'Wow' - Erik ten Hag tactical decision vs Liverpool questioned by former Manchester United star
Michael Owen was surprised Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag opted to play Marcus Rashford as a central striker in their heavy defeat to Liverpool on Sunday.
The Reds were thrashed 7-0 by Jurgen Klopp's side at Anfield, with the Merseyside outfit managing their biggest-ever competitive victory against United. Ten Hag's side, meanwhile, have now won just three times at Liverpool since December 2007.
Cody Gakpo, Mohamed Salah and Darwin Nunez all scored two goals for the home side, before Roberto Firmino came off the bench to score the seventh and final goal of the clash in the 88th minute. United's loss at Anfield put a significant dent in any hopes Ten Hag's side had of being involved in the Premier League title race between now and the end of the campaign.
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Ten Hag, as he has done on occasions in recent weeks, started with Rashford as a striker, with Wout Weghorst playing in a deeper role behind the England ace. However, the 25-year-old struggled to impact the game and found it difficult up against Liverpool centre-back Virgil van Dijk.
Former United and Liverpool forward Owen admitted he was unsure about the team selection - suggesting that the in-form Rashford should have been competing with Trent Alexander-Arnold instead.
"One question I would have would be team selection," Owen told Premier League Productions. "There's one position on that pitch before today's game that everybody thinks, 'wow, this could be the match-winning area'.
"Marcus Rashford against Trent Alexander-Arnold was on everybody's lips going into this game, and what does he [Erik ten Hag] do? He puts their best player in Rashford, or their most attacking threat,
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