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Man United's 'aggressive' first-half display against Liverpool is hailed by NBC pundits Tim Howard and Robbie Mustoe... as former Red Devil says Erik ten Hag's side 'turned up'

Tim Howard and Robbie Mustoe have hailed Manchester United's first-half performance in their derby clash with Liverpool.

The Red Devils led 1-0 at half-time following a Jadon Sancho strike in the 15th minute. But it was United's press which caught the eye of the NBC pundits.

'The beginning of everything is tempo and aggressive pressing and winning the ball back,' Mustoe explained during their Premier League coverage.

Marcus Rashford added a second goal to give United a 2-0 lead early into the second half

Marcus Rashford added a second goal to give United a 2-0 lead early into the second half

'It’s kind of simple but that triggers everything else and when you’ve got center backs that are OK to come in and win the ball back and full backs that are OK to push forward and press the ball and win the ball.