Man Utd 2-2 Liverpool: Player ratings as Reds title challenge takes hit at Old Trafford
Liverpool's Premier League title challenge took a blow on Sunday as Jurgen Klopp's side were held to a 2-2 draw by Manchester United at Old Trafford.
The Reds dominated proceedings early on and went ahead when Luis Diaz converted, but brilliant strikes from Bruno Fernandes and Kobbie Mainoo put the Red Devils ahead. Mohamed Salah was required to level from the spot after Aaron Wan-Bissaka brought down Harvey Elliott.
The draw means Liverpool sit second in the table behind Arsenal on goal difference and a point ahead of Manchester City.
Man Utd and Liverpool met as recently as mid March in an FA Cup classic which the Red Devils snatched in extra time, but the mood had turned sour again before this clash at Old Trafford after a humiliating 4-3 defeat for Erik ten Hag's troops at Chelsea.
For the Reds, Jurgen Klopp had designs on reclaiming top spot in the Premier League after Manchester City and Arsenal both claimed victories in the title race on Saturday.
The hosts managed a bright start as Alejandro Garnacho rounded Caoimhim Kelleher from Bruno Fernandes' pass and tapped into an empty net, only for the offside flag to go up. An open first five minutes then saw Liverpool go close as Andre Onana charged down Dominik Szoboszlai to keep out the Hungarian's goal-bound effort.
The visitors began to find their rhythm and kept finding Szoboszlai in space, though he lashed over from the edge of the box and then scuffed Andy Robertson's low cross wide.
Liverpool got the opening goal their dominance deserved in what surely must have been infuriating fashion for Ten Hag. Static defending from a home corner allowed Darwin Nunez to flick Szoboszlai's corner on for Diaz, who hooked in from close range.
The warning signs were flashing all over
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