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“We need to get our fingers out very quickly,” said Liverpool defender Andrew Robertson. Many lingered as the game began.Īfter defeats by Brighton (2-1) and Brentford (4-0) United were under pressure to open the season and the players thrived on a frenetic atmosphere that seemed to hit Liverpool early on.

The biggest game in English football history was preceded by a pre-game protest by thousands of United fans who were angry at the club’s leadership and condition under its 17-year-old owners, the Glazer family.įans were urging the US-based Glazers to sell the club as they went to Old Trafford and then gathered before a large police presence in the hall outside the fabled stadium.

Mohamed Salah scored a consolation in the 81st minute but it was another underperforming performance from Liverpool after ties with Fulham and Crystal Palace. Suddenly the heat is on Liverpool – widely expected to be title contenders again this season – with Jurgen Klopp’s side still lacking a win after three games and now languishing behind United in the standings. “I wanted a different attitude and that’s what I saw on the pitch,” said Ten Hag, who began his tenure at United amid a crisis at England’s biggest club.

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Maybe things are finally looking up for England's biggest club.MANCHESTER – Finally there are signs of life at Manchester United.Īmid protests over the club’s ownership, United delivered a performance full of intensity and fighting spirit on Monday to beat fierce rivals Liverpool 2-1 and take their first Premier League points of the season.Ĭomposed finishes from Jadon Sancho in the 16th minute and Marcus Rashford in the 53rd minute secured a win at Old Trafford that gave pressured manager Erik ten Hag, who made a big statement in his squad selection by star- Striker Cristiano Ronaldo dropped, will provide some respite and club captain Harry Maguire and was validated. Ten Hag will have Casemiro, whose $60 million signing from Real Madrid was completed Monday, available for that game and the Brazil midfielder was presented on the field before kickoff. It's down to United to string a run of similar battling performances together, starting at Southampton next weekend. United had to defend stoutly at times but hung on to end an eight-match winless run against Liverpool and a losing streak of four matches in the league stretching back to the end of last season. Old Trafford erupted again when Anthony Martial, a halftime substitute, played through Rashford and the striker sprinted toward the area before placing a calm finish inside the near post. Sancho's goal came in United's best spell of the game, the winger showing great composure to trick James Milner by pretending to shoot, cut back inside and place a shot into the corner as Virgil van Dijk stood motionless in front of him. Later in the first half, Raphael Varane, who replaced Maguire, virtually rugby-tackled Luis Diaz to the ground, to roars of approval from United's fans.

Lisandro Martinez, an offseason signing at center back who has come under enormous criticism in recent days, was particularly impressive and set the tone by clattering into Salah in the first minute, then barging into the Liverpool forward after getting up off the ground. The pressure was on United after losses to Brighton (2-1) and Brentford (4-0) to open the season, and the players fed off a frenzied atmosphere that seemed to affect Liverpool early on. The supporters called for the U.S-based Glazers to sell the club as they walked to Old Trafford then gathered on the concourse outside the storied stadium, in front of a large police presence. What is historically the biggest game in English soccer was preceded by a pre-match protest by thousands of United fans angry at the direction and state of the club under its owners of 17 years, the Glazer family.