Was it reduced to Manchester United and Eric ten Hag?
In the opponent’s meeting against Liverpool, he played last year’s runner-up in times and won 2-1.
The first half hour is the best in years, says Eric Neva on FiPlay.
Manchester United It was just over a week before the 4-0 defeat of Brentford and last week there were headlines of a crisis around the big club every single day.
So there weren’t many who thought there would be an improvement in the opponent’s home encounter against Liverpool on Monday night. But Eric Ten Hag got something settled this week.
Because it was clear that it was United who opened the best as captain Harry Maguire and star Cristiano Ronaldo had to start on the bench and Anthony Ilanga had to start.
The Swede also came close to breaking the deadlock when he fired a full shot at the post after ten minutes. Just six minutes later, he got some revenge.
Ilanga sent the ball to Jadon Sancho who made it 1-0 at packed Old Trafford despite calls from United fans this week not to attend the match in protest at the club’s owners, Glazer.
“Honestly, I didn’t think I had much time but I’m happy to score,” Sancho told Sky Sports.
“Best of Years”
– Manchester United’s first half hour is the best in years, says Eric Neva, columnist for Viaplay’s Sportbladet.
In the second half, Elanga was replaced somewhat surprisingly in the break.
Things were going well for United though just eight minutes later Marcus Rashford added that he ran free to make it 2-0. The Englishman looked offside but was judged to be on the right.
– I don’t understand that it wasn’t offside, maybe I’m being deceived by some optical illusion. I can’t explain it, but I think engineering can, says Neva.
However, there will be nerves in the match when Mohamed Salah heads the rebound ten minutes before the end.
But the goal was not enough for Liverpool, who are still without a win this season and incurred their first defeat in the league Premier League Since last December.
Instead, Manchester United have now overtaken their worst rival in the table.
– Rashford told Sky Sports it was a huge victory for us.