English Premier League giants and arch-rivals Liverpool and Manchester United engaged in a fierce encounter, but settled goalless at Anfield on Sunday. With this draw, United maintained its top position, for now, while Liverpool has dropped to the fourth place.
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The opening half saw six promising attempts. While Liverpool initially came up with a series of attacks, United consolidated towards the half-time closing stages.
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The most promising chance of the first half came in the 34th minute, when a free-kick from Bruno Fernandes almost put United ahead, as the shot just whizzed past the post, with Liverpool goalkeeper, Alisson Becker failing to get a touch on it. Nonetheless, the deadlock remained intact at half-time.
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The second half saw nine more attempts being made. There were four saves during this phase, including three from Alisson again, as he undoubtedly was the wall at the goal-line for the host.
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The most promising chance of the half once again came from United, as Paul Pogba lashed a brutal close-range shot, following an assist from Aaron wan-Bissaka, only to be denied by Alisson. Nevertheless, both the sides sweat it out to no avail, as the deadlock failed to budge, while the honours were shared at full-time.
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Vital stats- United waited for its most prolonged first shot attempt in an EPL clash (34 minutes) since their last tie at Anfield in January 2020 (40th minute).- Rashford was flagged offside on four occasions in the first half, which is his most, as well as joint-most in a season, along with Son Heung-min.- For the first time since 2005, Liverpool has failed to score in three consecutive EPL ties and is the third defending champion to do so, after Arsenal and Leicester City.- Unitedis unbeaten in its last 16 away matches in the EPL, while their previous 17-game unbeaten run had ended in 1999.
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