Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp has insisted he is pleased with his side’s performance in the 0-0 draw with Manchester United.
The Reds drew 0-0 with Jose Mourinho’s side at Anfield on Saturday, meaning the last two meetings between these two sides have been goalless for the first time in their history.
It could have been much different, though, with the home side dominating proceedings as United sat back and attempted to frustrate their hosts.
Despite enjoying the majority of the possession and chances, Liverpool were unable to find a way to break the deadlock, with David de Gea once again in fine form.
It left the home fans frustrated once again but Klopp was not in the mood to accept complaints about his side’s offensive play.
He said: “If you watch the game and you have an idea of football, you cannot expect that we create 20 chances against Manchester United – it’s just simply not possible.
“You will see, United will not lose a lot of games in this season, so what people think about us when they think we should have done more offensively, it takes too long to explain football to start at that point again.
“I cannot think about this – it’s all okay with expectations, I can easily deal with that and it’s not a problem. We have the biggest expectations.
“The season is not over and the main thing you have to do during a season is to develop and to perform, and that’s what we do. You cannot buy easy goals; you have to work for it.
“And I’m really happy that the boys were again ready for it, you cannot take that for granted; that they are ready, yes, but that they are still confident or again confident, no.
“We are really working hard, the boys, I really like how they handle the situation.
“For me, a team who can become champions this year was at our stadium and it’s not a world apart from us.
“It’s not that we play on different planets, it’s not that they are really good and we don’t find the entrance of the stadium. It’s okay and we will carry on.”