The Reds were beaten at the Estadio Nuevo Mirandilla after conceding two goals in each half, as Erik used the fixture as an opportunity to rotate his squad.
Despite Anthony Martial’s first-half penalty and Kobbie Mainoo’s deflected effort after the break, goals from Carlos Garcia, Anthony Lozano, Ruben Sobrino and Tomas Alarcon meant United succumbed to defeat, in the first match of our winter training camp in Spain.
After the match, Erik expressed his disappointment in the way his side started the match.
“It is quite clear. We were not awake, still sleeping, [in] first 15 minutes,” he said in a post-match interview with MUTV’s Ben Ibson and former Red Danny Webber.