The performances of both Manchester United and Liverpool in their recent clash made for a sharp contrast with the matches they played last season. The Reds won both games in 2021/22 at a canter yet in their last trip to Old Trafford they went 2-0 down in the Premier League for the first time in almost two years.
Despite this, Jurgen Klopp thought his side deserved the points. “We should have won this game, I know it sounds ridiculous but that is how I saw it,” he said. Most Liverpool supporters definitely did not see the match in that light.
United were clearly better organised and played with far greater intent than they did in either match last term and inevitably gave the Reds a far tougher test as a result. A key moment from the previous meeting at Anfield perhaps sums up what Liverpool have lacked in an attacking sense this season.
