'That's our fault' - Jurgen Klopp blames his side after Liverpool held to draw by Manchester United
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ByOli Gent
Published 07/04/2024 at 19:08 GMT+1
Jurgen Klopp blamed his Liverpool side after their 2-2 draw against Manchester United meant that The Reds lost the upper hand in the Premier League title race. The Anfield outfit knew that a win at Old Trafford would leave them two points clear at the summit after Arsenal's 3-0 win at Brighton, but a share of the spoils means that Klopp's side trail The Gunners on goal difference.
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Jurgen Klopp said it was "our fault" after his Liverpool side surrendered their advantage in the Premier League title race with a 2-2 draw against Manchester United.
Klopp’s team went 1-0 up at Old Trafford through Luis Diaz’s acrobatic opener on 23 minutes, but superb strikes from Bruno Fernandes and Kobbie Mainoo had the visitors on course to leave Old Trafford with a defeat that would have left them a point shy of Arsenal at the top of the table, rather than the two clear they would have been had they won.
However, Aaron Wan-Bissaka felled Harvey Elliott in the penalty area with seven minutes remaining, and Mo Salah’s spot-kick earned Klopp’s side a share of the spoils in a game that the German believes they should have won.
Liverpool had 28 shots to United’s nine, with 63% of the possession, in a game reminiscent of a late 4-3 FA Cup quarter-final defeat three weeks earlier.
In his post-match press conference, Klopp vented his frustrations.
“We played two games [at Old Trafford] and got one point and got knocked out of the [FA] Cup,” he said.
“But in all my time I don’t think we have ever dominated the way we did [today].
"Arsenal is a good football team and if [United] play like today, Arsenal will win that game, I'm 100% sure.
“I'm really sorry to say that but this is a matter of fact. We should've won both games and didn't. That's our fault."
Mikel Arteta’s Gunners remain top of the tree following their 3-0 win over Brighton and Hove Albion on Saturday evening, which lifted them above Liverpool, with Manchester City in hot pursuit in third after their 4-2 win at Crystal Palace.
Liverpool’s next outing is against Atalanta in the quarter-finals of the UEFA Europa League, which will be shown live on TNT Sports and discovery+ on Thursday.
Their next league game is a home encounter with Oliver Glasner’s Palace.
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