Premier League LIV vs MUN Highlights: Manchester United remains at the top as both teams play out goalless draw; FULL TIME: LIV 0-0 MUN
Manchester United and Liverpool played out an entertaining 0-0 draw to see the spoils shared at Anfield on Sunday.
The game was billed as potentially going a long way to deciding who took home the Premier League title this year as the first and third placed teams faced off.
Despite Liverpool enjoying the majority of the possession and shots on goal, United were controlled in defence and threatened with counterattacks.
While neither side broke the deadlock in the first half there were chances aplenty and either team could have easily snagged the game’s opening goal.
Liverpool rained 10 shots on the United goal and looked the better side for the opening 30 minutes but Ole Gunnar Solskjaer team were coming back into it in the final 15 minutes before half-time.
The second half continued at a similar pace. Roberto Firmino came close to scoring for Liverpool just before the hour mark when Andy Robertson blazed a ball across the United goal that he was inches from tapping home.
United’s best chance of the game on 74 minutes when Marcus Rashford passed the ball to Luke Shaw on the edge of the box who sent a low ball dashing across the face of Alisson’s goal. Bruno Fernandes got a touch to it but directed right at the Liverpool keeper.
At the other end of the pitch, David De Gea was also forced into a save as Thiago aimed a ball at the top left corner of his goal.
Here is the LIV vs MUN Live Score
FULL TIME: LIVERPOOL 0-0 MANCHESTER UNITED
94′ – YELLOW CARD!
Rashford booked for a foul on Jones
92′ – Pogba broke out for a counter attack, but lost the ball near the centre of the pitch
89′ – SUBSTITUTION!
Milner replaced Wijnaldum for Liverpool, and Greenwood replaced Fernandes for United
80′ – Final 10 minutes of the regulation time and it’s still 0-0 at Anfield
78′ – SAVE!
This time United keeper De Gea thwarted Thiago’s long range attempt as he pushed the ball away
76′ – SUBSTITUTION!
Liverpool change: Jones replaced Shaqiri
66′ – YELLOW CARD!
Liverpool’s Fabinho booked for a foul on Cavani. Free-kick for United from 25 yards out
65′ – Fernandes found some space just outside the Liverpool box, but his shot was straight to the Liverpool keeper Alisson
61′ – SUBSTITUTION!
Cavani replaced Martial for United
55′ – Alexander-Arnold struck a weak attempt straight to United keeper De Gea. No trouble for the keeper
50′ – Mane earned a corner for Liverpool and it was taken quickly and it ended with another corner for the hosts on the other side
47′ – As expected, Liverpool started the proceedings with the majority of ball possession
HALFTIME: LIVERPOOL 0-0 MANCHESTER UNITED
An interesting 45 minutes of play even though an uneventful one. The first half at Anfield ended in a 0-0 stalemate. Liverpool were the dominant team so far with the majority of possession and attempt on goal. But there was only one shot on target for the hosts and it was comfortably saved for United keeper David de Gea. And for the visitors, Bruno Fernandes free-kick flew just wide of the Liverpool goal.
HALF-TIME Liverpool 0-0 Man Utd
The hosts see lots of the ball but it’s Man Utd who go closest to finding the opener through a Bruno Fernandes free-kick#LIVMUN pic.twitter.com/6iKcPQGcGy
— Premier League (@premierleague) January 17, 2021
34′ – Chance!
Fernandes missed it by a whisker on the left top corner of the Liverpool goal from the set-piece
33′ – YELLOW CARD!
Liverpool’s Shaqiri booked for a foul on Luke Shaw. Free-kick for United from a dangerous position
29′ – Fernandes found Shaw at far left from a free-kick but the cross-in from the United defender was cleared out by Liverpool defenders
17′ – This time Firmino shot it wide with his left foot from the top of the United box. Liverpool are pressing hard for the opening goal at the moment
14′ – Robertson shot it well over the United crossbar after receiving the ricochet ball from Firmino strike
12′ – Thiago’s pass for Salah was a bit heavy. Goal kick for United
8′ – Free kick (Liverpool)
Thiago was brought down by McTominay at the middle of the pitch, free kick for Liverpool. A late challenge from the United man
6′ – Rashford’s shot in from the left of the Liverpool box was cleared easily by Thiago
3′ – Liverpool with majority of possession so far and Robertson side netted from the left. First clear attack to the United goal from the hosts
1′- Here we goo! It’s kickoff in Anfield. United are in their dark grey away kit, and Liverpool are in red
9pm: Lineups are out
LIVERPOOL PLAYING XI
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— Liverpool FC (@LFC) January 17, 2021
MANCHESTER UNITED PLAYING XI
A huge game at Anfield awaits – and here's your United starting XI 💪
— Manchester United (@ManUtd) January 17, 2021