United had started the weekend bottom of the Premier League, but moved above Liverpool on a massive night for their new Dutch manager. theSun theSundaily tenhagball ManchesterUnited MULIV Liverpool PremierLeague
Manchester United's Dutch manager Erik ten Hag looks on as Manchester United's Portuguese striker Cristiano Ronaldo comes on to replace Manchester United's English striker Marcus Rashford during the English Premier League football match between Manchester United and Liverpool at Old Trafford in Manchester/AFPPIX: Erik ten Hag secured his first win as Manchester United manager as goals from Jadon Sancho and Marcus Rashford beat Liverpool 2-1 at Old Trafford on Monday.
United fans began the evening by marching on Old Trafford in protest at the decade of decline overseen by the club’s owners, the Glazer family. Ten Hag responded to the concession of four goals inside 35 minutes at Brentford by dropping Cristiano Ronaldo and captain Harry Maguire among four changes. Defensive disorganisation has been a repeated failing of Liverpool’s winless start to the season and they failed to learn their lesson for the opening goal on 16 minutes.
Alisson Becker was then forced to tip Eriksen’s dipping free-kick over before the visitors were able to restore some order in the closing stages of the first half. With Thiago Alcantara and Naby Keita out injured, the 36-year-old Milner showed his age and Klopp had precious few options to turn to on the bench with new €75 million striker Darwin Nunez serving the first of a three-match ban for being sent off on his home debut.