If Liverpool wished to signal serious intent of ending their 29-year wait to be champions they failed.
This game in hand held over Manchester City featured an under-par performance that will hearten Pep Guardiola’s men though the draw does leave Liverpool as outright leaders by a point with 11 matches left of the title race.
The draw suits Manchester United far better and given how Ole Gunnar Solskjær’s XI was upset by three injury-enforced substitutions, all before the break, the result is a particular morale-booster.
For Jürgen Klopp there should be serious concern regarding how his team failed to fire, though the manager may cite how Roberto Firmino also had to leave the contest before the break.
Yet the sight of Klopp appearing near-furious throughout and feeling the need to take off star turn, Mohamed Salah, with 12 minutes remaining summed up just how Liverpool stuttered.
Source: theguardian
