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Liverpool dropped points at Anfield for the first time this season with a wretched 0-0 draw against Manchester United on Sunday afternoon.<\/strong><\/p>\n Jurgen Klopp\u2019s side had won all 11 of their previous home games across all competitions, racking up 35 goals in the process, but scarcely looked like extending their winning sequence with a desperately underwhelming display.<\/p>\n The deafening pre-match buildup surrounding the latest meeting between England\u2019s two most successful clubs revolved around the likelihood of another\u00a0Liverpool\u00a0thrashing. As United were constantly reminded, their last trip to the red half of Merseyside in March ended in a\u00a07-0 humbling.<\/p>\n However, a goalless and joyless first half did not point towards either side combining for seven shots on target let alone seven goals.<\/p>\n People forget the majority of Liverpool vs Man Utd matches are some of the worst games you\u2019ve ever seen in your life.<\/p>\n \u2014 Grace Robertson \ud83c\udff3\ufe0f\u200d\u26a7\ufe0f (@GraceOnFootball) December 17, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n very \u201cfriday night fa cup 2nd round tie on the BBC red button\u201d, this<\/p>\n \u2014 Jonathan Liew (@jonathanliew) December 17, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Liverpool dominated territory, possession and the shot count, limiting United to one touch inside their box throughout the first half. Yet, Klopp\u2019s side did not deliver the \u201cfull-throttle performance\u201d that their manager had demanded pre-game.<\/p>\n Man Utd have found a way to play at Anfield\u2026drag the opposition down to their level of quality.<\/p>\n \u2014 Scott Saunders (@__scottsaunders) December 17, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n This game has been Andre Onana taking five seconds over booting the ball out of play and Liverpool taking 10 seconds over giving it back to him.<\/p>\n \u2014 Daniel Storey (@danielstorey85) December 17, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n The interval didn\u2019t spark any noticeable improvement. Klopp\u2019s substitutions have altered plenty of matches this season and the Liverpool boss rattled through the changes but no combination that he sent out managed to rise above the ineptitude drenched across the pitch. A far more passive Erik ten Hag seemed content to escape with a point.<\/p>\n Unsurprisingly, players on both sides of this famous old rivalry incited the ire of an underwhelmed public.<\/p>\n You look at Amrabat and his lack of quality on the ball and just presume he has some freakish physical qualities but, no, he runs like he\u2019s got two dead legs.<\/p>\n \u2014 Marty (@Martyjhill1) December 17, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n
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