New Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag oversaw a 4-0 win over archrival Liverpool on Tuesday in his first game in charge as European pre-season friendlies returned to Asia after a two-year break. 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. We have to work really hard to cut out the mistakes but of course we are happy with the first game. I know we have good players," Ten Hag told the club's in-house TV channel. “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.”
