Manchester United 0-0 Liverpool: 5 Hits and Flops

#1 Hit: Luke Shaw

Shaw efficiently nullified Salah's threat on a memorable afternoon for the fullback

After an impressive start to the season, Luke Shaw has continued to excel and proven himself one of United's most consistent performers during a testing period.

Since Solskjaer's been in charge, he's missed just one league game - injured in the warm-up against Brighton last month - and nothing much has changed. Quietly going about his business in an efficient, defensively astute manner, this was another impressive performance from the 23-year-old.

The only difference was, it was against Liverpool in a televised fixture. He relished the challenge of facing Mohamed Salah, one of the league's best forwards, and passed the test with flying colors. Three tackles and aerial duels won, five clearances made. Crucially, he does the things that never appear in match stats too - like his off-the-ball support for teammates and disciplined defensive positioning, which are becoming increasingly scarce for fullbacks.

I could've picked Ashley Young or Alisson for the top spot here, as both performed well too. Instead, though, Shaw's finally getting the credit he deserves and it'll stand him in good stead with an important stretch of fixtures to come before the season's end.

Stats' source: WhoScored