Bitter rivals fail to fire in Anfield cauldron

Liverpool 0 Manchester United 0: In the end, the black cat which found its way on to the Anfield pitch shortly before kick-off proved to be a lucky omen for neither side.

This game became one that must not be lost, rather than one which must desperately won; and both Jurgen Klopp and Jose Mourinho would have accepted the outcome before kick-off.

It enables Klopp’s Liverpool, with five consecutive victories heading into this match, to not lose confidence from a defeat to their bitter rivals.