, and Maguire score in the same game?

3 points in this match helps Man United maintain 4th place in the Premier League table and is full of confidence before facing Atletico Madrid in the first leg of the 1/8 Champions League round in the middle of this week.

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