Anfield anguish exposes United’s lack of quality

Liverpool 1 Man United 0

Daniel Sturridge, celebrating his 24th birthday, scored the only goal of a game that spoke much about one club’s optimistic future and another’s uncertain status at the top of the English game.

Bill Shankly, the late, great manager who put Liverpool firmly on the world football map during his tenure at Anfield, would have been 100 years old today and while Brendan Rodgers can only dream of lifting the club back to such dizzying heights, this performance and result proved he is heading very firmly in the right direction.