Ten Hag on backing from the club and pressure
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Liverpool missed the chance to return to the top of the Premier League table as Manchester United frustrated their rivals at Anfield to earn a battling point for under-pressure manager Erik ten Hag.
The Reds dominated possession but were sloppy on the ball in what was a poor contest, with Trent Alexander-Arnold going closest with a shot from outside the box that narrowly crept wide of the post.
United defended deep and grew in threat as the match went on, with Rasmus Hojlund forces a save from Liverpool goalkeeper Alisson in the second half. Manchester United goalkeeper Andre Onana was far busier but wasn’t seriously tested despite a series of effort from the hosts. United’s Diogo Dalot was sent off in stoppage time for dissent towards referee Michael Oliver.
Liverpool started the weekend top but slip down to third following wins for Arsenal and Aston Villa on Sunday. United, who drew a Premier League game for the first time this season, are seventh but avoided a third straight defeat after losses against Bournemouth and Bayern Munich this week.
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FULL-TIME: Liverpool 0-0 Manchester United
A bore draw on Merseyside.
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Ben Fleming17 December 2023 18:31
FULL-TIME: Liverpool 0-0 Manchester United
United do enough to see out the final stages as the full-time whistle goes. Not one that will live long in the memory but a vital point for Ten Hag and his side away from home.
Liverpool, meanwhile, drop to third after wins for Arsenal and Aston Villa. The hosts were toothless for large parts of the game with only Van Dijk and Alexander-Arnold creating any chances of real note.
A muted response from the fans in the ground at full-time – certainly not the performance or result many of them were hoping for.
Ben Fleming17 December 2023 18:25
Liverpool 0-0 Manchester United
90+4 mins: RED CARD! Dalot is fuming after a throw-in is given against him. He’s fuming at the referee and is shown an initial yellow card, only to be booked again moments later for continued dissent.
United are down to ten men for the closing stages.
Ben Fleming17 December 2023 18:24
Liverpool 0-0 Manchester United
90+3 mins: Rashford and Shaw combine well down the left, but the former’s low cross is cleared away well by Alisson with Hojlund looking to pounce.
Ben Fleming17 December 2023 18:22
Liverpool 0-0 Manchester United
90+2 mins: Once again a set-piece provides a good chance for Liverpool but Gakpo – unmarked on the six-yard-box – wastes a good chance as he heads over.
Ben Fleming17 December 2023 18:21
Liverpool 0-0 Manchester United
90+1 mins: A yellow card for Rashford after a poor challenge on Tsimikas. We’re into the first of five minutes of added time on Merseyside.
Either side fancy scoring?
Ben Fleming17 December 2023 18:20
Liverpool 0-0 Manchester United
89 mins: A wildly mishit cross from Alexander-Arnold typifies the lack of quality this game has had. A hand up in apology from the Liverpool man.
Ben Fleming17 December 2023 18:18
Liverpool 0-0 Manchester United
87 mins: A cynical late challenge from Shaw on Konate sparks the game’s first coming together between the two sets of teams. Just a yellow, though, for the United full-back.
Ben Fleming17 December 2023 18:16
Liverpool 0-0 Manchester United
86 mins: Gomez surges into the box but he fires into the side-netting from a tight angle as Klopp cuts an ever-more frustrated figure on the sideline.
Ben Fleming17 December 2023 18:15
Liverpool 0-0 Manchester United
85 mins: The ball deflects off the ground and into the arm of Shaw, sparking furious appeals for handball from the Liverpool crowd.
Nothing doing for the ref or VAR, though. That would have been a harsh one.
Ben Fleming17 December 2023 18:14