Manchester United played their first official match under the supervision of their new Dutch coach, Eric Ten Hag, and beat their traditional rivals Liverpool 4-0 on Tuesday in a friendly match in Bangkok.
Gaydon Sancho scored in the 12th minute, Brazilian Fred in the 30th minute, Frenchman Anthony Martial in the 33rd minute and Uruguayan Facundo Palestre in the 78th minute.
Manchester United started the match with an almost complete squad, with the exception of Portuguese star Cristiano Ronaldo.
The five-time Ballon d’Or winner did not travel with his teammates on Friday due to a “family problem”, according to his club, but the English press have been talking for weeks regarding his desire to move this summer.
On the other hand, the German coach of Liverpool, Jurgen Klopp, included a young squad brimming with some experienced players, such as Brazilian goalkeeper Alisson, team captain Jordan Henderson and Brazilian Firmino, who played in the center of the attack.
The Egyptian Liverpool star, Mohamed Salah, participated in the last half hour.
Manchester continues its preparatory tour, as it travels to Australia on Wednesday to play more matches once morest Melbourne Victory, Aston Villa and Crystal Palace, while Liverpool heads to the Philippines, where it will meet Crystal Palace as well.
The English Premier League will start on August 5th.
