Liverpool 2:2 Manchester United

Giggsy13 · Sunday at 17:29

-Supreme- said:
Mainoo is our weakness link, positionally and passing have been poor, players go past him with ease except for one sliding tackle he won.

What game are you watching? Mainoo and Ugarte have been excellent.

Ollie Derbyshire · Sunday at 17:29

Hoof the ball said:
Mainoo has been great in a lot of areas. He still misplaces piss easy passes though under slight pressure, even on his good games.

Yeah he does but hopefully that’ll get sorted as he gets more experience, I’d like to see him get a bit stronger like Ugarte as well. He can be brushed off the ball a bit to easy at times.

Other than that him and Ugarte are looking like a good pair.

Superden · Sunday at 17:29

A million times better than expected
And peeps are still whinging.

Reditus · Sunday at 17:29

Judas said:
My hunch is we end up narrowly losing but there’s plenty of positives and things to be hopeful about. We might even nick a point or a win.

All bases covered

Buster15 · Sunday at 17:29

Hoof the ball said:
Mainoo has been great in a lot of areas. He still misplaces piss easy passes though under slight pressure, even on his good games.

He has competed well in midfield.

Von Mistelroum · Sunday at 17:29

Liverpool have a great record in the second half
Liverpool usually do better in the second half
Liverpool get better as the game goes on
Liverpool have 25 second half goals...

Yeah well that's maybe more to do with the opposition getting tired and not having any 'asthma' medication to give them that second wind.

Ayoba · Sunday at 17:29

lex talionis said:
We definitely need a striker. Hojlund can be our backup striker. Zirkzee can go back to Serie A, no hard feelings.

Agree. Break the bank for either Osimen or gyokeres

Dans · Sunday at 17:29

Tony247 said:
Mainoo is doing fine

He's doing well at doing what Ugarte does (breaking up play), but he does give the ball away a little too often, something Ugarte only did once if I recall correctly. I also think sometimes Mainoo could be a little quicker in tracking back when Liverpool break.

Hester_manc · Sunday at 17:29

Litch said:
Amad done quite a bit of defensive work that could have gone amiss

I was actually thinking that he let the midfield down sometimes.

Oscar Bonavena · Sunday at 17:30

Gandalf said:
Runs into the space the defenders vacated. If he goes near post and the cross is bent across then he would be criticized for that.

Ceteris said:
What's the agreed run in training, cos it happens every game

I don't know what he's been told to do in training but it looked obvious to me that Bruno was only to go low to the front post and Hojlund goes the other way. Terrible movement in my opinion.

Banana Republic · Sunday at 17:30

Slot will make a change to their RB.
TTA has been poor and provided us with our best attack channel.
We haven’t caused much of a threat from our right wing, or through the middle, so we might be closed out of the game in the 2nd half.

JinnerJamie · Sunday at 17:30

Sandikan said:
It's good to have a bit of balance to the usual media stuff, where Trent tries about 40 crosses a game and 1 or 2 are actually decent. Yet he's relayed as some sort of new age Beckham.

True but there is balance and then there is Keane…

Hammondo · Sunday at 17:30

Hoof the ball said:
Mainoo has been great in a lot of areas. He still misplaces piss easy passes though under slight pressure, even on his good games.

Composure is his weakness, it can't be ability.

Lu Tze · Sunday at 17:30

Everyone's played quite well with Ugarte as the standout. They need to carry that energy into the 2nd half not lose focus as that will be immediately punished.

DWelbz19 · Sunday at 17:30

BenitoSTARR said:
We’ve played out of their front press well.

We have, but I think they’ve half assed it a bit. Their backline has been deeper than I expected. I think if they try and squeeze up a few yards they might start getting us. Hopefully not!

Judas · Sunday at 17:30

Reditus said:
All bases covered

I am mystic Meg.

OmarUnited4ever · Sunday at 17:30

eire-red said:
Big difference in the aggressiveness of De Ligt, Maguire and Martinez stepping into midfield

That's the idea of back 3, they must step out and be the extra man in midfield, today in few occasions it helped that they stepped into midfield and tackled hard, if not, Liverpool attackers will have free run at goal.

Gabriel Djemba-Bebe · Sunday at 17:30

Top performances from De Ligt, Ugarte and Bruno so far. Keep it solid and take our next big chance!

Fobal · Sunday at 17:31

Both teams being quite solid, playing to their respective strengths in a very tactical match, midfielders form both sides playing from good to great, forwards from both sides lacking a tad of finesse to end plays better. Entertaining match.

Rapsel · Sunday at 17:31

Redplane said:
Impressive footwork in tight spaces and in tight angles. Actually looks like a striker. At only 5.8 and 134 lbs though he may be a bit too light to be as an out and out CF?

Dunno but I've been truly impressed with both his clinical finishes and his: "Might as well absolutely destroy the net" finishes.

Maybe not EPL material but La Liga and Bundesliga strikers usually do well for our NT.

