The big news: No goals in big Liverpool-Manchester United clash

Manchester United manager José Mourinho accused Liverpool of playing cautiously in a boring goalless draw and insisted Manchester United’s meagre possession statistics represented a problem for his Liverpool counterpart Jürgen Klopp. United nullified a Liverpool side who had scored nine goals in their previous two home games, with Mourinho playing a defensive line-up.

“We stopped them playing but they also did very well from the defensive point of view,” said the United manager. “They played Can and Henderson for some reason and they did that for 90 minutes when they normally project more players in attack. They were very cautious. They kept always Can and Henderson in position. They had only one player behind the three more offensive players. I think it was their intention to try and control us, which they also did well.”

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Klopp claimed Liverpool lacked patience in possession. “I am not too happy. The game from the first second was very hectic and maybe that was what Manchester United wanted and we didn’t want, maybe it was more for their advantage. That can happen from the start but you have to find your way back to the way we usually play. We lost patience far too early and our passing game was not good. The best news tonight is we have one point more and a clean sheet, nothing else. We can do much better and we must do much better,” said Klopp.

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