Manchester United 2-1 Liverpool - 5 Talking Points

#4 United snuff out the Salah threat

Salah had an afternoon to forget

Coming into the game, the biggest fear for anyone associated with Manchester United would have been the threat posed by Liverpool's Egyptian star, Mohamed Salah.

But they did a fantastic job to keep him quiet all game, with Ashley Young in particular deserving huge credit for the way he stuck to his task and gave the Egyptian no joy at all.

It helped that Young is a natural right-footer, which enabled him to move to his natural side when Salah cut in to get the ball on his lethal left foot.

Salah didn't have a shot on goal all game, which exemplified how well United dealt with him. The communication between Young and the centre-backs was also spot on, with Chris Smalling being a rock when faced by the Egyptian.

It also helped the United back four that Nemanja Matic had an absolutely outstanding game for them, snuffing out any danger that popped up in his vicinity.