Liverpool vs Manchester United as it happened: Red Monday fails to deliver as Anfield clash ends in deadlock
How all the action unfolded during the Premier League clash at Anfield
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Your support makes all the difference.Liverpool hosted Manchester United at Anfield in their hotly-anticipated Monday night encounter at Anfield, with Jürgen Klopp’s side looking to join Manchester City and Arsenal at the top of the Premier League and Jose Mourinho’s outfit hoping to close the gap to the top four. However, they ended up sharing the points with a drab 0-0 draw.
- Liverpool vs Manchester United kicks off at 20:00 BST
- Klopp has injury concerns over Georginio Wijnaldum and Adam Lallana
- Liverpool XI: Karius, Clyne, Matip, Lovren, Milner, Can, Henderson, Coutinho, Mané, Sturridge, Firmino.
- Manchester United XI: De Gea, A Valencia, Bailly, Smalling, Blind, Fellaini, Pogba, Rashford, Herrera, Young, Ibrahimovic.
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Premier League results
Saturday:
Chelsea 3-0 Leicester City
Arsenal 3-2 Swansea City
Bournemouth 6-1 Hull
Manchester City 1-1 Everton
Stoke City 2-0 Sunderland
West Bromwich Albion 1-1 Tottenham Hotspur
Crystal Palace 0-1 West Ham
Sunday:
Middlesbrough 0-1 Watford
Southampton 3-1 Burnley
Martial is a big loss for Man United, but what about the absences of Lallana and Wijnaldum? Both have been in fine form for the Reds this season. Gary Neville said he is delighted they're not playing...
And there's been a cat on the pitch! It's all kicking off and there's still over 10 minutes until kick off! How long until it get's its own Twitter account, I wonder...
12 mins: Herrera has started very well for the visitors here. He has nipped in and stolen the ball three or four times already and nearly set up something for Pogba, who is at times United's most advanced player.
64 mins: Liverpool have improved a lot since Lallana has come on, they are certainly on top at the moment.How will Mourinho respond? Rooney time?
75 mins: Rashford is coming off and it's Rooney time! If there was ever a time to prove you were still relevant, now is it.
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