That’s all from Anfield
We woke up this morning expecting the game to be frozen off – but it went ahead and the action was red hot!
In what was billed as a contest between two clubs in stark contrast, the action was thrilling, and for 90 minutes there was nothing between them.
The 2-2 draw has set the bar high for Premier League action in 2025, and there’s plenty more football to be played before either Liverpool are crowned champions, or Manchester United’s resurgence is cemented.
Thanks for joining us, and goodnight.
Amorim furious despite improved performance
Or perhaps that should be because of the improved performance.
In an astonishing post-match interview with Sky Sports’ Patrick Davison, the Manchester United boss could barely contain his anger.
And while he expects many plaudits for the manner in which his side played at the league leaders, he admitted he was furious because of the previous displays from his team.
The 39-year-old is demanding to know where the mentality that his players showed today was during some of their shambolic showings in recent weeks.
Amorim went on to reveal that he hadn’t even spoken to his players because he was so mad.
We always talk about the system, but you can see that it’s not hard. It’s not about the system, it’s about the mentality. Today was a good performance, but I want to tell my players that I’m very angry about the previous games. We have to do this in every game.
Ruben Amorim
Red Devils target Trent
The final statistics show that 53.8% of Manchester United’s attacks this afternoon came down their left-hand side, compared to just 28.1% on the right.
Was it an approach to target the defensive frailties of Liverpool right-back Trent Alexander-Arnold, or did United purely see Diogo Dalot and Bruno Fernandes as their most creative options?
Speaking on Sky Sports, Roy Keane was in no doubt: “United definitely targeted him. They would have looked at how he is defensively. He’s usually brilliant going forward but when he’s not and they’re running at him, United got so much joy. I thought Liverpool would have taken him off earlier.”
“I thought he was really poor,” added Jamie Carragher. “I don’t think the game could have gone much worse for him.”
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