Erik ten Hag says Manchester United did not show "fighting spirit from minute one" in last weekend's defeat at Brentford - as the focus turns to the Monday Night Football clash with Liverpool, live on Sky Sports.

United were well beaten 4-0 by the Bees to leave them bottom of the Premier League table.

Ten Hag continued his criticism of his players and that performance at his press conference on Friday.

"I was definitely not happy," he said.

"The basic stuff has to be good and that has to start with the right attitude.

"You need fighting spirit on the pitch and I didn't see it from minute one.

"The players didn't play good, a lot went wrong. You don't have to talk about anything [tactical] when the attitude is not right."

Ten Hag added he is aware of United's intense rivalry with Liverpool and instructed his side to "act as a team" to gain confidence after a poor start to the season.

滕哈格称曼联在上周末输给布伦特福德比赛中从一开始就没有展现出应有的“战斗精神”，而目前外界的焦点已经转向了周一晚上红魔与利物浦的“双红会”。在0比4输给“小蜜蜂”布伦特福德后，曼联排名英超积分榜倒数第一。

在周五的新闻发布会上，滕哈格继续对球员们在比赛中的表现予以了批评，他说道：“以这样的方式输球当然让我不开心，球员们在场上从一开始就没有展现出应有的战斗精神和比赛态度，而这是一名球员本应该具备的基本素养，此役球员们在这一块做得并不好，也犯了一些错误。在这样的情况下，再去谈任何战术层面的东西毫无意义。”

而在谈到接下来利物浦这个强大对手时，滕哈格指示球员们应该表现的像一个整体，以此在历经糟糕开局后，重获信心。