Manchester United 0-0 Liverpool: 5 takeaways from the game | Premier League 2018-19

#2 The home team had chances to win the game

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Even though United were in the back foot early in the game due to the injuries, they had better chances on the night and could have won the game as well. Solskjaer’s adherence to a counter-attacking football ensured that the home side always looked deadly on the break and with a little more precision, they could have sealed the game.

The first arrive in the first half, when Lingard almost got to the end of a Lukaku through ball, forcing Alisson into a good save. After the break, United had more chances on the break and Young played a great ball to Rashford, who, had he been 100% fit, could have scored – he had scored similarly against Tottenham and Leicester.

Then there were a few set pieces where United looked dangerous but was caught offside. In fact, United did have the ball in the back of the net – through Matip – but Smalling was correctly judged offside.

As such, the game was there for the home side and with a little more precision, they could have made the evening memorable.