Man Utd

The Erik ten Hag era is well and truly underway as Manchester United produced an astonishing 2-1 victory over their historic rivals Liverpool last night.

[August 22, 2022] Ten Hag’s first competitive win as United boss was a night that will live long in the memory.

Ex-Manchester United midfielder Bastian Schweinsteiger has claimed Liverpool were the better team in their 2-1 loss at Old Trafford.

But was it the way United want to play football? United did have the right attitude and spirit, though. [BBC Radio Five Live](https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/articles/c2vpwwel48po) the German said: "I support United of course and I'm very happy they won the match.

Sky Sports pundit Jamie Carragher argued in the wake of Liverpool's 2-1 loss, which left them five points behind champions Manchester City and without a win ...

"However, there is no doubt Liverpool need more in midfield. They did it with him when they couldn't get him and they didn't go and buy another centre back. Klopp was also without Diogo Jota, Joel Matip, Ibrahima Konate and the suspended Darwin Nunez, but the absences do not make it any more likely that Liverpool will enter into the transfer market. "Klopp is not daft. "Jurgen Klopp is not daft," the former Liverpool defender said. "They do have lots of numbers there.

Manchester United finally got their season going with a home win over Liverpool. The Red Devils have endured a torrid start to the Premier League campaign, ...

Sure, there’s a time and a place for over the top, epic lines of commentary. Then came the second for United, in vintage, counterattacking fashion. To put it lightly, he just gets it. And of course it had to be a Rashford goal, assisted by a returning Anthony Martial, in front of the Stretford End. Thankfully, Peter Drury was on shift that night. Drury has become a bit of a fan favourite and somewhat of a cultural phenomenon over the last few years for his continuously epic pieces of commentary.

Football journalist David Ornstein assesses the impact of United's win over Liverpool in our new match podcast.

"I thought Marcus Rashford answered his critics," the journalist told us. I thought he made up for any lack of height with an imposing physical performance, positionally perfect. United players, fans, staff, execs were in no uncertain terms aware of how much this meant and I just felt that gave them the edge. "With all that in mind, the result didn't surprise me. UTD Podcast host Sam Homewood guides you through the rollercoaster of emotions that was our electrifying Premier League win over Liverpool at Old Trafford, with a stellar cast of contributors. There’s even a late cameo from the great Stormzy.

Manchester United's stadium was electric for the Liverpool game and it's no less than the boss expected from the fans.

That electricity left me with a spring in my step as I made my way out to the surrounding streets around Old Trafford. It was evident in the players' performance that they felt that backing too. “But we have to give the example out on the pitch, we must have the right attitude and that attitude means hard work but also especially, it means being brave.

Trent Alexander-Arnold had an evening to forget against Manchester United on Monday night. While the cliché that Liverpool's star right-back can'

Do people then take that rhetoric too far and run with it to the point of pure silliness? No doubt similar clips to the one of Alexander-Arnold for Sancho’s goal could be pulled up for any defender, but the point is more that it was symptomatic of a generally poor performance and worrying run of form. As we all know, though, Alexander-Arnold is one of the best full-backs of the 21st century and you can bet your bottom dollar that he’ll come back with a point to prove having struggled against United. Without a shadow of a doubt, but we can’t allow all the ridiculousness to cloud the valid point at the heart of it all. And while it’s hard not to conclude that the commentary borders on harsh, there’s no denying that the footage paints a damning picture of Alexander-Arnold’s contribution to the crucial goal – check it out: But one thing that can’t be disputed regardless of what the numbers say is Alexander-Arnold’s less than ideal contribution to United’s opening goal that ultimately set the tone for the evening.

Manchester United have been boosted in their pursuit of a £68million star as it has emerged that he 'wants' to move to Old Trafford ahead of the deadline.

[nine-cap](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/antony/nationalmannschaft/spieler/602105/verein_id/3439) Brazil international would not agitate to become one of the highest earners at Old Trafford. [£19,000-per-week](https://salarysport.com/football/player/antony/) at Ajax. [understood](https://theathletic.com/3522014/2022/08/21/antony-manchester-united-ajax-squad-transfer/) that the Ajax board are discussing Antony’s potential fee, but the expectation is that they will demand £84.8million. “He knows Erik ten Hag very, very well. It just will now come down to whether Manchester United can raise that price.” [79 times](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/antony/leistungsdatentrainer/spieler/602105/plus/0/verein/610/trainer_id/3816) during their spell together in Amsterdam, but it is down to the Red Devils to meet Ajax’s demands.

Erik ten Hag saw his Manchester United side produce the perfect response after a challenging week as they beat Liverpool to record their first win of the ...

Ten Hag was said to have been left physically shattered by the experience - but his pain made a deep impression on his players. Ten Hag infuriated his squad by cancelling their day off and ordering them to report for duty at the club’s Carrington training base just 24 hours after the chastening 4-0 defeat. A United source revealed Ten Hag printed off withering quotes from pundits and stuck them up at the Red Devils' training ground complex and in the dressing room. But they stunned Jurgen Klopp's side 2-1 at Old Trafford on Monday with a performance that suggested Ten Hag can turn their fortunes around and lead them back to success. It is understood Maguire was told as early as last Thursday he would not start against Liverpool, with Ten Hag preferring Raphael Varane and Lisandro Martinez in central defence. Ten Hag used that reverse as a motivating factor, which proved advantageous.