Summary of the great battle: Manchester United - Liverpool 2:2, great goal by Bruno Fernandes/Sport1
Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp said yesterday (Sunday) that he expects more plot twists during the Premier League title race after his side salvaged a point in a 2-2 draw against Manchester United. Klopp's side went into the weekend with a two-point lead in the title race and looked set to keep that lead when they dominated the first half against United, but United fought back with superb goals from Bruno Fernandes and Kobi Maino, and only a Mohamed Salah penalty salvaged a vital point at Old Trafford. Arsenal are now ahead of Liverpool on goal difference.
It was in their hands. Salah/Reuters
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Asked if he expected twists in the title race, Klopp said: "Most likely... you have to win a lot of football games. You can't do what we did today. It won't be enough, definitely not, but we know that and still, if you Works with humans if you have to just take the things you get.
"I saw the guys want. Today I saw a top team in a tough away game. A lot of teams usually come to United and people care, but when we're here it's the most important game, and it's complicated."
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There is still room for improvement. Klopp must calm down/GettyImages, Michael Regan
Liverpool have been in tight and tough title races on a number of occasions under Klopp, most notably in 2022, when both City and Liverpool went five months without a loss, before Guardiola's side won the title by just one point. When asked how important it is to see the Premier League table, Klopp said: "It matters after 38 rounds. People will tell us that we need to chase goal difference, but that doesn't happen on purpose. You don't go into a game and want to score eight goals. We are who we are, we are how That we are, and that's why we're in the race, so I'm totally fine with that. I knew it was going to be super complicated until the end. We were at the top; now it's Arsenal... we want to be there after the last round."
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a point of light. Maino/Reuters
Casemiro hugs Mayno after his first goal for Manchester United/Reuters
And there was also Manchester United, whose fans must have celebrated the draw that might ruin Liverpool's championship, but really can't be proud. Liverpool came to what used to be the home fortress, and dominated from the opening. Miraculously, she finished the first half with only a 0:1 advantage. Bruno's massive equalizer came after Liverpool had 15 shots on goal, while it was United's first shot on goal - in the second half!
"They played like a small club!", Roy Keane attacked his former team, which defended awkwardly in the first half. When at the end coach Eric ten Haah sounded optimistic about the turnaround and the point, Keane said: "He probably drank like glasses of wine after the game... I don't know how strong it is, but he is probably affected, because he saw things that I didn't... United played like a club Small, from the middle of the table, you don't know what she will get."
Klopp even added an insult to United, perhaps to encourage them to continue, since Ten Haah's team is scheduled to meet Arsenal later this season. "Arsenal is a good team," Klopp said, "If United play the way they played today, Arsenal will win, I'm 100 percent sure. I'm sorry to say that."
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English league table 2023/24
Group
games
victories
draw
losses
gates
points
1
Arsenal
31
22
5
4
24-75
71
2
Liverpool
31
21
8
2
30-72
71
3
Manchester city
31
21
7
3
31-71
70
4
Tottenham
31
18
6
7
45-65
60
5
Aston Villa
32
18
6
8
49-66
60
6
Manchester United
31
15
4
12
46-45
49
7
West Ham United
32
13
9
10
56-52
48
8
Newcastle
31
14
5
12
52-65
47
9
Chelsea
30
12
8
10
52-55
44
10
Brighton
31
11
10
10
49-51
43
11
Wolves
31
12
6
13
49-44
42
12
Bournemouth
31
11
8
12
55-45
41
13
Fulham
32
11
6
15
51-47
39
14
Crystal Palace
31
7
9
15
54-36
30
15
Everton
31
9
8
14
42-32
29
16
Brentford
32
7
8
17
58-45
29
17
Nottingham Forest
32
7
8
17
56-40
29
18
Luton
32
6
7
19
65-45
25
19
Burnley
32
4
7
21
67-32
19
20
Sheffield United
31
3
7
21
82-30
16
What do they have left?
Arsenal:
Aston Villa (home, April 14), Wolves (away, April 20), Chelsea (home, April 23), Tottenham (away, April 28), Bournemouth (home, May 4), Manchester United ( away, May 11), Everton (home, May 19).
Liverpool:
Crystal Palace (home, April 14), Fulham (away, April 21), Everton (away, April 24), West Ham (away, April 27), Tottenham (home, May 5), Aston Villa (away, May 11) ), Wolves (home, May 19).
Manchester City:
Luton (home, April 13), Tottenham (away, no date set), Brighton (away, April 25), Nottingham (away, April 28), Wolves (home, May 4), Fulham (away, May 11), West Ham (home, May 19).
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