On Saturday at 14:30 Lithuanian time, the 8th round of the English "Premier" league began.
At the "Anfield" stadium, two fierce rivals met: "Liverpool" and "Manchester United". Jurgen Klopp's players dominated the entire match, but the "Red Devils" played impeccably in defense and managed to play to a draw.
From the very beginning of the match, there was an intense battle and fast-paced football. A little later, Liverpool's players started to dominate possession, but in the first half-hour the "Reds" did not have many dangerous opportunities.
In the 30th minute, Nemanja Matic tried his luck from distance, but just missed the goal, and a few minutes later Liverpool had a perfect chance to take the lead in the match.
In the 34th minute, after a great play by Roberto Firmino, Joel Matip took a shot from a few meters out, but a remarkable reaction from David De Gea denied him. Mohamed Salah also had a chance, but his shot was off target.
Approaching the end of the first half, Man Utd could have punished Liverpool severely, when Romelu Lukaku missed a great opportunity to score. Simon Mignolet played excellently in goal.
In the second half, Klopp's team continued to dominate, but they were unable to create a clear scoring opportunity.
In the 55th minute, after a pass from Joe Gomez, Emre Can took a dangerous shot, but that was it – both Liverpool and Man Utd slowed down the game and the match ended in a draw.
If Man City wins today, Man Utd could lose one of their top positions, but Liverpool still trails by seven points from the top spot.
Result:
Liverpool 0 - 0 Man Utd
Table:
Starting lineups:
Liverpool: Mignolet; Moreno, Lovren, Matip, Gomez; Can, Henderson, Wijnaldum; Coutinho, Firmino, Salah.
Man Utd: De Gea, Young, Jones, Smalling, Valencia, Darmian, Herrera, Matic, Mkhitaryan, Martial, Lukaku.
