Rampant reds sink the scousers!

Manchester United recorded yet another victory against Liverpool under Louis Van Gaal. The encounter at Old Trafford ended in a 3-1 victory to the Manchester side, leaving reds fans purring and leaving Liverpool in tatters. Here we've got a quick recap of the events.

Front man Fellaini: The Belgian was trusted to lead the line for the red devils

With captain Wayne Rooney injured, Marouanne Fellaini was picked by Van Gaal to play as the sole striker, with Ander Herrera supporting him from the number 10. role. Fellow Spaniard Juan Mata played on the right, with Carrick in the centre alongside Schweinsteiger in front of an unchanged back four, with Memphis playing wide left, who was the only real source of pace for United.

 The first half however did not live up to the build up, it was often quite pace-less and slow, with neither teams really looking likely to penetrate. A game of possession really, which just isn't be-fitting of one of the biggest Derby games in world football. Both sides went in at half time with the score 0-0. Fellaini had looked quite ineffective, while also missing an early chance, which culminated from a poor throw from Simon Mignolet.

Brilliant Blind: The Centrebacks superb strike gave United the lead

 Early in the second half, the deadlock was broken. A free kick, won by substitute Young was taken by Juan Mata, who instead of crossing from the left side, cut the ball back across on the edge of the box for Daley Blind to run onto and curl home from 18 yards. A wonderfully worked move by United, with Liverpool all at sea.

From this point, the game seemed to liven up, with Ashley Young adding some much needed pace, there seemed a lot more urgency in the play now. At the other end of the pitch, newly signed David De Gea had a few stops to make, the Spaniard received a warm welcome from the Old Trafford support after recently signing a new four year deal with the reds.

Powered Pen: Herrera smashed home his spot kick to make it 2-0

United seemed to be in control leading up to the 70th minute when an opportunity presented itself to go 2-0 ahead. A super ball was fizzed into Ander Herrera by Carrick into the box and the United playmaker was brought down by Liverpool defender Gomez. Penalty given. With Juan Mata off the pitch, Herrera stepped up and didn't fail his team, he powered home his penalty to make it 2-0.

Jubilation swarmed round Old Trafford as the home side remained in a comfortable position. Liverpool continued to create however and their efforts were rewarded in the 84th minute with an absolute top drawer acrobatic finish from Cristian Benteke. He produced an overhead scissor kick from a deflected cross, giving De Gea no chance.

Bentekkerz: Benteke scored a showstopping overhead kick

Suddenly the atmosphere around Old Trafford had changed, the fans were nervous. They didnt want a good display to be tarnished by a Liverpool equaliser or even worse a winner. However United fans need not worry, as they had a player in their ranks who was just about to announce himself to them in incredible fashion.

Magnifique Martial: The next Henry? The first Martial!

New signing Anthony Martial was subbed on to great effect during the second half. In the 86th minute the Frenchman picked up the ball on the left wing, took on Skrtel and Lovren before he cut through the liverpool defence. He single handedly tricked his way into the box and slotted home with the composure of Henry himself to put the game to bed and announce himself to the world. Magnifique. Old Trafford's roofs were nearly blown off by the crowd who went wild after seeing such a brilliant goal from their New man. The game finished 3-1.

A jubilant United boss also commented on his new signings superb goal: "When you make a goal like Athony you cannot wish for more". The Dutchman was reasonably pleased with his teams performance, however he still hinted that there is room for improvement despite the emphatic win: "We played better in the first half, we had far more control, but we didn't create much, that is why i changed Memphis, to improve that last pass".

Manchester United play on Tuesday the 15th now, away to PSV Eindhoven in the Champions League.