Liverpool held but the point could be important

The line is over but Liverpool will not mind too much. Notwithstanding dropping one game short of equaling Manchester City’s 18-match winning run from two years ago.

Liverpool picks up a point that will feel like three, while Manchester United ruminates on a draw that feels more like an overthrow. Football fans can bookPremier League Tickets on our website on exclusively discounted prices.

Liverpool’s lead is now six points somewhat than eight but it would have felt much smaller still if not for Adam Lallana’s late interference canceling out Marcus Rashford’s initial goal.

Jurgen Klopp will feel hurt not smallest because of the two tight VAR decisions which threatened to swing this game in United’s favor however also pleased of a point which could prove significant come May.

Cohesive miss out on a morale-boosting win

How transformative could a win have been for Ole Gunnar Solskjaer? He and his players were five minutes away from a win that would have displaced all the doom and gloom of recent weeks only their third of the season.

In its place, a point means this is their worst start to a league campaign in 33 years. Solskjaer will take positives from the performance. United was much brighter going forward even if that was because they had enough money sufficiently of space.

But that can be little help to a team which sits in 13th place after nine games with a challenging run of features to come. Three points against historic competitors could have changed the mood around the club if not the speedy reality. Instead, questions remain.

VAR does anything but end discuss

Liverpool 0 VAR 2 Martin Tyler remarked on commentary and while opinions will differ on the two decisions at the end of the first half, video technology was certainly a talking point.

Origi appeared to be fouled by Lindelof, though probably too far back in the move to disallow the goal. Mané’s handball was not as controversial.

Those incidents will be argued over and over again in the days to come but the biggest problem with VAR remains that by attempting to implement one set of rules, it has created a whole new category that also needs to be followed.

How clear is ‘clear’ how obvious is ‘obvious’ and how far is ‘too far back in the move’ A device which threatened to ‘end debate’ has only intensified it.

One-trick foals nearly win the race

One of the main accusations leveled against Solskjaer’s United of late has been that they are only able to create chances on the counter-attack.

Against sides, they are expected to beat – like say Astana, Rochdale or Newcastle that is not usually good enough. But in games like this, it is perhaps ideal.

Ignore the controversial nature of Rashford’s goal. Everything which followed the apparent foul went exactly to plan for Solskjaer. Who deployed Rashford with Daniel James in a front two that promised pace on the break. Liverpool allowed the pair too much space on the counter-attack particularly in the fatal first half and almost paid the price.

Liverpool’s full-backs step up when required

The nonappearance of Salah and usual lack of an imaginative presence in midfield put added onus on Liverpool’s full-backs to supply their forward line. But in a difficult first half, neither Andy Robertson nor Trent Alexander-Arnold could provide the support required and Liverpool suffered as a result.

Aaron Wan-Bissaka did a mostly active job on Robertson pressing him high up the pitch. That changed after the break however once Klopp’s side began to control possession and dictate the play on their terms.

Robertson was granted more and more freedom on the left as United retreated. Wide play began to look like Liverpool’s best route to goal and it was Scot’s cross that Lallana converted to equalize five minutes from time.

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