LIVERPOOL FC VS MAN UTD 0-0 {POST MATCH ANALYSIS} #lfc #manu #espnfc TITLE RACE FAR FROM OVER
Channel: Mr. Anfield Times  Football
Date: 2021-01-17

LIVERPOOL, England -- Manchester United really are Premier League title contenders again, and Sunday's 0-0 draw against Liverpool at Anfield proved it once and for all.

It was hard to watch at times, with two old rivals showing too much respect to the other to cut loose and really go for the win. At times United also rode their luck, particularly in a one-sided first-half that was dominated by Liverpool. But the measure of United's performance (and the result) was that when the final whistle went, there were no fist-clenching celebrations or high-fives to mark a point at Anfield. Instead, there was a sense of disappointment that they didn't convert at least one of their second-half chances to win the game and end Liverpool's four-and-a-half year unbeaten home run in the league, which now stands at 68 games.

This fixture is always a symbolic measuring stick for the two clubs. When Mohamed Salah scored Liverpool's second in that 2-0 win last year, it marked the moment when everyone at the club began to believe that the title was theirs -- Anfield erupted as soon as Salah's shot hit the net, and they never looked back. On Sunday, there was no such defining moment, but United will have left with their own sense of having crossed the Rubicon by playing Liverpool at Anfield and emerging unscathed, hammering out a message to Jurgen Klopp's team that they can once again look them in the eye as equals.

In last season's fixture here, United were in the midst of a slump that had left Solskjaer fearing for his job and they played at Anfield in panic mode. But there was a swagger about United this time, even if they were forced to withstand heavy Liverpool pressure for long periods of the first half. There was no panic despite being overwhelmed by a wave of shots and Liverpool possession -- instead, just an air of trust in the counter-attacking game-plan that left Klopp's side frustrated long before the final whistle.

Pogba was once again impressive for United - Harry Maguire was also outstanding at the back - and the pace and movement up front was a constant worry for Liverpool, despite Marcus Rashford's continuing inability to hold his runs and avoid the offside trap. That is one of a number of tweaks that Solskjkaer and his coaches need to address, but in comparison to a year ago, they are minor details that can be fixed fairly easily.


Klopp also has tweaks and corrections to take care of with his team, but the solutions are less easy to find because of injuries and the reality that, after almost three years of incremental improvements, progress has perhaps hit a ceiling. Burnley are next up, with Sean Dyche's team due at Anfield on Thursday, before two tough away games at Tottenham and West Ham. Liverpool are a team that could easily win all three games and banish the growing gloom, but on current form, they could also drop points in each of them.

For Klopp, though, the story would have been different had the result gone Liverpool's way against United.

"If we won 1-0, I'd think it was completely fine," he said. "You can't deny Manchester United chances for 90 minutes. You never could. They're in a good moment.

"With all the things said before the game -- they're flying and we're struggling -- my boys played a good game tonight. But we didn't score. That's the most important thing in football."

United didn't score either, but their 0-0 was a sign of progress rather than malaise, and the confidence they get from it will only help sustain their title ambitions.



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