Manchester United's most two-footed player will have impressed Erik ten Hag in training after news emerged of wrong-footed training sessions at the club.
24.08.2022 - 21:51 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
Former striker Louis Saha believes Manchester United produced qualities during Monday night's 2-1 win over Liverpool that former manager Sir Alex Ferguson would have approved of.
United, who are readying a fresh bid for Ajax ace Antony, recorded their first victory of the season under the Old Trafford lights, courtesy of goals either side of half-time from Jadon Sancho and Marcus Rashford. Mohamed Salah netted a late consolation goal for Liverpool but it was not enough to deny Erik ten Hag a first win in charge.
Nine days on from the 4-0 battering at Brentford, United produced an outstanding display, much to the surprise of almost everyone. They got at Liverpool from the very first minute by setting a high tempo and pressing them at every opportunity possible.
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Considering their performance during the defeat at Brentford had been slammed by the fans, pundits and the media alike, their display against Liverpool came as a shock, but they deserved every ounce of praise they earned. And for former Reds striker Saha, it was a performance so impressive that even legendary former boss Ferguson would have liked what he witnessed.
"It was a derby and important game for United, and to have those guts and courage is exactly what Sir Alex Ferguson would've liked," Saha told compare.bet. "A lot of guys have been criticised in a lot of games, and rightly so, but yesterday [Monday] all of those guys need massive massive praise.
"It was amazing. Those guys showed a lot of courage. If they do this every weekend they will win a lot of games by a big margin because most teams are not on the level of Liverpool.
"They were composed, defended as a team,
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