Ole Gunnar Solskjaer was proud of his injury-plagued Manchester United team (Picture: Getty)

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer reserved praise for Scott McTominay and Luke Shaw after Manchester United’s goalless draw with Liverpool on Sunday.

Despite suffering three first-half injuries – Juan Mata, Ander Herrera and Jesse Lingard were all forced off – United secured a point against new Premier League leaders Liverpool.

Midfielder McTominay, a regular under former manager Jose Mourinho, made his first start since December 1 and impressed in replace of the injured Nemanja Matic.

Defender Shaw also played a big part in the draw, keeping Mohamed Salah subdued before the Egyptian was subbed off with ten minutes remaining.


Speaking after the match, Solskjaer said: ‘Everything that could have gone wrong in the first half went wrong.



‘We had four injuries – we had to keep Marcus Rashford on – it seemed like it was going to be a tough afternoon.

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‘I can’t remember Liverpool having a chance. Even though they had possession, I can’t remember David de Gea making a save.

‘Scott McTominay was excellent. When they need a goal and they take Mohamed Salah off you know Luke Shaw has played a good game.’

Solskjaer was pleased by McTominay’s performance (Picture: Getty)

Despite the draw, Manchester United have slipped to fifth in the Premier League after Arsenal beat Southampton 2-0 at home.

Liverpool are now one point clear of Manchester City at the top of the table and manager Jurgen Klopp said: ‘We might feel like we won a point or lost two.

‘We started exactly how we wanted to start. The injury crisis then started. Roberto Firmino then went down.

‘We were without chances – only United had one big one when Alisson made an excellent save – the rest were set-pieces.

‘It kept the game open but we didn’t create enough and that’s the truth. We didn’t do well to be honest. But we take it and move on.’

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