10-man visitors grab a point as Erik ten Hag's side survive Anfield trip after last season's humiliation while hosts miss chance to go top of the Premier League
Match Events
0' KICK-OFF! Who can win this match?
9' Garnacho's shot flies into the sky
17' Shaw denies Salah’s effort
21' Yellow Card! Darwin Núñez booked
27' What a save from Onana!
35' Yellow Card! Amrabat booked
41' Salah's shot saved by Onana
47' Yellow Card! W. Endo booked
59' Gravenberch appears to be injured after sudden confront
63' Salah's shot saved by Onana!
65' CLOSE! Alexander-Arnold’s shot wide out
70' Salah's shot stopped by Onana!
76' Konate's shot too straight
84' Shaw handball overlooked by ref
88' Yellow Card! Shaw booked
92' Yellow Card! Rashford booked
94' Second Yellow Card! Dalot sent off
Match Report
Liverpool’s failure to score for the first time since April cost them top spot in the Premier League as Manchester United secured a goalless draw to deny their arch-rivals a club record.
Erik ten Hag’s side succeeded where 34 previous opponents had failed in keeping out a team which finished the game with five attacking players on the pitch and Trent Alexander-Arnold playing as the central fulcrum.
The visitors offered little in the way of threat themselves as their goal drought on enemy territory extended to 507 minutes, stretching back five years, but they at least stemmed the bleeding which had seen them concede 21 times in the last five meetings home and away.
Liverpool v Manchester United – Premier League – Anfield
In that respect, the under-scrutiny United boss can take a crumb of comfort and their supporters will have been equally delighted to both deny Liverpool recovering top spot after Arsenal had moved ahead earlier in the day and also ending their 100 per cent home record.
Less impressive was Diogo Dalot’s controversial double-yellow card sending off in added time.
It is now just one win in six for the visitors and defensive performances such as this will not get them any closer to the top four.
Ten Hag also still has to find a way to unlock the potential of £72million summer signing Rasmus Hojland, who had United’s only shot on target in the 67th minute.
His Liverpool counterpart Jurgen Klopp will be even more disappointed, however, that his side did not convert their dominance – they had 34 shots in the game – into something more than a point.
After recent late escapes against Fulham and Crystal Palace there was no sting in the tail here, in fact there was very little sting at all throughout as Darwin Nunez never looked like ending a goalless run that has now extended to seven matches.
Andre Onana produced a good save to deny Virgil van Dijk (Peter Byrne/PA)
While Mohamed Salah turned and toiled, even his mercurial skills could not unlock a committed United defence which saw goalkeeper Andre Onana have one of his better days.
In front of their biggest attendance for half a century – 57,000 after the top tier of the Anfield Road stand was opened – Liverpool established their dominance in the first five minutes, winning a corner after 15 seconds on their way to 89 percent possession and two shots.
However, they failed to turn that into anything substantive after Sofyan Amrabat cleared a Kostas Tsimikas free-kick just yards off his own goalline and a stretching Nunez failed to reach Salah’s lobbed pass.
The pressure United were being put under was typified by Antony passing the ball out of play as intended target Dalot ran past him.
United’s narrow back four gave their hosts plenty of space out wide but although Alexander-Arnold and Salah regularly found themselves in those areas they were not effective enough.
Onana failed to hold a Luke Shaw half-clearance and Salah’s shot was deflected wide but did much better in tipping over Virgil van Dijk’s header.
Manchester United’s Diogo Dalot leaves the pitch after being shown a red card (Peter Byrne/PA)
Salah opted to shoot weakly instead of passing to the overlapping Tsimikas in a rare error of judgement which was reflective of a half which had plenty of shots, the most against United in the first half in five years, but little genuine threat.
In that aspect United’s plan was working and, after Alexander-Arnold, who made a timely challenge on Alejandro Garnacho as he bore down on goal, drove into the side-netting Klopp switched to a 4-4-2 with his hybrid right-back moving full-time into central midfield and Salah deployed up top.
It brought immediate change with Alexander-Arnold’s low drive just wide and Onana palming away a Salah effort and charging down a Luis Diaz shot.
In between the isolated Hjoland found the chest of Alisson Becker with just the keeper to beat.
