What Lisandro Martinez did at full-time after Manchester United beat Liverpool FC
manchestereveningnews.co.ukManchester United posted their first win of the Erik ten Hag era at Old Trafford on Monday evening, beating arch rivals Liverpool 2-1.
Goals either side of the half-time interval from Jadon Sancho and Marcus Rashford fired the Reds into a two-goal lead before Liverpool pulled one back late on via a Mohamed Salah header.
It was nothing more than what United deserved, with their performance being the best that they had produced in months. United set their stall out from the off, making it their mission to set a high tempo and press Liverpool relentlessly.
Ten Hag's decision to make four changes to his starting line-up, despite it being very brave, worked wonders. READ MORE: Four things spotted in Manchester United training as Liverpool win has clear impact on squad One of his four changes saw club captain Harry Maguire dropped to the bench, meaning Raphael Varane was handed his first start of the season.
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