Erik ten Hag said he was "happy" after getting off to a perfect start as Manchester United manager on Tuesday night, but insisted he would not be getting carried away after a 4-0 thumping of arch-rivals Liverpool in a pre-season friendly.
United fielded a strong side -- which included David de Gea, Jason Sancho, Raphael Varane and Bruno Fernandes -- against an unfamiliar Liverpool line-up which included Isaac Mabaya, Nathaniel Phillips, Luke Chambers and Tyler Morton.
The Red Devils cruised to a 3-0 half-time lead through goals from Sancho, Fred and Anthony Martial at Bangkok's Rajamangala National Stadium, despite being without the unsettled superstar Cristiano Ronaldo who missed the trip for family reasons.
Both managers made wholesale substitutions throughout the 90 minutes and Juergen Klopp's stronger second-half Liverpool line-up dominated possession before Facundo Pellistri grabbed United's fourth on the break, 14 minutes from time.
It gave Ten Hag and his new side a morale-boosting win in their first warm-up outing ahead of the new Premier League campaign beginning next month.
"I am satisfied today," said Dutchman Ten Hag, who took the reins at Old Trafford less than two months ago.
"It was a team with a great spirit and we know we are just getting started. We made some mistakes in the press, we conceded some chances, but we created a lot."
He added: "We have to work hard to cut out the mistakes but of course we are happy.
"I know we have good players. We have started to build a team and I am happy with the first game.
"It will take a lot of time. I have seen a lot of mistakes. Liverpool played three teams, they were not at their strongest. We will not overestimate this result."
But their faithful did get a glimpse of the club's lone signing of the summer so far, Tyrell Malacia, after half-time.
"I'm very happy. It feels amazing to be here and to wear this shirt," said the left-back who was signed from Feyenoord last week.
"It was difficult. It was very hard, but we made it."
The encounter had a pre-season feel with Liverpool using more than 30 players and United over 20.
Klopp said: "The game came up a bit early for us. But I saw some good things. That is just the start of the pre-season.
"It is all a learning process and we are at the start of it."
Organiser Vinij satisfied
Vinij Lertratanachai, CEO of Fresh Air Festival which organised the match, said both teams praised the organisers for their excellent work.
He said he was satisfied with the organising from start to finish and that almost everything went according to plans.
As the game drew near, certain people were selling tickets at a discount as those who had bought them at normal prices -- from 5,000-25,000 baht -- were furious and cried foul.
"There was nothing wrong in the sale of the tickets -- people may not be used to this," Vinij said after the match.
"I am not making an excuse but this was just market plans of sponsors."
He said it was normal for sponsors to re-sell tickets at cut prices or give away them for free.