The Courier & Advertiser (Perth and Perthshire Edition)
Robbo rues Reds’ lack of clear-cut chances
Andy Robertson’s happiness at returning to the top of the Premier League was tinged by frustration after Liverpool failed to capitalise on Manchester United’s injury issues.
Old Trafford bore witness to a tense, interesting but ultimately goalless encounter on Sunday afternoon.
The point was enough to put Liverpool above Manchester City and the title back in their hands, but the true value of the 0-0 draw will not be clear until the season is over.
Sunday was a superb opportunity for Jurgen Klopp’s men to seal a memorable win at bitter rivals United after their three first-half injuries, but the visitors failed to show their teeth in a subdued display.
“I thought we started really well, and we had the momentum,” former Dundee United full-back Robertson said. “We were driving forward, but we just didn’t create great chances.
“We had one or two, but we could have had a lot more and then the second half was disappointing for both teams, with not really many chances created and a lot of sloppy passes.
“We kept going right until the end. In the last five to 10 minutes we were the side trying to win it and trying to get the three points – but a point at Old Trafford is never a bad result.
“Big teams like Bayern and Manchester United are full of worldclass stars and they changed their way of playing to try to stop us.
“We need to take that as a mark of respect and not shy away from it, stand up to that and show them why there is respect.
“But maybe we need to start respecting ourselves.”