“He dared not lose” – Gary Neville reveals verdict on Liverpool v Man United draw, believes Klopp could have attacked more
Former England international and Manchester United defender Gary Neville has shared his thoughts on his former side’s 0-0 draw with Liverpool.
The Red Devils came into Saturday’s game unbeaten in ten games while Liverpool had only recorded one in in their previous six matches.
Jose Mourinho’s side sat deep and appeared to be happy to come away from Anfield with a point.
Gary Neville believes both sides came into the derby with a defensive mentality. The Sky Sports pundit believes Klopp could of taken Emre Can off and replaced him with more attack minded player if he wanted to push for a victory.
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“I’m sure the headline out of this game will be that Jose has parked the bus,” Neville told Martin Tyler on the Gary Neville Podcast.
“Liverpool put in a good performance but Jurgen Klopp could have turned it up in the second half if he had wanted to.
“He could have taken off [Emre] Can, [Jordan] Henderson or [Georginio] Wijnaldum and brought [Philippe] Coutinho back into the midfield three and made it a more attacking team and taken more chances.
“He dared not lose. They were trying to attack and be positive but they were still measured in their positivity. There wasn’t that what I would call Liverpool gung ho, that wasn’t Liverpool today.”
Manchester United will be looking to return to winning ways when they take on Benfica in the UEFA Champions League on Wednesday night. Mourinho’s side face the newly promoted Huddersfield in the Premier League next weekend.
Liverpool meanwhile take on Maribor during the week before traveling to London for a tough away fixture against Tottenham
