Manchester United's 2-1 win over Liverpool at Old Trafford last month will be recognised as the turning point in Erik ten Hag's tenure.
After watching his side lose their opening two Premier League matches, conceding six goals in the process, the United manager made the brave decision to mix things up for the visit of their fiercest rivals. He made four changes to the starting line-up that had started the 4-0 embarrassment at Brentford nine days earlier, opting to hook the likes of Luke Shaw and Cristiano Ronaldo.
They were brave calls, even if the duo had failed to pull up any trees against Brentford. Shaw was replaced at left-back by the unproven Tyrell Malacia and fellow youngster Anthony Elanga came in to replace Ronaldo, forcing a slight tactical rejig up front.
