Wayne Rooney has described Manchester United’s draw with Liverpool as the start of a defining period that could shape a Premier League title challenge. United became the first side to take a point from Anfield this season when they stifled Liverpool in a dour stalemate on Monday. Rooney admitted the priority was to avoid defeat against Jürgen Klopp’s team but was adamant United carried a threat. “He [Mourinho] knew it was a massive game, probably the biggest game of the season,” Rooney said. “It was a game we didn’t want to lose, we knew it, the manager knew it, but we also wanted to try to win the game.

Source: The Guardian October 18, 2016 21:22 UTC