{"id":354242,"date":"2023-12-17T20:48:06","date_gmt":"2023-12-17T21:48:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=354242"},"modified":"2023-12-18T02:02:59","modified_gmt":"2023-12-18T02:02:59","slug":"arrogant-reds-star-slammed-by-man-u-great","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=354242","title":{"rendered":"'Arrogant' Reds star slammed by Man U great"},"content":{"rendered":"

Manchester United<\/a> legend Roy Keane labelled Liverpool star Virgil van Dijk "arrogant" after the Reds player claimed there was "only one team trying to win" as the two teams played out a 0-0 draw.<\/p>\n

The 0-0 draw at Liverpool won't win any beauty pageants, but a stubborn and battling performance at Anfield suggests Manchester United's players are up for the fight.<\/p>\n

United had folded at the home of its fiercest rival when routed 7-0 on its last visit in March.<\/p>\n

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With Erik Ten Hag facing speculation over his position and his team eliminated from the Champions League at the earliest stage, he upset the odds to end Liverpool's 100 percent 11-game winning run at Anfield this season and also put a dent in Jurgen Klopp's bid to win the Premier League title.\ufeff<\/p>\n

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And that seemed to bother Liverpool star Van Dijk.\ufeff<\/p>\n

"There was only one team trying to win the game," he said.<\/p>\n

"Unfortunately it didn't happen. We want to win every game, especially a team like them.<\/p>\n

"It's frustrating as we were superior in all aspects and they were just hoping on the counter attack to hurt us. In the end they are buzzing with a point and we are disappointed with a point.<\/p>\n

"They aren't in the best phase so coming here you have to worry about the threat we have. But we should have won today. There are big games coming up and we won't dwell on it."<\/p>\n

Keane, a Manchester United legend who led the club to multiple Premier League and Champions League titles, fired back at the Liverppol star.\ufeff<\/p>\n

"There's a lot of arrogance coming out of him, dissing Manchester United like that," Keane said.<\/p>\n

"He needs reminding that he is playing for a club that has won one title in 30-odd years.<\/p>\n

"Manchester United are in a difficult place, just like Liverpool have been in a difficult place for many years. So maybe that arrogance backfired on him today.<\/p>\n

"He needs to remember where he is coming from. One title in 33 years?<\/p>\n

"He said Man United were buzzing and one team came to play. Yeah, I've come to Anfield many times with Manchester United where Liverpool were in a tough place and were happy with a draw.<\/p>\n

"The bottom line is that the most important stat is the scoreline. Liverpool had chances and didn't take them. That's their own fault."<\/p>\n

A draw saw Liverpool knocked off the top of the table and into second place by Arsenal, which beat Brighton 2-0 and travels to Anfield on Saturday.<\/p>\n

Ten Hag will be more concerned about United's fortunes and, while a gutsy display will not totally shut out talk of a crisis at Old Trafford, it gives the Dutch coach something to build on.<\/p>\n

"We play in very high highs and also sometimes in very low lows," he said. "If you want to achieve something in a season you can't be below certain limits so we have to get the consistency,"<\/p>\n

It was a frustrating day for Liverpool, which dominated possession and chances, though Rasmus Hojlund's second-half effort from close range for United was arguably the best opening created by either team.<\/p>\n

"The main thing I don't like is the result, we should have won the game," Klopp said. "I can't remember this kind of dominance against Manchester United as we did today. It was special, the atmosphere was special."<\/p>\n

It was United's first draw in the league this season, having won nine and lost seven of its 16 games going into the match.<\/p>\n

The result leaves Ten Hag's team six points off fourth-place Manchester City. Second-place Liverpool is one point behind leader Arsenal.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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