Here are some crucial decisions taken by Erik ten Hag in order to ensure that the team won against Liverpool yesterday and get all three points ĭespite being the media’s ‘boy’ and of course making headlines all the time,Erik ten Hag took no chances as he benched the 37 year old forward for Marcus Rashford.Ĭristiano Ronaldo was later to make an appearance in the 85′ minute of the game for the Red Devils,but this was just as far as he got,as the game was almost wrapped up then. Jadon Sancho’s goal against Liverpool yesterday means that he has now scored against Chelsea, Manchester City and now Liverpool in his Manchester United’s career,as he always turns up against the ‘big boys’ of the league. This form is currently the worst ever start of Liverpool to a Premier League campaign under Jurgen Klopp.Īgain, Liverpool are yet to recover from the injury crisis which took away most members of their first eleven like Ibrahima Konate,Thiago Alcantara,Diogo Jota and Oxlade-Chamberlain.Įrik ten Hag made a statement call before the game by taking decisions into his own hands and benching a few top players in the team so that he could get enough energy against Liverpool and take the ball to them in attack. Manchester United got off to a flying start to the Erik ten Hag’s era at Old Trafford yesterday with a 2-1 statement win against Liverpool to go up to 14th place on the Premier League table,way past Liverpool who are currently sitting at 16th place.Ī goal from Jadon Sancho and Marcus Rashford in both halves of the game gave the Red Devils their first win of the season and bagged them all three crucial points against a formidable opponent like Liverpool.Īs it stands,Jurgen Klopp is yet to see a win in this season’s Premier League campaign, as he has now drawn two games against Fulham and Crystal Palace,and recently lost against Manchester United.