Same old Liverpool really. Lots of the ball, good passing rate, not clinical enough and then blame the opposition for not allowing us to win. United set up to take a point, they got what they wanted. United set up to distrubt our play with Matic and Herrera (two of the dirtiest players in the League), they did that by and large. We had enough chances to win the game but our lack of a clinical finisher has cost us once again and taken this run to one win in eight. That's F***ing worrying.
On a slightly more positive note, we've conceded just one goal at Anfield in the League this year. So for an often criticised defence, we do alright at home. Three clean sheets from four games at Anfield in the League. I suppose it helps when the opposition have no intention of attacking.
It didn't really feel like a Liverpool/United game though. It felt flat.
Mignolet - had one save to make and made it. Couldn't really fault the Belgian for anything. A good solid performance.
Gomez - outstanding from the young lad. Had a really poor showing at Newcastle the other week but yesterday he was back to the player we've come to expect. Solid, dependable, unflustered.
Matip - missed the best chance of the game, or rather De Gea saved the best chance of the game more than Matip missed it. Other than that, Joel looked sound. Didn't have any troubles defensively.
Lovren - like Matip, didn't have any troubles defensively. We looked very solid at the back. Any problems we dealt with properly. We didn't dilly and dally, which we've done too often in the past, we just dealt with the issue.
Moreno - like the rest of the defence, we was sound. And to be fair to Albert, he's nailed that left back position down this season. As much as we know there's a mistake just waiting around the corner with him, he's been the best of our defenders this year.
Wijanldum - for me Gini was Man of the Match. Everything was going through him. He was the furtherest forward of the three central midfielders, he was the one trying to make things happen and he's just a completely different player at Anfield to when we play away from home. I thought he was F***ing boss yesterday.
Henderson - undoubtedly will be blamed for everything again. But it was another good, solid performance from our skipper. He's obviously following the instructions of Klopp who wants him to just keep the ball ticking over. And while, we (me more than anybody) would like to see him show a bit responsibility and attempt to be a bit more creativity, it doesn't appear the manager wants that from him.
Can - missed an absolute sitter that probably would of won the game for us. Apart from that, I don't recall seeing much of Emre.
Salah - infuriating. Shot at almost every opportunity and never once had De Gea troubled. Still doesn't have a right foot.
Coutinho - had a typical Phil performance. Always looking for the ball, always looking lively, bobbing and weaving his way past the opposition and should of had a penalty. Unlike most weeks though he just couldn't find that extra piece of magic to get us a goal - also his set pieces were sh*t.
Firmino - ran around a bit but other than that was nowhere near good enough. But, like Henderson, it's what the manager wants from him so I suppose to Klopp it is good enough.
Chamberlain - probably his best cameo performance in a Liverpool shirt and even then it was just one good run, followed very quickly by a sh*t cross. And a couple of poor corners. So saying it was his best cameo, still wasn't that good.
Sturridge - did he touch the ball? I don't remember him doing anything in all honesty.
Solanke - would of brought him much earlier, what's a kid to do in three minutes and thrown on the wing when he's a centre forward?
Overall it was a lot of huffing and puffing with no end result. Two guilt edge chances (Matip and Can) and we couldn't put them away. A couple of good chances and we couldn't put them away either. We had the chances to win but our failure at being clinical has cost us once more. And will remain to do so until we get a goalscorer in the team. And it's back to reminiscing about Robbie Fowler.
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