Karl Darlow - n/a Jamie Sterry - n/a Kevin Mbabu - n/a Yoan Gouffran - Central midfield. I was nervous. He stood firm, however... Florian Thauvin - Played more like a wing back, held his position well. Ayoze Perez - Should have started. Didn't let that disappointment hold him back in his new false nine role. Aleksandar Mitrovic - n.a
Head Coach - Steve McClaren
Changes were expected but they didn't come, which proved to be a good decision as United nullified Liverpool for much of the game. However, the decision to leave Ayoze Perez on the bench was criminal. Imagine if he played, he could have been the player to unlock a pretty watertight Reds' defence and made for a far more comfortable afternoon. He won though, so who cares?
