Liverpool had to pull a secondary actor like Adam Lallana to rescue a point from Old Trafford against Manchester United and avoid the first league defeat of Jürgen Klopp's team , which is six points above Manchester City.

The United, in need of victories, had advanced after a decision of the VAR to give Marcus Rashford goal in the first part and those of Ole Gunnar Solskjaer had managed to hold the rent until, five minutes from the end, Lallana took gold for a Liverpool that showed a pretty poor level.

There was no regret as the 'Reds' used to at the beginning. It was a very conservative departure, surprising for what Jürgen Klopp's ensemble used to, but they looked like direct orders from him. Wait for United and see what he was doing. It is true that this was the great unknown. A team loaded with casualties, with a lot of young and who also suffered from problems in the warm-up, with Tuazenbe's injury and the entry of Marcos Rojo.

The plan worked better for Ole Gunnar Solskjaer than for Klopp since Liverpool blurred his usual face and got lost in Old Trafford. Nor is it that United had the initiative, or came to the door, but managed to contain what everyone expected would be a win a priori.

It was not until after half an hour that Liverpool had the first clear, with a shot of meek Firmino at the hands of De Gea. More surprising than what it took Liverpool to knock on the door was the response of the 'Red Devils', a counterattack organized by McTominay , culminated by Daniel James with a great pass that Rashford sent to the bottom of the goal defended by Alisson Becker , who replaced Adrián San Miguel.

The Liverpool players protested a more than doubtful foul on Divock Origi at the start of the play, but the VAR considered that it was insufficient to cancel the goal, to Klopp's anger.

Liverpool was replaced and in a Alexander-Arnold shipment , Mané controlled in front of Lindelof and beat De Gea, but this time the VAR did appear and annulled the goal by the Senegalese in control.

It had been a strange first time for Liverpool , the worst in many months for them, but the changing room did not improve much.

The Klopp began to have more possession, but it was inert. They dizzy the ball, but could not with the defense invented by Solskjaer, with two lanes placed to stop Robertson and Alexander-Arnold.

Even against it, Rashford could kill him, but his shot from the front was lost to Alisson's left.

Far from suffering, United was comfortable, until he let Robertson think. The Scottish side, with all United in his area, threw a center from the left, nobody appeared to clear and Adam Lallana, the least expected, pushed it into the second post to silence Old Trafford.

The draw came too late for Liverpool , who ran out of time to claim victory and who may have been the first team in Old Trafford since the Premier was created to win a game that lost at halftime.

With the tie, the difference with the City is reduced to six points and leaves those of Klopp in the lead with 25 units. United is still far, thirteenth, with ten points.

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