‘Liverpool were flustered and rattled – but still weren’t beaten’

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Liverpool were flustered and rattled – but still weren’t beaten’

Football is a crazy game sometimes, isn’t it?

I don’t think many people thought Manchester United were capable of getting a positive result at Anfield, let alone producing the superb performance they did on Sunday. I certainly didn’t see it coming.

In contrast, Liverpool did not play well, and never came close to hitting the heights we have seen from them this season.

Arne Slot had only beaten once in his previous 27 games since taking charge last summer. But his Premier League leaders could and maybe should have lost a game. That they were widely expecte to run away with.

Clearly, there’s no need for them to panic. Once ยูฟ่าเบท https://ufabet999.app the dust has settled on these dropped points and a disappointing display, Liverpool are still in a brilliant position at the top of the table.

Arsenal will be kicking themselves. Because they were not able to close the gap this weekend. After being held by Brighton and, even if Nottingham Forest win at Wolves on Monday. They will still be six points back, and having played an extra game too.

A poor performance, or credit to Man Utd?

What gives the chasing pack a glimmer of hope are the goals that Liverpool conceded on Sunday.

They looked flustered when they fell behind in the second half, something we have not seen very often recently, and United’s attacking threat continued to rattle them.

Even so, Slot’s side did not end up beaten. I don’t feel as if they have had any glaring weaknesses exposed either.

In every area where they were below their best, United were excellent. You have to give Ruben Amorim and his players some credit for that.

For example, Trent Alexander-Arnold got a lot of stick for his performance at right-back, but I thought Diogo Dalot was absolutely superb down that flank – he was still making overlapping runs in stoppage time – and, in front of him, Bruno Fernandes was fantastic too.