Liverpool and Man Utd deliver poor 0-0 draw after the hype

Manchester United played for a draw after an exciting first 20 minutes against Liverpool, and they achieved exactly what they wanted, earning a 0-0 draw at Anfield.

Smalling, stand-in captain with Wayne Rooney again on the bench, believes it was a fair result and hopes they can now build on it. “I see many teams are losing points at the same time”.

Klopp’s side have been every bit as breathless going forward as the Liverpool team that very almost won the Premier League during the 2013-14 season, but have been susceptible to conceding soft goals at the back. The man-marking is really hard, they are stronger than us.

“I think the fixtures that we have got this week are ones that we can make a turning point this season”, he said.

If Arsenal do head to Old Trafford in fine form I think we can expect another dogged and disciplined defensive display from United, so will Wenger and the lads be able to break them down where Liverpool failed?

Jurgen Klopp has only overseen one Premier League clean sheet this season.

“In a special game against Manchester United, with this quality coming in and fresh legs, that has to make the difference – you have to see that here comes a high-quality player, full of energy and that’s what he did”. “To be honest, I have some expectations this year, especially after last year”.

For all United’s negative tactics, Klopp expected more from his side and was disappointed they allowed themselves to become frustrated so quickly.

But United restricted them to few chances, with visiting goalkeeper David de Gea largely untroubled apart from a pair of eye-catching second-half saves to deny Emre Can and Philippe Coutinho.

“We can do much better and we must do much better”. However, the Reds seem to be finally reaping the benefits and are one of the most creative sides in Europe’s top-fives leagues this season. On a couple of instances, he had clear chances to play the ball to Daley Blind and Zlatan Ibrahimovic but the midfielder misplaced his pass. We have to stay cool.

“It was a really good performance by United – clever in fact. But they’re not the last wonder of the world like you try to say they are”.

“We weren’t calm enough, that is their style, that is OK”.