We played bravely: Man Utd boss Ten Hag after 4-0 win over Liverpool

Anthony Martial celebrates a goal for Man Utd in Bangkok. Pic/AFP

New Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag oversaw a 4-0 win over archrival Liverpool in his first game in charge as European pre-season friendlies returned to Asia after a two-year break.

Erik ten Hag

The Dutch coach was quick to downplay the significance of the result, however, against a Liverpool side that made a total of 21 substitutions. "I think our team played brave, played proactive. They were not in their strongest so we have to not overestimate this result. ...But, still, I have seen some really good things and I think what you see is we have a lot of creativity and speed up front, so we have potential," Ten Hag told the club's in-house TV channel.

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More than 50,000 fans packed into Bangkok's iconic Rajamangala Stadium for a first chance to see Premier League stars since before the COVID-19 pandemic. Top European teams have been coming to Asia for preseason tours for decades - this was Liverpool's seventh visit to Bangkok - but those trips were called off in 2020 and 2021.

Jadon Sancho, Fred and Anthony Martial scored in the first half for United, while Facundo Pellistri added a late fourth in reversal of last season's results when Liverpool beat its northwest rival 5-0 and 4-0 in the Premier League.

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