Jadon Sancho and Marcus Rashford inspired Manchester United to a 2-1 defeat of their rivals Liverpool, giving the new manager Erik ten Hag his first win
Manchester United reduced Liverpool’s heavy metal play to pliant putty in their hands via a staggering transformation after the humiliation of two consecutive losses.
Against a backdrop of “we want Glazers out” United threatened first. Slick interplay featuring Scott McTominay, Sancho and Bruno Fernandes had the ball zipping through the middle. Rashford motored on to it but when he unloaded Virgil van Dijk blocked. Exhilaration surged through the home side. For Liverpool, Milner gave Van Dijk a telling off about something, and Jürgen Klopp was a manager marooned in the technical area. So far so good for United, a pattern that continued when the effervescent Elanga turned Alexander-Arnold and drew a foul. This time Eriksen’s free-kick was tipped over by Alisson.Photograph: David Davies/PA