There is little doubt the Reds are playing the United way at the moment, attacking teams and posing problems from the outset, even if Ole concedes there is room for improvement, particularly in defence as the inability to keep clean sheets is continuing.

“I want Manchester United to look like this while I’m here,” said the Norwegian. “Of course, we’ll get tougher tests than this. Newcastle is a different ball game because it’s away. I never enjoyed going up there, although there was one game we did – the 6-2 [win in 2003]. More or less, it’s going to be a tough one and we need to keep a clean sheet. We’ve not done that so far and know there are loads of things to work on. But this is the way we want to see ourselves attacking.