BANGKOK (Reuters) – Manchester United acquired their pre-season off to a flying start with a 4-0 rout of rivals Liverpool in Thailand on Tuesday, giving new supervisor Erik ten Hag a giant increase in his first match in cost.
Liverpool seemed jaded and on the again foot for a lot of the match in opposition to a United group with superior health who capitalised on a collection of first-half errors in Bangkok with three targets within the area of 21 minutes.
Liverpool had the most effective of the early motion earlier than United opened the scoring after 12 minutes when a Bruno Fernandez cross was poorly dealt with by the Liverpool defence, permitting Jadon Sancho to hearth into backside nook.
Liverpool got here shut to an equaliser quickly after when new signing Fabio Carvalho’s shot beat goalkeper David de Gea and cannoned off the far submit, with Luis Diaz latching onto the ball within the ensuing scramble and hitting the upright.
But United remained in management, with possibilities for Marcus Rashford and Scott McTominay troubling Liverpool.
United doubled their lead on the half hour mark when Fernandez and Anthony Martial linked up earlier than laying the ball off to Fred, whose deft end sailed over outstretched keeper Alisson Becker.
United made it 3-0 three minutes later when Martial dispossessed substitute Rhys Williams and coolly lifted the ball over the advancing Alisson, whereas Diogo Dalot nearly added a fourth when his angled shot struck the submit.
Managers Juergen Klopp and Ten Hag made 10 adjustments round halftime, after which Liverpool emerged higher organised, with possibilities from their 75 million euros ($75.42 million) striker Darwin Nunez and Mohamed Salah, who was pissed off late on by De Gea and the woodwork.
But United accomplished the demolition with 14 minutes left, Facundo Pellistri latching onto an Eric Bailly move on the counter and changing with ease after a one-two with Amad Diallo.
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(Reporting by Martin Petty; Editing by Ken Ferris)
