Rodgers’ ramblings heighten Pool plight

When Howard Webb blew the final whistle at Old Trafford the roar made it sound as if Manchester United had just beaten somebody big.

Actually it was a roar of relief. Dropping points against this Liverpool side would have been embarrassing, and their team had come disconcertingly close to doing so.

“I’m very proud of the fight,” Brendan Rodgers said. “You come here, it’s always difficult. You see other teams sort of crumble...”