Raphaël Varane revelled in Manchester United’s victory over Liverpool at Old Trafford on Monday after Erik ten Hag dropped his captain, Harry Maguire, to give the Frenchman a first start of the season.
United were unrecognisable from the side that lost the opening two matches, particularly the one humiliated 4-0 at Brentford in the previous game. The manager’s two major selection decisions paid off: to choose Varane and pick Anthony Elanga ahead of Cristiano Ronaldo. Ten Hag also replaced Luke Shaw with Tyrell Malacia and brought in Scott McTominay for Fred.
