Liverpool backups shine as they thrash Manchester United

Liverpool were very impressive as they overcame Manchester United with ease in a 3-0 pre season win. More than anything it was the performance of the back up players that will give Arne Slot the most joy ahead of the start of the regular season.

None of Fabio Carvalho, Curtis Jones or Kostas Tsimikas are expected to be starters when the season kicks off but they were keen to be on Slot’s good books, scoring the goals in this win.

Perhaps the best news for Liverpool’s fans is that the team already seem to have a structure and a sense of what the new manager wants from them. This is the very thing that United are said to be lacking even after two years under Erik Ten Hag.

Liverpool were widely expected to struggle after the departure of Jurgen Klopp earlier this summer. However signs in pre season have been largely positive with wins over Real Betis, Arsenal and now United.

“We are very happy with the result, we scored some really nice goals. But I don’t think we had enough control over the game because United were threatening us more than a few times. It’s a 3-0 win but the score could have been different tonight as well,” the manager said after the game.

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