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Man. United 0-0 Liverpool: A goalless draw filled with injuries

Manchester United faced their eternal rival Liverpool at Old Trafford on Sunday, with the home side were hoping for getting all the three points to prevent Klopp's side clinch the top of the Premier League table. A win for Red Devils could make their position in the top-four more secure, considering they lead only one point ahead of Arsenal and Chelsea. Solskjaer's squad for this big clash didn't involve Martial through his injury in the first leg of Champions League round of 16 against PSG a few weeks ago. Lingard, who was also injured in that match, has recovered and joined the team from the bench, but he wasn't 100% fit to start the game according to his boss. Matic was also absent because he was injured in the training session a few days before the match. United were a bit sloppy in the opening five minutes, with the skipper Ashley Young's weak pass was handled by De Gea after they were being pressed by Firmino. Liverpool had a free-kick inside the box a