Man United Begin Ten Hag Tenure With Impressive Liverpool Win

13th July 2022

Three first-half goals set Man United on the way to the morale-boosting win as their starting line-up featured more players that are set to feature in the new season

Manchester United's French striker Anthony Martial (R) and Manchester United's Portuguese midfielder Bruno Fernandes celebrate during the exhibition football match between English Premier League teams Manchester United and Liverpool FC at Rajamangala National Stadium in Bangkok on July 12, 2022. PHOTO | AFP
Manchester United's French striker Anthony Martial (R) and Manchester United's Portuguese midfielder Bruno Fernandes celebrate during the exhibition football match between English Premier League teams Manchester United and Liverpool FC at Rajamangala National Stadium in Bangkok on July 12, 2022. PHOTO | AFP
SUMMARY
  • Manchester United began their life under new manager Erik ten Hag with a resounding victory as they beat Liverpool 4-0 in a friendly in Thailand on Tuesday
  • Jadon Sancho opened the scoring before Fred and Anthony Martial increased United's lead against a Liverpool side that made 21 changes across the 90 minutes

Manchester United began their life under new manager Erik ten Hag with a resounding victory as they beat Liverpool 4-0 in a friendly in Thailand on Tuesday.

Three first-half goals set Man United on the way to the morale-boosting win as their starting line-up featured more players that are set to feature in the new season.

Jadon Sancho opened the scoring before Fred and Anthony Martial increased United's lead against a Liverpool side that made 21 changes across the 90 minutes.

Young Uruguayan Facundo Pellistri added a fourth near the end as, in front of over 50,000 enthusiastic supporters in the Thai capital, Liverpool were made to pay for a combination of their profligacy at one end and defensive errors at the other.

It is, of course, only the start of pre-season, with some Liverpool players literally returning from holiday in the hours before Saturday's tour departure.

Jurgen Klopp included half-hour cameos for new signings Darwin Nunez and Fabio Carvalho as they did well to fit into the Liverpool playing style.

Sancho's finish was calm, Martial's clinical. If Marcus Rashford had taken another opportunity, offensively, United would have been almost perfect.

In addition, David de Gea needed to make four good saves, including one to deny Nunez, who was among Jurgen Klopp's final tranche of substitutes. They also included Mohamed Salah, who curled a shot against the post in the latter stages.