Manchester United reborn in superb win over Liverpool at Old Trafford

Manchester United could not have looked more different to the side that opened the season with two defeats, as they produced a fine performance to beat Liverpool 2-1 at Old Trafford on Monday night.

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Erik ten Hag had endured a terrible start to life as United boss, losing meekly to Brighton and Brentford, but the improvement from those defeats was absolutely vast against Jurgen Klopp’s men.

It was the high-energy, committed, aggressive performance that fans had been hoping for, and the Red Devils proved to have too much for their opponents, not just in vim and vigour but also quality.

Jadon Sancho scored the first goal early in the second half with a remarkably cool bit of control and a finish to match.

Marcus Rashford who, much like Sancho, has been struggling for form for some time, also showed why he is starting for Manchester United by surging past the backline and expertly finishing past Alisson Becker.

United had been comfortably the better team but things got very nervy for them at the death after Mohamed Salah nodded past David de Gea with 10 minutes to play, but they held on.

Ten Hag had gambled on not picking his biggest name in Cristiano Ronaldo or his captain Harry Maguire, both of whom were left on the bench, but it paid off for the Dutchman, who will be hoping this is the start of something special under his stewardship as he picks up his first victory.

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