MANCHESTER, England: Marcus Rashford and Bruno Fernandes struck as Manchester United beat Real Betis 4-1 on Thursday and began the healing process after Sunday’s humiliating 7-0 rout by Liverpool.
Erik ten Hag’s players delivered a rousing response to the defeat at Anfield, with the Europa League quarterfinals within reach after a commanding round-of-16 first-leg win.
Antony and Wout Weghorst were also on target at Old Trafford, with Ayoze Perez scoring for Betis. United could have taken an even more commanding lead into next week’s second leg after Weghorst, Rashford and Antony all failed to capitalize on further openings.
Ten Hag had given his players the chance to make amends for Sunday by naming an unchanged lineup to the one at Liverpool. It had the desired effect, with Rashford smashing United in front after six minutes.