Manchester United held Liverpool to a 0-0 draw at Anfield on Sunday, producing a determined defensive performance to frustrate Jurgen Klopp’s title challengers. Express Sport runs through four talking points as the Red Devils somewhat made amends for last season’s 7-0 mauling on Merseyside.
McTominay row speaks volumes
Scott McTominay’s status as a regular starter this season has baffled many supporters. Not just because Ten Hag was ready to sell him in the summer but because he hasn’t been of the standard required.
McTominay has scored some clutch goals this term, but his flaws positionally and on the ball have been regularly exposed.
Tensions boiled over in the first half when Raphael Varane ripped into the 27-year-old after one of his several losses of possession. Sloppiness was a theme throughout the United side.
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Mainoo continues to shine
Kobbie Mainoo has started three Premier League games – away at Everton, away at Newcastle United, and away at Liverpool.
The 18-year-old is a superstar in the making. He was Ten Hag’s best midfielder by a country mile in what has grown a reputation as the toughest fixture in United’s schedule.
It was risky to throw him into the Anfield bearpit in Bruno Fernandes’ absence. But that risk paid off, and the loss of composure after his late substitution said it all.
United semi-avenge humiliation
United’s weakened squad due to injuries and illness matched with Liverpool’s high-flying Premier League form indicated a potential repeat of March’s 7-0 humiliation.
But Ten Hag’s side ensured that didn’t happen, producing a gritty, hard-fought defensive performance to earn a point at Anfield.
The visitors were not near dangerous enough on the counter-attack, but Varane was a standout performer to seal a deserved clean sheet.
