Manchester United vs Liverpool – hosts hit by injuries as fierce rivals play out stalemate
Re-live coverage as the rivals met at Old Trafford
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Your support makes all the difference.Liverpool failed to capitalise on Manchester United's extraordinary string of injury setbacks but Sunday's intense goalless draw was enough to see Jurgen Klopp's men return to the Premier League summit.
The latest battle between English football's two most successful clubs was a typically tense affair as Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's in-form side looked to bolster their top-four chances and give their title-chasing rivals a bloody nose.
United's trio of first-half injuries gave Liverpool the upper hand, yet the visitors failed to exploit those issues and had to make do with a 0-0 draw that puts them a point ahead of Manchester City and in control of the title race.
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Juan Mata and Ander Herrera grimace as both limp off inside half-an-hour. Problems for Ole Gunnar Solskjaer.
Arsenal 2-0 Southampton, 39 minutes
This really has been impressive from Arsenal.
For the first time in a while they are playing with confidence and their ball movement has been outstanding, asking different questions of the Southampton defence and looking dangerous.
40 minutes
Superb goalkeeping!
Paul Pogba finds space on the left and slides across the edge of the box to Romelu Lukaku.
Lukaku waits and releases Jesse Lingard moving beyond the Liverpool defence with a beautiful weighted pass, but Alisson is swiftly out to get a paw on the ball, Lingard rather telegraphing his intention to round the keeper and allowing the Brazilian to save.
Hold on...
41 minutes
Yet more woe for Ole Gunnar Solskjaer.
Jesse Lingard has over-exterted himself.
He's not going to continue.
42 minutes
Did Manchester United rush him back too soon? Should he have come on so early on?
Lingard trudges off. It may be a recurrence of the hamstring issue he suffered against PSG.
Alexis Sanchez comes on, and Manchester United have used all their changes in the first half, with Marcus Rashford still looking a little off the pace.
Arsenal 2-0 Southampton, 44 minutes
Close!
Good, driving play from Sead Kolasinac from left-back, moving past a couple of Southampton players and cutting across for Alexandre Lacazette, who inexplicably misses the target.
45 minutes
Romelu Lukaku heads into the turf and up into Alisson's hands as Andrew Robertson just about does enough to recover against a much bigger opponent to force the weak header.
Robertson stays down, falling awkwardly with the heft of Lukaku right on him.
Four minutes added time are signalled, but Robertson stays down for the first of those and we might be here until Christmas if this continues.
A fantastic first-half performance from Arsenal, goals from Alexandre Lacazette and Henrikh Mkhitryan catapulting them to a 2-0 lead against a hapless Southampton.
45 + 3 minutes
Andrew Robertson will soldier on with a sore forearm after that awkward landing.
Time ticking by in this lengthy injury time period.
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