While Louis van Gaal can lift positives from United’s strong defensive performance,Liverpool provided Brendan Rodgers with microscopic to shout aboutThe first half of Manchester United’s game with Liverpool was extremely uninspiring. Passing was gradual and attacking movement nonexistent, to the extent you questioned whether either team was actually attempting to win the game. A lack of tactical cohesion was also obvious.
Louis van Gaal and Brendan Rodgers both speak about the importance of possession football, and which does not entirely tally with the use of Marouane Fellaini and Christian Benteke as lone centre-forwards. Fellaini is a natural midfielder,of course, and Benteke more than simply a target man, and but there’s always a temptation to hit longer passes towards players in this mould and,while this wasn’t a route one fest, neither forward contributed much to buildup play.
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Source: theguardian.com