Liverpool vs. Manchester United: Winners and Losers from Premier League

“But in the second-half we came into the match and kept the ball more and created chances and scored the winning goal, I’m happy, the players are happy and the fans more happy”.

Speaking to Sky Sports after watching his old club defeat Liverpool at Anfield, the Dane responded to suggestions from Louis van Gaal that United can make up ground on their Premier League title rivals with 16 games remaining in the season.

United moved into fifth place, seven points behind leaders Arsenal, after Wayne Rooney’s goal secured all three points from a scrappy game.

“To beat Liverpool is always important Today it was important because our competitors lost points and when the gap [at the top] is like this we can overturn that”.

“In the first-half we didn’t keep the ball and we have survived the first-half”. “There are matches we have played much better than so in that perspective I can’t say it is a good day because Liverpool dominated in the first half”.

“Wazza [Rooney] has shown that [ability to bounce back] throughout his career and it’s good to see he is among the goals again”.

They had the better chances but United keeper David de Gea denied Adam Lallana and Emre Can with sharp saves. “He is playing very good but you cannot say he was a fantastic, marvellous goalkeeper today”, Van Gaal continued.

Rooney, a Liverpudlian and an Everton supporter, was particularly delighted. We stayed strong, scored a goal and, at the end, we were very happy to finish with the win.

“We did really well creating the chances, but there were a lot of situations where we could have created more chances and didn’t. He had a few good moments”, Klopp added.

“I don’t think they can win the title”.

“It’s a insane season where you look back at times when you have dropped points, but then if you get a win it looks that little bit much closer”.

But former Netherlands coach Van Gaal watched his side extend their unbeaten run in 2016 after Wayne Rooney’s strike at Anfield.

“I don’t think it’s a very worse (bad) injury, but we have to wait and see because I am not a doctor”, said the Dutchman. The United captain volleyed in a Marouane Fellaini rebound in the 78th minute to send fans all around the world into delirium.