Jonny Evans makes Liverpool statement after Man Utd battle to Anfield point

Jonny Evans hopes Manchester United’ s battling point at Anfield can be a turning point for Erik ten Hag’s side.

United wrecked Liverpool ’s 100 per cent record at Anfield this season and ended their 34-game scoring run. Evans was immense at the heart of United’s defence and hopes the result can be the start of something positive for his side.

United defended well to suffocate Liverpool’s star-studded attack and Evans was greatly heartened by their display. "Man United v Liverpool is a big match,” said the United stalwart. "I think we can take from the fact we’ve been able to defend our box and that’s something in the last three or four weeks, when we’ve had to defend our box, we haven’t done well enough.

“It’s something we’ve discussed, so we’ll take that out of this game and take confidence from it. When you’re defending on the edge of your box, there are always fine margins. When you come away with a clean sheet after defending like that, it’s always enjoyable.

“It’s their home patch, they've got a good record here and they’re playing well. They’re at the top of the league, they’ve got some dangerous players. We’ll take the point, we defended our box well and move on from it.”

United have been here before and they impressively won 3-0 at resurgent Everton before beating Chelsea at Old Trafford.

They followed each of those results with poor performances and Evans wants them to kick on now after their fine result at Liverpool.

“I’ve played games here where you have to grind it out,” said the Northern Ireland captain. "You don’t always come to Anfield and play well. I’ve been a part of this club in the past, even back then, in 2013, we got a win here, but the game was very difficult.

“You have to grind it out. It’s a battle,