Manchester United Players Were Screaming And Shouting At Each Other At Anfield

Manchester United players were screaming and shouting at each other at half-time before rallying to beat Liverpool on Sunday.

United had been second best at Anfield, relying on keeper David de Gea to keep them in the game and Liverpool Mamadou Sakho claimed he heard Louis van Gaal's side angrily rowing during the break and Morgan Schneiderlin has come out to confirm that the atmosphere was heated.  Sakho said “United were lucky and they know it, we could hear them shouting in the dressing room at half-time”

Morgan Schneiderlin argued that a failure to press Liverpool quickly enough was the reason for the anger saying “In the first half, we didn't win enough second balls. Sometimes we won the first ball but not the second ball. When we came into the dressing room after the first half, there was some screaming and shouting but of course that is normal because in a derby you cannot lose the battle. Liverpool are a very high-pressing team and we knew if we kept a clean sheet we would have a chance to win the game”.

Wayne Rooney clinched a winner in the 78th minute, his first goal at Anfield for 11 years and that was his 176th top-flight goal for United, making him the highest goalscorer for any one club in the Premier League era.