Around the globe, it came as a surprise to some individuals on how the result came to be. Prior the the poor form of the Red devils, many had expected the Merseyside Reds to tear them in pieces and feed their flesh to the birds of the air. Well, record has it that out of ten premier league meetings against Liverpool, they've lost only one to the Merseyside Reds. The loss came in December 2018 under Jose Mourinho (3-1). This is a quantifiable record to honour and Ole Gunnar did a perfect job to keep the ball rolling after his sides drew 1-1 on Sunday at Old Trafford. It was already a game won after M.Rashford puts his team ahead before half time. Mane could have levelled the game but the video assistant referees countered the decision. Moreover, the match winning dream of the Red devils ended when Lallana taps in a brilliant pass into the next, saving his side a point to go home with.
The Manchester united vs Liverpool game was the hot notch and discussion on every fans tongue over a forth night ago during the international break. Jurgen Klopp and his team were in their best form while the other suffered worst start in an EPL season over 30 years. Resting at the bottom table, Solskjær found themselves to halt Liverpool's 18 EPL matches winning streak. A record held by Pep Guardiola Manchester city.
As Old Trafford geared up for the biggest game in English football, Manchester United fans protested against the club's CEO, calling for him to be sacked.
A plane was flown over the stadium with a banner that read 'Ed still failing - Woodward Out!' Fans also carried damning banners with messages calling for Woodward's sacking. This is as a result of the misery Woodward and his lame money making business with the Glazers has caused the fans.
José Mourinho was also thankful to his former club for the draw as they stopped Klopp from winning a consecutive nine match winnings to start a season which belongs to him. This feat he attained with Chelsea in 2005/06. When asked, he said " Klopp didnt like the menu. He wanted meat but got fish at Old Trafford. Sometimes they have limitations against teams with the low block. They have fantastic results but sometimes they win just in the limits."
Despite the fact that ManUtd named their youngest ever starting XI for a Premier League match against Liverpool, with a combined average age of just 25 years and 38 days, Jurgen was still bitter about the result and criticised their play style. He complained on how deep Solskjær men sit in defence whenever they visit them at the Theater of Dreams. Though he confirmed not to be frustrated by the style of play because he is not the one to be concerned. Now the question is, Who should be concerned? When told about Klopp's comment, Ole replied, "We set team up to attack and to be aggressive. Man Utd had momentum in the first half because they were purely there to defend us. Since I'm in England Man United always played like this." Jurgen Klopp was quick to criticise Manchester United's tactics after seeing his Liverpool side drop points for the first time this season. We set the team up to attack and to be aggressive and create chances and I thought we did that".
Meanwhile prior to the game day, Liverpool's manager stated that Manchester united seems to be the only team willing to face his in-form team. His players were even spotted playing basketball some days before the match.
Though it was a courtesy visit they had to honour but the feeling from opposing fans seeing them play basketball couple of days before the big game left tons of pain in their heart. For discussion reasons, many said they don't need to prepare to face the already fallen Ole Gunnar team, rather they had to enjoy themselves and still win the game pretty well. However, looks like things didn't play as planned.
Roy Keane has also slammed the hugging and kissing attitudes of the players prior to kickoff. Andreas Pereira and Fred were seen exchanging pleasantries with fellow countryman Roberto Firmino in the tunnel. The former Red Devils captain complained to be disgusted by the players. He saw the game as an act of war and dismissed the fact that the players should chat after the match or should not even chat at all. To me, its only a game and rivalry shouldn't bring negative vibes between countrymen. If you literally called the game an act of war, then the players should be given guns, grenades and tanks.
Its important to remember that the heated rivalry is special to the fans but the players should erase the illusion of the game as a warfare.
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