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Manchester United posted their first win of the Erik ten Hag era at Old Trafford on Monday evening, beating arch rivals Liverpool 2-1.
Goals either side of the half-time interval from Jadon Sancho and Marcus Rashford fired the Reds into a two-goal lead before Liverpool pulled one back late on via a Mohamed Salah header. It was nothing more than what United deserved, with their performance being the best that they had produced in months.
United set their stall out from the off, making it their mission to set a high tempo and press Liverpool relentlessly. Ten Hag's decision to make four changes to his starting line-up, despite it being very brave, worked wonders.
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One of his four changes saw club captain Harry Maguire dropped to the bench, meaning Raphael Varane was handed his first start of the season. He joined forces with Lisandro Martinez at centre-back and the duo produced outstanding displays to help United keep a star-studded Liverpool front-three relatively quiet.
Martinez's inclusion came as a surprise to many. The summer signing from Ajax had experienced a disastrous evening at Brentford just nine days earlier, resulting in him being taken off at half-time.
However, Ten Hag, who was determined to be reunited with the 24-year-old at Old Trafford this summer, kept his faith in him and awarded him a third consecutive start. It was a decision that was fully justified come the full-time whistle, as the Argentine international produced an outstanding display to earn him a wealth of fully deserved praise.
Martinez is a player that wears his heart on his sleeve and displays unrivalled levels of passion and
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