United swapped Garnacho for Marcus Rashford while Klopp switched again, this time to a 4-2-3-1 with the attacking talents of Curtis Jones and Harvey Elliott deployed.
However, the closest they came to breaking the deadlock was substitute Joe Gomez finding the side-netting.
Things ended on a bizarre note with Dalot’s fume for having a decision go against him resulting in two cautions within the space of a few seconds.
Line-ups
Liverpool XI: Alisson, W. Endo, Salah, Van Dijk, Tsimikas, Alexander-Arnold, Konate, Dominik Szoboszlai, Luis Díaz, Darwin Núñez, Gravenberch
Subs: Adrian, Joe Gomez, Kelleher, Cody Gakpo, Curtis Jones, Elliott, Jarell Quansah, Conor Bradley, James McConnell
Man Utd XI: Evans, Varane, Shaw, Amrabat, Onana, Dalot, McTominay, Antony, Alejandro Garnacho, Rasmus Højlund, Kobbie Mainoo
Subs: Van de Beek, Reguilon, Altay Bayındır, Rashford, Wan-Bissaka, Facundo Pellistri, Hannibal, Daniel Gore, Willy Kambwala
Amgnonijunior
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Manchester United GK Onana
Brizzy001
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appreciate him
Nam_So
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What a performance by Onana today💪💪
Solomonkkk
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Put some respect to his name for his tactics ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
chukwudera353
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Kobbie Mainoo is a gem 💎
kg-4991
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Michel Oliver is Liverpool LACKEY. . WTF. How many Pool players shouted at Red after getting yellow. When Dalot does that, it's Red. Fk You Michel Oliver
brighto456
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Liverpool's Man of the Match against Man Utd
ishti
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Liverpool players trying to find the net against Manutd
JonahRelley
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You always deserve starting role 🔥🔥
KizzaMatayo
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BETTING COMPANIES AFTER THE MATCH
Ultimateo_Kinqpap
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Varane appreciation post 😍 ❤️🔥
viucdelnz
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Michael Oliver is the owner of Liverpool 😂😭🤣
excuser
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Liverpool's MOTM!
SonicSynchro
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Manchester we are, and Surrender we won't
Destrothegoat
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Manu defense today
chris_lamboo
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A Horrible game from two Horrible teams
4c4dFELIX
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ManUnited better without Bruno. Fullstop
Peaceking1234
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Liverpool and Michael Oliver before the Game👇💯👏😤
Peaceking1234
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True Situation of Overconfident Liverpool fans after the Game👇💯😂😂😂🔥
KINGSLEYOTULARTEY
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Man of the match for today Simply incredible 😍👊
STORMDC
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coward Bruno Fernandes coming out of hiding to celebrate a draw
Yesu9
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Even if I was lost to Bournemouth, but I'm still Man Utd you gonna know that's. You thought I couldn't draw with you at Anfield🙄😅🤣
abubakarilyasu
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Man United gets a draw against Liverpool at Anfield
Destrothegoat
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Today Manchester were united
ishti
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Mourinho to ManUtd be like :- where is my credit, you used my Double Decker Bus. [Crylaugh]
ballstar
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Gif here. Like me: http://www.goalgif.xyz/v2/live/matchGifs?match_id=53615039&language=en
Wayole
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Man United to Liverpool br like
ishti
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Onana's gloves today. Top performance
olaiya18
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Put some respect to his name for his tactics ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
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do all your best to get your team point! no team get points by possession. Kudos to ETH for getting the point. Tactical 🤔👌👌👌
huaclmosuy
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Manchester United GK Onana
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he save 8 on target Chance and you say he did nothing bro its you who didn't watch the game 😎😎😎🙃🙃🙃🙃
yankee rodrique
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You always deserve starting role 🔥🔥
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He played very well was calmed with the ball at his feet good game for him today very good game well done much love keep it going P.S ( MAN OF THE MATCH FOR ME ) 💪❤️🫡
Kunkunmaster
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for his draw
the same way you're happy wen you draw against city
JeremyChoong
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Oliver tried to do everything that Liverpool wins. One of the worst referee performance of the season.
You sure? Then why is VAR not given penalty?