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There’s no doubt that Liverpool will have come away from Old Trafford on Sunday frustrated, and viewing their 2-2 draw as two points dropped rather than one gained.

The Reds’ dominance, especially in the first half, was so absolute that the game could and should have been put to bed inside 45 minutes. But as in the FA Cup tie last month, missed opportunities and careless final passes came back to haunt Jurgen Klopp’s side. And when you add in a once-a-season mistake from Jarell Quansah and a once-in-a-lifetime finish from Kobbie Mainoo, it’s a bad recipe!

Liverpool need to be more clinical in finishing teams off going forward, if they are to have any chance of further success this season. The likes of Darwin Nunez, Luis Diaz, Mohamed Salah and Dominik Szoboszlai all had big chances which should have been taken, and the longer you leave an opponent alive when they should be dead, the more chance there is of something like Sunday happening.

I think it was a significant moment in the title race, as it takes matters out of Liverpool’s hands for now, but I also expect further twists to come. The Premier League at the moment is wild, full of goals and full of teams that can hurt you. Liverpool have four away games to come, all of which will be tough, and Arsenal and Manchester City have to go to Tottenham before the season is out, as well as balancing Champions League football. I would expect all three to drop at least two points between now and May.

Manchester United under Erik ten Hag, I’m not entirely sure what they are or what they are trying to be.

He says they aim to be “dominant” with and without the ball, but they are neither, as far as I can see. They have some talented individuals who can produce moments of magic – Garnacho, Rashford, Mainoo, Fernandes, Antony – but as a team, I just don’t see the same levels of structure, organisation and desire as at, say, Liverpool or Arsenal or City. Even Tottenham.

Their pressing structure, in particular, is appalling at times. How easy is it to play through the lines and get at United’s back four? They cough up chances – good chances – at an alarming rate for a so-called top side, and it happens week after week, home and away, whether…