-Supreme- · Sunday at 17:31

DavelinaJolie said:
He's been up and down, had moments where his tight control and passing has helped break through presses, and that tackle was sweet. But he is also liable to getting outpaced in midfield because he's just a bit slow. You can see why he's the player he is, he can't rely on sheer speed so has to be cute with the ball in tighter spaces.

Agreed. Not only he gets outpaced, but I don’t think he has the intensity and defensive awareness and capabilities to play in CM effectively. Yes he did have some good moments but the core fundamentals are lacking for the position IMO

Crostien · Sunday at 17:31

Hopefully, we can kick on in the second half. We need the points.

But seriously enthused by our performance thus far.

Buster15 · Sunday at 17:31

Giggsy13 said:
What game are you watching? Mainoo and Ugarte have been excellent.

Yes indeed. Weak link my ass.

Wing Attack Plan R · Sunday at 17:32

Berbaclass said:
We made 14 tackles that half, Liverpool made 0.

It’s kinda like the “hits” stat in hockey: not every check counts as a hit, and these tackles have been hits, if that makes sense. Like, you can nick the ball away and it’s a tackle but when you thump the fecker it should be called something else.

downunder red · Sunday at 17:32

Good first half but i'm worried about our second half fade outs. Just hope they have the pride to keep up the fight.

Zico1982 · Sunday at 17:32

I am on Højlunds side, and he has worked his a.. of in the first 45 minutes. Alison in great in 1vs1 situations, but Højlunds finish was not good. It is no sitter, but he should have made Alison work more for it.

JTW95 · Sunday at 17:32

Let's be honest we all would have took 0-0 at half time. I just hope we don't come out and shit the bed second half like we have seen so many times before.

Ibi Dreams · Sunday at 17:32

Berbaclass said:
We made 14 tackles that half, Liverpool made 0.

Is that correct? Crazy stat if true. Especially considering we usually seem to lose this battle

Rajma · Sunday at 17:32

TrailMonkey said:
0-0 a fair result so far for HT. Neither team in the ascendancy. Both should have scored 1 or 2.

Some decent commitment, concentration and intensity from us in our own half, but no clue what to do in our opponent's. Similar story to other performances against better opposition under Amorim. Able to keep possession better than under ETH, albeit with moments of chaos and the the occasional error - thankful nothing that's cost us so far.

Reckon Slot will have them up the urgency and control in the second half - because they have another couple of gears in them - and get us under the cosh. We're playing about as well as we can other than stringing together killer passes in the final third and actually knowing where the goal is.

If Liverpool get the first goal then I reckon they'll win 2-0 or 3-0. If we get it then it'll be interesting to see if we change our style or try to hold on.

Hojlund needs to really sort his shit out. He's been awful again. Lads in my U14 rugby team are stronger than him.

Great assessment of the first half.

Redfrog · Sunday at 17:32

RedDevil [NC] said:
Sadly we have created so many chances and no one can score. We need a finisher

Not just one…

Scarlett Dracarys · Sunday at 17:32

DJ_21 said:
Not sure. We usually only do 1 good half. And since we’ve just had that…

Regardless at least it's not a thumping. If we can maintain the same momentum and hold it at a draw I think we'll all be happy. I'll be ecstatic if we can manage a win.

Zed is not dead · Sunday at 17:32

V.O. said:
Yeah, specifically at 1v1s Alisson is probably the best in the world. At the same time, it was a really tame effort from a player with rock bottom confidence.

Agree with you mate.
Like most of the team he’s totally devoid of confidence and it’s crucial for a striker unfortunately

BuzzKillington · Sunday at 17:32

Superden said:
A million times better than expected
And peeps are still whinging.

Agreed. But I’ve see us follow halves like that with bed shitting performances that were that awful, it negated anything that happened in the first.

I’ll be delighted if we just apply the same level of effort and sense for the remaining 45. Some points would be an added bonus.

Fts 74 · Sunday at 17:32

Excellent first half, should be ahead.More of the same please but a goal or two!

Scorpy · Sunday at 17:32

We need to sign a new, capable striker this month as a top priority. Everything else can wait until the summer.

sebsheep · Sunday at 17:32

Dans said:
Hard to agree to be honest - why did Hojlund not head for the near post for the Fernandes cross? He carried on behind the defender never once even looking like he would even think that getting in front of the defender might be what was best. He lacks that instinct, that killer movement and touch.

He never gets to that ball in time if he alters his run there.

Waynne · Sunday at 17:32

-Supreme- said:
Mainoo is our weakness link, positionally and passing have been poor, players go past him with ease except for one sliding tackle he won.

No Sir. Not at all. What game are you watching?

Godfather · Sunday at 17:33

Except for the first 30 against Newcastle we have mostly looked promising under Amorim

Ollie Derbyshire · Sunday at 17:33

Berbaclass said:
We made 14 tackles that half, Liverpool made 0.

0 tackles? How can that be in a game of football it’s crazy.

trevor newnham · Sunday at 17:33

Agree with Lu Tze. No relaxing, keep your concentration , Liverpool might panic

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