#2 Depleted Manchester United
Even with a full-strength squad, United would not have been the favorites to win this game, but a series of injuries to their regular players had a major impact on the outcome of the game.
With Pogba on the bench, United really missed a player in the midfield who is effective in taking the ball forward with creative passes and dribbles. Sanchez was ruled out of the clash while Martial was benched after a tiring game against Valencia on Wednesday.
Smalling who was initially named in the squad got injured during the warm-ups and Bailly who replaced him had a forgettable night. Luke Shaw’s injury resulted in a lack of crosses into the box and significantly weakened the impact of Lukaku on the game.
The lack of bench strength has cost Manchester United against a Liverpool side that has been playing some excellent football this season.