Manchester United beat Liverpool 2-1 with a thrilling team performance at Old Trafford.
Jadon Sancho and Marcus Rashford scored the goals to put United 2-0 up before Liverpool pulled one back late on to set up a tense finale.
The key to the victory was that United played as a team and fought for each other, digging in to grind out the result.
United’s win was the first victory of the Erik ten Hag era after a poor start to the season. Now we have lift off.
READ MORE: Confirmed Manchester United transfers, ins, outs, loans, releases for 2022/23
Rio Ferdinand reacts
Former Manchester United defender Rio Ferdinand hailed United’s attitude – labelling it as absolutely key to the victory.
Former United trainee and pundit Danny Higginbotham expanded on Ferdinand’s comments, picking out new signings Tyrell Malacia and Lisandro Martinez for their contribution to the victory.
United have now set a standard for themelves, the same spirit and attitude must be shown away at Southampton this weekend, and in every match under Erik ten Hag going forward.
This will be the message from Ten Hag too. The players have no excuse now. They have shown what they are capable of.
Receive a digest of our best United content each week direct to your mailbox
