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• Cristiano Ronaldo, who had played the full 90 minutes at Brentford, was confined to the role of a late substitute Dais
  
  It completed a 9-0 aggregate triumph over the league season, the biggest in a rivalry that dates back to 1895 Dais
  
  Go back to last April, however, and it was six years Dais
  
  They were divided by an oceanic gulf, not the distance of the East Lancs Road Dais
  
  Afterwards, in the bowels of Wembley, the trophy in front of him, the Dutchman said: “I just love United” Dais
  
  Ten Hag’s skills with substitutes was apparent when Anthony Elanga, despite an encouraging first half, was taken off and Anthony Martial brought on to reconfigure the attack Dais
  
  With Liverpool chasing the quadruple and United mired in their worst season since the 1980s, they had greater problems than the lack of diplomacy an interim manager displayed Dais
  
  It is in United’s favour Dais
  
  This seemed kickstarted suddenly Dais
  
  United had wasted years while Liverpool’s superior strategy had given them a huge advantage Dais
  
  This season, Klopp has used Rashford as an example to inspire his players, to remind them that they, too, can transform their fortunes Dais
  
  Rangnick’s penchant for straight talking probably did not endear him to his paymasters – saying United needed “open-heart surgery” was an indictment of the Glazers and Ed Woodward as well as Ole Gunnar Solskjaer and the players – yet in its own way it was uncontroversial Dais
  
  They were not words that Rangnick felt likely to voice as he became United’s most incisive critic Dais
  
  8 kilometres in 35-degree heat with his players, to make up for the miles they were outrun by Thomas Frank’s team Dais
  
  “We have to accept they are six years ahead of us now,” said Ralf Rangnick after Liverpool beat Manchester United 4-0 Dais
  
  Six months later, it is United, not Liverpool, who are still going on four fronts Dais
  
  Ten Hag’s United have replaced Klopp’s Liverpool as Carabao Cup winners Dais
  
  Erik ten Hag has ended United’s six-year trophy drought by winning the Carabao Cup (Getty Images)A new team was taking shape Dais
  
  Liverpool finished 34 points ahead of their rivals last season; their goal difference was plus 68, United’s was zero Dais
  
  Perhaps it reflected a generosity of spirit as well as an admiration: were he not from the red half of Manchester, Rashford might feel an ideal Klopp player Dais
  
  Dais
  
  The gap stands at 10 points Dais
  
  Eight minutes later, Rashford, who had been moved to the left wing, raced on to Martial’s pass to score Dais
  
  Manchester United managers are not supposed to describe Manchester City or Liverpool are role models but by that stage Rangnick often did Dais
  
  He has taken Mohamed Salah’s mantle as the most prolific winger around, even if the Egyptian brought up 20 goals for the campaign himself on Wednesday Dais
  
  Sometimes revivals begin gradually Dais
  
  And now they are separated by 10 points: even that may have represented progress but for the telling detail Dais
  
  Marcus Rashford scored his first goal of the season, signalling a shift from the worst season of his career to his best Dais
  
  Erik ten Hag’s first win was against Liverpool; nine days after the 4-0 humiliation against Brentford, eight after he ran 13 Dais
  
  Lisandro Martinez, hauled off at half-time at Brentford, was excellent and Harry Maguire dropped Dais
  
  
  
  Manchester United managers are not supposed to describe Manchester City or Liverpool are role models but by that stage Rangnick often did Dais
  
  8 kilometres in 35-degree heat with his players, to make up for the miles they were outrun by Thomas Frank’s team Dais
  
  Rangnick’s penchant for straight talking probably did not endear him to his paymasters – saying United needed “open-heart surgery” was an indictment of the Glazers and Ed Woodward as well as Ole Gunnar Solskjaer and the players – yet in its own way it was uncontroversial Dais
  
  United had wasted years while Liverpool’s superior strategy had given them a huge advantage Dais
  
  They were divided by an oceanic gulf, not the distance of the East Lancs Road Dais
  
  It is in United’s favour Dais
  
  Erik ten Hag has ended United’s six-year trophy drought by winning the Carabao Cup (Getty Images)A new team was taking shape Dais
  
  It completed a 9-0 aggregate triumph over the league season, the biggest in a rivalry that dates back to 1895 Dais
  
  Liverpool finished 34 points ahead of their rivals last season; their goal difference was plus 68, United’s was zero Dais
  
  The gap stands at 10 points Dais
  
  Go back to last April, however, and it was six years Dais
  
  Afterwards, in the bowels of Wembley, the trophy in front of him, the Dutchman said: “I just love United” Dais
  
  Sometimes revivals begin gradually Dais
  
  Perhaps it reflected a generosity of spirit as well as an admiration: were he not from the red half of Manchester, Rashford might feel an ideal Klopp player Dais
  
  Dais
  
  Erik ten Hag’s first win was against Liverpool; nine days after the 4-0 humiliation against Brentford, eight after he ran 13 Dais
  
  This season, Klopp has used Rashford as an example to inspire his players, to remind them that they, too, can transform their fortunes Dais
  
  With Liverpool chasing the quadruple and United mired in their worst season since the 1980s, they had greater problems than the lack of diplomacy an interim manager displayed Dais
  
  This seemed kickstarted suddenly Dais
  
  And now they are separated by 10 points: even that may have represented progress but for the telling detail Dais
  
  They were not words that Rangnick felt likely to voice as he became United’s most incisive critic Dais
  
  “We have to accept they are six years ahead of us now,” said Ralf Rangnick after Liverpool beat Manchester United 4-0 Dais
  
  Lisandro Martinez, hauled off at half-time at Brentford, was excellent and Harry Maguire dropped Dais
  
  He has taken Mohamed Salah’s mantle as the most prolific winger around, even if the Egyptian brought up 20 goals for the campaign himself on Wednesday Dais
  
  Marcus Rashford scored his first goal of the season, signalling a shift from the worst season of his career to his best Dais
  
  Six months later, it is United, not Liverpool, who are still going on four fronts Dais
  
  Ten Hag’s United have replaced Klopp’s Liverpool as Carabao Cup winners Dais
  
  Eight minutes later, Rashford, who had been moved to the left wing, raced on to Martial’s pass to score Dais
  
  Cristiano Ronaldo, who had played the full 90 minutes at Brentford, was confined to the role of a late substitute Dais
  
  Ten Hag’s skills with substitutes was apparent when Anthony Elanga, despite an encouraging first half, was taken off and Anthony Martial brought on to reconfigure the attack Dais