Title-chasing were held to a 2-2 draw against at Old Trafford on Sunday, despite Jurgen Klopp’s side having 28 shots compared to United’s nine. The visitors also missed seven ‘big chances’, which resulted in a frustrating afternoon for the Reds as they dropped two precious points in their bid for the
Premier League trophy.
Liverpool were dominant, but forward Darwin Nunez hardly had a sniff. He got the assist for the opener when his skewed header from a corner found Luis Diaz at the back post, who slammed the ball home from close range, but did little else in front of goal to impact the scoreline despite touching the ball 27 times in United’s penalty box. Neither of his three shots troubled Andre Onana, which included a missed ‘big chance’, and the performance from Liverpool’s striker prompted former Norweigan footballer Jan Aage Fjortoft to revisit an old debate. Around the time the pair arrived in the Premier League two years ago, there was much debate about whether was good enough for Jurgen Klopp’s team. Following Sunday’s match, Fjortoft gave his : He said: “Remember the discussion about Haaland being not good enough for Liverpool? Stupid discussion, but still. We have to be honest, he would have had a hat-trick at Old Trafford yesterday.” Man City snapped up Haaland from Borussia Dortmund for an initial £52 million in the summer of 2022, which also saw Nunez move to Liverpool from Benfica in a club-record £107m deal. This is how Haaland and Nunez compare in the Premier League since their arrival. Haaland scored a remarkable 36 goals in the Premier League last season, shattering Alan Shearer and Andy Cole’s longstanding record in his maiden season. His goalscoring prowess led City to a historic treble, where he also bagged 12 goals in 11 UEFA
Champions League matches and three goals in a triumphant FA Cup campaign. However, despite leading the likes of Ollie Watkins,
Mohamed Salah and Dominic Solanke in this season’s goalscoring charts with 19, City find themselves in unfamiliar territory - third place behind Liverpool and leaders Arsenal. Former Crystal Palace owner Simon Jordon , and believes Mikel Arteta’s side can go on to win the rest of their games in a tricky run-in. “I think
Arsenal are really in the box seat, I do," Jordan (10:10am). "I think they’re in the groove and they could go on - with the exception of the Spurs game potentially because I think that could be the banana skin - and win all their games.”