Chapter 1: What was the final score of the Liverpool vs Manchester United match?
It's finished one apiece at Old Trafford. Marcus Rashford putting United in front in the first half, only after the VAR check ruled that the referee had not made what was a clear and obvious error. Liverpool thought they'd equalised just before half-time through Sadio Mane.
That one was ruled out by VAR for the handball, but there was time late in the game for Adam Lallana to come off the bench and score an equaliser. His first for two and a half years. So a point apiece, Liverpool's winning run is over, but they are still unbeaten. We can hear from those two, Henderson and Alana, with Geoff Shreves.
Chapter 2: How did VAR influence the first half of the match?
Jordan, I saw you had your arm round Adam as you came off the pitch. Do you owe him a large thanks today? Yeah, definitely, you know. I'm delighted for him because he works so hard. and he deserves a bit of luck to come on and get a goal. I'm delighted for him, and he saved us with a point today, and it could be a big point come the end of the season.
I'm delighted for him, but we could have been better today, we know that. I still feel as though towards the second half we were much better and wanted to go and win the game, but if you can't win, don't lose, and thanks to this man, we never. It was far from a vintage performance. What was the problem today? I'm not sure.
Chapter 3: What led to Liverpool's disallowed goal before half-time?
I thought it was quite scrappy first half. We weren't fluid enough. We weren't playing football at all, really, first half.
Chapter 4: How did Adam Lallana impact the game after coming off the bench?
It was quite scrappy. Second half, I thought we caused them more problems, especially towards the end of the game. We were pushing for the winner towards the end but couldn't find it. What were the manager's instructions to you when he sent you on, Adam?
Just make an impact. We've got 25 minutes left. Like Jordan said, we probably weren't at our best today, but at times like that you have to look to the bench and you have to come on and change the game. I thought Ox done extremely well when he came on. If we're going to win the league, if we're going to compete,
to take the title then we're not going to need just 11 we're going to need a squad and if that's what we can take out of today's game then brilliant and I think it is a point gained we weren't our best but people were you know saying this was probably going to be an easy three points for us it just shows it's never the case as form goes out the window in these kind of games.
Did you feel like you were heading towards that banana skin that the manager referred to?
Not really. I think, especially when I came on, it felt that after 10 minutes we kind of controlled the game and towards the end I thought we were the only team that were going to go and get three points.
What was the feeling amongst Liverpool players on their goal and the foul and the build-up to it or the foul that Liverpool players were claiming?
I think you know what the feeling was because you've seen all of our reactions when they went in. You probably know better than me because you've looked back at it.
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Chapter 5: What were the players' thoughts on their performance after the match?
I just felt as though the referee gave a lot of them free kicks to them, similar type of free kicks in the first half, and that one for me was very similar to the one he'd given Marcus early on and he didn't give it for us. But we've got to defend the goal better and it's no excuse for us. Performance level wasn't up to our normal standards.
We've got to accept, move on, learn from the gain, take the positives, learn from the negatives and keep going, keep pushing. Psychologically though, Adam, how big is the difference between losing here today and coming away with something?
Yeah, it's huge. We've come to Old Trafford and we've got a point. Probably take that at the beginning of the season and we're still unbeaten this season. So, huge positives considering we didn't play our best. But like Jordan said, we learn, we move on and we've got Genk midweek now and then Spurs at Anfield at the weekend. Well done. Congratulations on coming on and getting your goal.
Well done, guys. Cheers.
Yeah, big moment for Adam Lallana. This is how it finished. One apiece then. Ten attempts from Liverpool to United. Seven. Four on target from Liverpool. They only had one here last season. Two from United. And 68% possession from the visiting side. It was 65% in the goalless draw here last season.
Gary Neville has rejoined us here with, or joined us for the first time today, in fact, with Graeme Souness, Jose Munoz and Roy Keane. Roy, give us the verdict first of all. What's your view on what we've seen here? I think both managers will be satisfied with the draw. Pressure was building from Liverpool.
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Chapter 6: What were the key tactical adjustments made by both teams?
Obviously, Liverpool lads are talking quite critical of themselves, but you have to give United a little bit of credit today. Obviously, they got the first goal, they were able to sit in, and it was just maybe one or two sloppy mistakes towards the end. United lacked a little bit of composure, and when you want to look, there's always a danger the opposition will score.
But Liverpool, again, if they're talking about winning league titles, etc., you're going to have to... grind out results when you're playing badly, and that's what they've done today. But Arli will be pleased as well. They showed a good attitude, some good quality, but you always felt they needed that second goal. Jose, do you think that Liverpool deserved the point?
It's hard to say. I think they did something to have it. I think Jurgen in the last 20 minutes of the game he tried to do something, he tried to give to the team different problems for United to resolve. More people through the middle, more occupation of the spaces in the boxes, more projection of the full backs.
