Manchester United Manager, Jose Mourinho, has praised his team for subduing Anfield after they held in-form Liverpool to a goalless draw in the English Premier League.
“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.”
The Red Devils have won only one of their last five league games and remain seventh in the league, three points below fourth-place Liverpool and five points off leaders Manchester City.
Meanwhile, Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp is pleased with the attitude of his players after the goalless draw with Manchester United but he feels they could have played better.
The Liverpool manager said: “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. We had 65% possession but we have to do better. I didn’t expect we would have 10-15 chances. Second half we had chances but De Gea was finally warm and he made brilliant saves. They had that chance with Ibrahimovic.
“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. We have to stay cool.
“When they want to chase us, we have to use counter-movements. We had these situations but in the last third we lost patience. It was like ‘Give it to Daniel’. It was a very difficult game for a striker. There was a really good attitude from my side. They tried everything, only with the wrong tools.”
Liverpool had won their previous five games in all competitions but they were stifled by Jose Mourinho’s side during the draw at Anfield on Monday night.
