Erik ten Hag and Manchester United followed Sir Alex Ferguson's two golden rules vs Liverpool

Former Manchester United coach Rene Meulensteen has shed light on how Sir Alex Ferguson wanted his teams to play and it appears Erik ten Hag showed those principles against Liverpool on Sunday.

At times this campaign United have been criticised for looking directionless during matches with Ten Hag earning the brunt of the criticism. However, especially in extra-time, the Reds managed to perform in the sort of attacking manner that the fans have been crying out for.

Coincidentally in a piece for Coaches' Voices, Meulensteen recently highlighted the golden rules which Ferguson swore by and they are similar to how United approached the game against their bitter rivals on Sunday. "He had a few golden rules within that possession, which he outlined," the ex-United coach explained.

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"It was always about: 'Think forward, look forward, play forward, with the aim to break lines, find the pockets or the space in the back four, depending how deep or high the opposition are.' The other golden rule was: 'If centre-backs, full-backs or midfielders have time on the ball and there’s no pressure on the ball, I want to see runners.

"I want to see people coming from wide areas into the pockets. I want to see full-backs going forward, and wingers running in behind.

"If I see United attack, I want to see us attack with pace, power, penetration and unpredictability.'" This was in abundance on Sunday afternoon as Aaron Wan-Bissaka played high up the pitch, Marcus Rashford overlapped and Kobbie Mainoo broke out of midfield to cause problems of the Liverpool defence.

United avoided becoming predictable at Old Trafford and