So he gave them problems and he got an award from it but at the same time I feel that Ole and United, after such a fantastic effort, I think they may feel a bit disappointed with one mistake and two points that they lost in the beginning of the game. I was asking United for heart, they had it, but they had more than that.
They were organised, they had a plan, you agree, we just agree, but they had a game plan, they stick to it. At half-time, Graham was commenting to us, the problem is if they can keep that defensive intensity for 90 minutes. And they couldn't. And then I think in the end of the game, Liverpool was in the top of them, so probably the result is fair.
But if I was Ole, I would be proud and a little bit frustrated because the boys, I think they gave everything. They couldn't keep that clean sheet, Graham, which must come as a huge relief to Liverpool.
Yeah, I think Liverpool got away with it today. Give credit to Manchester United because in that first half they worked their socks off. didn't allow Liverpool to get into the game at all. Liverpool's midfield is famous for their work rate. They were outworked today in midfield and they were bossed in there today. I think overall, I think the result is a fair result.
When you look at, if you examine the stats, it'd be hard on Liverpool not to have got something from the game, 68 possession, 10 shots, four on target to Man United's two. But I think Man United,
will take a lot from that game, they'll feel that they've turned up today, they've shown that they can be organised, they all knew what they were doing, they did carry a threat occasionally, but they were playing against a very good team, a team that weren't at their best, they have to be honest about that. Now Salah was out, Man United did a great job on Liverpool's full-backs.
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Chapter 7: How did Manchester United's defense perform against Liverpool's attack?
Lovely movement. And United, if you're going to sit and play under counter-attack, then obviously if you can get the first goal, fantastic. And he does catch him. but he does make a bit of a dive about it, you know? But it is technically a foul, I suppose. I just thought it was a foul.
I've had a problem with this all season in terms of them not overruling what are clear decisions, but they've set the bar so high that we're not going to see it change now because they've backed themselves into a corner and the referee's never going to go over to the dugout and have a look at it because they've said they're not going to do it.
I think what influences him is Origi goes down spectacularly. He has a poor first touch. The ball's gone away from him. He's lost possession. And I think he over-eggs it with the way he goes down. That kind of contact would not generate that force for him to go down in the way he did. So I think he feels, the referee will feel he's been kidding, but there's no doubt about it.
You can see the muscle, the sock all rippling with the contact from the left foot. And any way you look at it, if you're kicked from behind, it is a foul. He doesn't get anything on the ball.
So I think they've got that wrong. Could the ref see it anyway? And I wonder why this wasn't communicated if he couldn't. Yeah. I don't think he sees it.
So explain to me. So that now goes back to VAR. OK, you've got David Coote in there.
Let's give him a name, who's done 15 Premier League games, by the way, as a referee. Martin Atkinson has done 15 seasons as a Premier League referee.
So if we assume he can't see it, because I think if he sees it, then I think he gives a foul. So that now goes back to Stockley Park.
Yes, where David Coote is there.
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Chapter 8: What are the implications of this draw for both teams moving forward?
Make the game. That's what we try. But we take the point. It's better than having no point. Much better. But it's not that we feel that we won something today. We didn't lose anything. It's just a point. Let's carry on.
It is the end of your winning run, though. What are your thoughts on that?
Yeah, it was always clear it will happen one day. So no problem with that. We never thought about this.
to be honest, these boys wrote in so many departments, LFC history, so all good, so 17 games, now we can stop talking about that, we never talked about it, but now nobody will ask us anymore about that, so now we can start a new series or whatever, and we have to, because on Wednesday we play again,
away in the Champions League, which is obviously not easy, then Tottenham is coming, then Arsenal, then City, so they're coming thick and fast. Today we got a point, that's OK, but not more.
Not entirely happy with his own team's performance, but it seems a little frustrated with the opposition's approach. What do you make of that, Jose, that since he's been here, he's suggesting that Manchester United have been playing to defend in these games?
Because United beat Man United at Old Trafford. I think he didn't like the menu. He likes meat and he got fish. So he was not happy. They are, of course, much stronger playing against an opposition that gives them chances of transitions and counter-attack. And, of course, United... With the limitations they have at this moment, they play a different profile of game.
They try to be solid in the back. They try not to give them a chance of transition. They kept always the three centre-backs in position, plus McTominay and Fred. They were always compact and they didn't like the manual. And what did you think was missing from Liverpool today? Why didn't they win this game?
for me quality as a team to play against a low block which is a problem that sometimes they have they have these fantastic records of uh of so many victories um i have to admit i'm really happy that they didn't win because the other record is mine is not theirs um but a part of uh Apart from that, I think they have some limitations against teams with low blocks.
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