Man United vs Liverpool

Even before Manchester United's three-goal first-half flurry, it was clear the tenets Erik ten Hag had been meticulously drilling into his players ...

Fluidity in the front three is likely to be a key part of United's play under Ten Hag this season. Pellistri and Amad combined well for the fourth goal, finding a way through Andrew Robertson and Virgil van Dijk to put the game to bed. The duo made their senior debuts together against Young Boys in the Champions League at Old Trafford last season under Ralf Rangnick and will be hoping to get more first-team minutes under Ten Hag this season. Some will say the mass substitutions could have been a reaction to going 2-0 behind, but it was likely to have been the plan all along. Liverpool's big-hitters, Fabinho, Darwin Nunez, Andy Robertson, Thiago, Mohamed Salah, Virgil van Dijk and Trent Alexander-Arnold were all introduced with 30 minutes to play. But the 22-year-old looked comfortable on that right-hand side and was far more confident in his overall play. The early signs were promising. But an underwhelming start on his return to England eventually saw Sancho shifted back to the left as Marcus Rashford struggled for form and fitness. The German boss started a second-string side before making 10 changes after 30 minutes. With pre-season under a new manager focused predominantly on physical and tactical conditioning and getting players to believe in your principles and philosophy, United's players scored well. Thankfully, Martial's second coming could be better than his first. It made for a compelling watch.

Manchester United got the Erik ten Hag era off to an ideal start in Bangkok with a 4-0 win over Liverpool, who changed all outfield players every half an ...

Ten Hag was relentless regarding the drilling of players, whether the activity was an overlarge rondo, involving the centre circle, a small-sided game or a full-blown contest of attack versus defence. This was also a first pre-season match for Liverpool, and the German’s players were half-baked and sluggish in front of goal, where United excelled, in what finished as a fine 4-0 win. United’s lineup could have been plucked from any outing last term that predated the January loan of Martial and missed Cristiano Ronaldo, who is not on tour. Fábio Carvalho and Luis Díaz each went close in a comical red-shirted montage that featured a powder-puff McTominay header, only the goal frame stopping an equaliser. We have to work really hard to cut out the mistakes but we are happy with the first game.” And will hardly prove to be unless Ten Hag possesses the type of managerial magic Jürgen Klopp, who changed his 10 outfield players every half an hour, and Pep Guardiola possess.

BANGKOK, Thailand -- Erik ten Hag got off to a dream start as Manchester United manager by kicking off the summer tour of Thailand and Australia with a ...

Fred made it 2-0 on 30 minutes with a wonderful clipped finish which sailed over Alisson before Martial -- back at the club after a loan spell at Sevilla -- robbed Rhys Williams on the sideline to race towards Alisson and score for United for the first time since October. Klopp waited until the final 30 minutes to throw on his big hitters including Virgil van Dijk, Thiago, Mohamed Salah and new £85 million striker Darwin Nunez and although Nunez forced De Gea's replacement, Tom Heaton, into a good save it was United who scored again on 77 minutes when Pellistri finished off a slick counter-attack started off by a surging run from Eric Bailly. BANGKOK, Thailand -- Erik ten Hag got off to a dream start as Manchester United manager by kicking off the summer tour of Thailand and Australia with a comfortable 4-0 win over Liverpool.