Manchester United 1-1 Liverpool: 5 Hits and Flops | Premier League 2019-20

#1 Hit: Marcus Rashford

Rashford was back to his free-flowing best against a Liverpool backline who struggled against him

Despite some early tense moments marred by questionable decision-making in the final third, Rashford relished the battle against Van Dijk. Relentless out-of-possession, he made Joel Matip pay for sloppy positioning during the build-up to his controversial opener.

On another day, he would've had another. Beating two Liverpool players, racing 30 yards goalwards before watching on as his well-struck effort flew narrowly wide of Alisson's far post on a promising counter-attack, Rashford was left frustrated but this display was encouraging to say the least.

Full of running as he usually is, this was crucially useful movement which proved a real thorn against Liverpool's backline. They didn't want to deal with it and struggled for large periods once he got going in transition.

Plenty has been said about his stagnation, becoming predictable in recent seasons. With so much experience under his belt, despite still being 21, the added pressure of responsibilities as a senior player seems to have overwhelmed him. On this occasion, he led the line confidently with more promise than in previous weeks which is certainly a positive sign.

Rashford completed four successful dribbles, was fouled twice, won six of 14 duels contested with just 29 touches in 83 minutes but came up with a well-taken fourth league goal of the campaign before receiving a warm reception after being substituted for the returning Anthony Martial late on. There's plenty to be enthusiastic about, though now the question of consistency remains. Can he sustain these performances?