MANCHESTER: Liverpool's Premier League title challenge was dented by spectacular goals from Bruno Fernandes and Kobbie Mainoo, who snatched a 2-2 draw for Manchester United on Sunday (Apr 7).
MANCHESTER: Liverpool 's Premier League title challenge was dented by spectacular goals from Bruno Fernandes and Kobbie Mainoo, who snatched a 2-2 draw for Manchester United on Sunday .
Should the Reds fail to mark Jurgen Klopp' final season in charge by winning a 20th English top-flight title, to match United's record, they will look back on this day and wonder how two points got away. What followed was complete domination by Liverpool, who ended the first half with 15 shots to United's none.
The pattern looked set to continue at the start of the second period as Nunez had a goalbound effort blocked.Jarell Quansah's slack pass went straight to Fernandes, who spotted Caoimhin Kelleher well off his line and lobbed the Irish goalkeeper from just inside the Liverpool half.Mainoo brillianceNunez should have restored the lead when he fired across goal at the end of a lightning counter-attack from a United corner.
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