The Thai media had dubbed it the “Red War” but it turned out to be more of a skirmish at Rajamangala National Stadium on Tuesday night in which the Red Devils restored some much-needed pride after their recent underwhelming season.
Manchester United won’t get carried away by their surprisingly comfortable 4-0 win over Liverpool, but manager Erik ten Hag and his players will certainly have gained an important boost to their confidence as the new season approaches. It certainly pleased their Thai fans.
Exhibition matches are notoriously unreliable indicators of what lies in store and Ten Hag wisely cautioned that Man U should not get carried away.
He pointed out that despite the scoreline, there is a lot of work to be done.
“It will take time, we will have to work hard to cut out the mistakes,” said the Dutchman.
Still it was a good result for Man U after their…
