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Five Things We Learnt From Liverpool 0-0 Manchester United

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Manchester United travelled to Anfield on Saturday to face Liverpool as the Premier League resumed after the international break.

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The match ended level with a 0-0 scoreline after a very dominant display by Liverpool at their home stadium.

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Jose Mourinho was back to his old ways as United did all to frustrate Jurgrn Klopp and his men to hold them to a draw.

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Liverpool played a lot of attacking football as the nineteen shots on United’s goal stand proof to United’s six shots but all in vain.

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The teams shared points as United continued their unbeaten run since the start of the 2017/18 season. But the Red Devils slipped to second spot on the league table as city rivals marched past Stoke City 7-2 on the same day.

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There a lot of things to ponder on after Liverpool were held to a draw by their bitter rivals but we focus on the main points that shaped the match.

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Here we discuss the five things we learnt from the Liverpool Vs Manchester United match at Arsedevils

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United needs Paul Pogba to be match fit as soon as possible

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This performance looked quite similar to the one last season. Last season, it was the morale of the team that mattered, this time Mourinho missed the dexterity amid his midfield options.

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Though Ander Herrera and Nemanja Matic stood valiantly in midfield but lacked the creativity of Pogba to open up gaps in the opposition defense.

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The midfield duo could not match the quartet consisting of Can, Coutinho, Wijnaldum and Henderson in the Liverpool line-up.

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The Red Devils missed the impetus to move forward and break the lines to create opportunities for our forward line.

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De Gea: Simply the best

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Another marvelous performance from the Spaniard to deny Liverpool a win after a series of tremendous saves.

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David de Gea’s performance reminded the footballing world the reason of his inclusion to the Ballon d’Or shortlist alongside Jan Oblak and Gianluigi Buffon.

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In the first half, De Gea made a sensational save from Joel Matip. The Spaniard somehow stretched out his leg to make a remarkable point-blank save to deny Matip his first Anfield goal.

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United legend Peter Schmeichel was present to witness the extraordinary save by the United no. 1.

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Is there a better goalkeeper in the world of football right now? I don’t think so.

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Romelu Lukaku slip Liverpool test

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Romelu Lukaku, who have already scored seven times this season in the Premier League failed the test at Anfield.

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There was a lot of anticipation revolving around Lukaku to score against Liverpool, but his scintillating form this season somewhat fizzled out.

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The Belgian made his first touch on the ball after 17 minutes were played out in the match which was pretty unusual for him this season.

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The forward was left isolated during most of the match due lack of creativeness and United’s slow movement up the pitch.

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Liverpool proved their strong defense

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Liverpool has been accused to have a soft defense this season but proved all wrong with their performance against Manchester United at Anfield.

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Manchester United never really troubled the Liverpool defense with Simon Mignolet and his fellow teammates kept the United attack at bay.

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Often susceptible during the counter-attacks, the pacey wingers could not open up gaps in Liverpool defense line.

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The likes of Anthony Martial, Marcus Rashford and Romelu Lukaku failed to impress against a resilient Liverpool defense.

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Derby fails to live to expectations again

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The big games aren’t all that big. All the compelling level of enthusiasm by the television networks are nothing but drama.

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All the dramatic montages of past games builds up the importance of a Manchester United vs Liverpool derby but with no result.

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The match fell flat on expectations of the fans of a great clash between the bitter rivals for another derby.

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Though, the expectancy of the clash was pretty high, it was rather a dull watch.

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Share your views in the comment section below.

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Amiya Saha
Avid follower of Manchester United FC. Have blind faith on the Red Devils at any point. Waiting to see Manchester United bring back the Ferguson era. Has a dream to watch Manchester United play at Old Trafford live.
https://arsedevils.com

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