Manchester United have absolutely destroyed Liverpool in Bangkok.
Erik ten Hag’s first game in charge has gone as planned even though nobody really cares about winning pre-season matches. That said, it’s always a pleasure to beat Liverpool and I’ll take a win like today at any stage of the year.
Before the changes came at half-time, United dominated with some of their key players and lead 3-0 at the break. The second half was a slow starter but United’s young side managed to keep Liverpool at bay.
Facundo Pellistri got his name on the scoresheet after a counter-attack when Amad Diallo squared the ball into the box. The Uruguayan winger guided his shot into the bottom corner to make it 4-0.
▪︎ Manchester United 4⃣-0⃣ Liverpool FC
▪︎ Facundo Pellistri 🇺🇾 (Minuto 75)
▪︎ #THEMATCHBangkokCenturyCup2022 pic.twitter.com/lfE3S4BY6f— Juanito (@JuanitoCruz11) July 12, 2022
ERIC BAILLY SENDS THIAGO TO THE SHOPS AND AMAD GETS HIS ASSIST AS PELLISTRI SLOTS IT IN THE BOTTOM CORNER! 4-0! pic.twitter.com/AGQ3bkTNUL
— 𝗧𝗲𝗻 𝗛𝗮𝗴’𝘀 𝗥𝗲𝗱𝘀 ✍🏼🇳🇱 (@TenHagBalI) July 12, 2022
Footage courtesy of Ziggo Sport
You can see from the footage above that Eric Bailly goes on a wild run up the pitch.
We noticed that our centre-backs were given freedom to be adventurous in the first half. Liverpool clearly didn’t expect that.
United for life