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Scott McTominay and three other Manchester United teammates said Sunday’s war against Liverpool was a “tough” party and praised the enthusiastic travellers for their support of the game.
The goalless draw is United’s first point at a club in the “big six” this season and means Andre Onana is the most sensible in the Premier League blank sheet table with six. The Reds are still six points adrift of the top four, ahead of West Ham. Saturday.
McTominay said his team was “disappointed” that they hadn’t withdrawn more from Anfield despite having 31 consistent with 100 cents of possession. The Scot captained the team in the absence of Bruno Fernandes, who was suspended for the attack after receiving five yellow cards.
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On Instagram after the match, McTominay wrote, “It was a tough fight, but I’m very proud to be the team captain today. Your outside experience has kept us going. His mind echoed Rasmus Hojlund, who had United’s most productive chance in the game.
A quick transition in the second half allowed him to shoot Alisson from close range, but he was unable to get the ball past the goalkeeper. The Dane is now blank in thirteen Premier League appearances.
After full-time, he wrote on social media: “Tough game today. We knew It was gonna be hard. Thanks to the travelling fans.” He expectedly found chances hard to come by while Sofyan Amrabat had a busy first opening 15 minutes.
The Moroccan initially struggled to control the midfield flow as United were pinned back in their own half and he picked up a booking 10 minutes before the break. However, he managed to somewhat stem the flow in the second period and ended up playing the full 90 minutes alongside McTominay.
“It was a tough match, but we showed a wonderful team and a wonderful fighting spirit,” Amrabat said on Instagram after the full stoppage. “Thank you so much to the fans who travelled, they’ve been amazing. “
Alejandro Garnacho added: “Tough war at Anfield!