There are just two weeks left before the start of the next Premier League season, and if the pre-season indicates anything, it’s that Arne Slot’s Liverpool already look sharp, determined and well-balanced.Unlike Erik ten Hag’s Manchester United.Sure, we cannot judge the next season based just on a single friendly played in the United States, but last night’s 3-0 landslide win for the Reds over the Red Devils tells you a lot.WHAT?😭😭😭😭😭😭 pic.twitter.com/H67QiXKQ1d— Santi™ (@ThePeakSanti) August 4, 2024 In front of an around 78,000 sell-out crowd in the town of Columbia, Liverpool proved to be in much better form than their rivals. After beating Real Betis and Arsenal, Slot’s lot cruised past the FA Cup winner too with ease thanks to Carvalho, Jones and Tsimikas.However, their three goals weren’t the only thing Liverpool showed in this much-anticipated friendly, which will raise major concerns among the United fanbase.Manchester’s attacking axis – which was comprised of Rashford, Mount, and Sancho – had its own chances in front of Kelleher and his substitute Jaros, but poor finishing prevented them from making a slightly better result.GOAL: 🚨 🚨 CURTIS JONES 2-0pic.twitter.com/KKaG6sZP48— DaveOCKOP (@DaveOCKOP) August 4, 2024 On the other end, Slot lined up the squad with Carvalho and Salah on the flanks and, interestingly, Jota as the centre-forward. Although without Darwin Nunez, the Reds didn’t lack strength or physicality in the attacking line, which allowed them to run riots around the opposite box.Carvalho put Liverpool ahead after just ten minutes, making the most of Casemiro’s poor defending inside the area.##NAJAVA_MECA_8249218##Jones doubled the lead in the 36th minute thanks to Salah’s impeccable low cross, and Tsimikas wrapped up the tie in the second half, after Onana failed to hold Jota’s first-time effort.”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 threatened us more than a few times,” Slot said.”It’s a 3-0 win, but the score could have been different tonight as well.”Tsimikas’ first Liverpool goal 🫡🇬🇷pic.twitter.com/RfwGVlxwqO— PK (@PanoTheShow) August 4, 2024 His United counterpart, Ten Hag, lamented over missed chances. Unlike Liverpool, who will start their season in two weeks, they have Manchester City in the Community Shield on Saturday.”There were mixed feelings. I have seen positive bits, but the way we concede goals, we are, of course, not happy with it.”
