Manchester United 1-1 Liverpool: 5 men who impressed for the Red Devils

#1 Marcus Rashford

Marcus Rashford almost gave Manchester United a win against Liverpool.

The Englishman had been under a lot of pressure of late because of his inability to score. Rashford had found the net on international duty, so he was coming into the game with a bit of confidence. Perhaps the biggest reason for his lack of influence in the United team of late was a change of position. Injury to Anthony Martial had forced Solskjaer to use Rashford as a No. 9 and he had looked uncomfortable in the role. Against Liverpool, a change of formation meant that the Englishman had a lot of freedom to drift out wide and it worked out quite well for him.

Rashford did not see too much of the ball on the day but when he had the ball at his feet, he put the Liverpool back-line under pressure. Because United played on the counter, the Englishman had a lot of room to run into and looked every bit the player who was devastating during Solskjaer’s initial days. His movement was good and he dragged Virgil van Dijk out wide on a few occasions to create space in the middle for his teammates. In the 36th minute, Rashford sent Old Trafford into frenzied celebrations when he got to the end of a Daniel James cross and finished well to give United the lead.