Man Utd win the England derby (2-1)

A MAJOR victory! Under pressure since the start of the season with two defeats in the first two days of the Premier League, Manchester United tames Liverpool in the Derby of England! The Red Devils won 2-1 against their eternal rivals Liverpool thanks to goals from Jadon Sancho and Marcus Rashford. A breath of fresh air for the Mancunian club which is finally launching its season. Erik ten Hag’s men are now in 14th place in the standings.

On the Liverpool side, the season started very badly. The Reds are struggling to get going and clinch their first league win of the season. Jurgen Klopp’s protégés are 16th in the championship with a total of 2 points and only 1 point ahead of the red zone. Back on the reaction of pride of the players of Manchester United with the 4 lessons to be learned from the game.

Manchester United couldn’t have hoped for a better Premier League win this season. In an English Derby of all dangers and without the presence of Cristiano Ronaldo at kick-off, Manchester United dominated their great rival with a score of 2 goals to 1. The English are finally in first gear in the league this season . Jadon Sancho and Marcus Rashford guided their partners to victory by scoring twice at key moments in the game.

This precious victory allows to calm the anger of the supporters, but especially to breathe and to approach with a little more serenity the next weeks. The club is in 14th place in the championship with 3 points on the clock. The band of Erik Ten Hag finally ready to take off and soar in the rankings? Answer next weekend on the lawn of Southampton.

The start of the Liverpool Reds season is more than complicated. The Mersey players are in a crisis of confidence and cannot make a difference in these first three days. Only 2 points on the clock and a 16th place in the standings. Despite a goal from Mo Salah late in the game, Klopp’s players never managed to really worry their opponents during the game.

Orphan of Darwin Nunez, the last finalist of the Champions League will have to quickly raise the bar if he does not want to mortgage his chances of title from the first weeks of the season.

What if this match revives completely, Jadon Sancho and Marcus Rashford? In difficulty since last season and transparent at the start of the 2022-2023 financial year, the two English wingers martyred the Reds’ defense at Old Trafford. It was the former BVB winger, the Englishman who first lit the fuse by scoring a cool goal in the box, playing James Milner and Virgil van Dijk.

In the second period, it was Marcus Rashford who drove the point home by getting ahead of the opposing defense and finely adjusting Alisson Becker with the flat of his right foot. Two high-flying performances that will restore the smile and confidence of two talented and important players in this Mancunian squad.

For this Derby of England, Erik ten Hag had decided to do without his captain and defender Harry Maguire. The English international started the game on the bench to make way for the pair Raphael Varane – Lisandro Martinez. A first association which has seduced and is promising. Both defenders muzzled Liverpool’s attacking trio of Luis Diaz, Roberto Firmino and Mo Salah.

The Frenchman and the Argentinian complemented each other beautifully during the game with a fairly high position on the field. A defensive solidity finally found?