Liverpool were held to a 2-2 draw against Man Utd as they dropped points in the Premier League title race.

Jurgen Klopp salutó la respuesta de Jarell Quansah después de su error crucial que contribuyó a que el Liverpool perdiera puntos en la carrera por el título de la Premier League contra el Manchester United.

Los Reds fueron retenidos en un empate 2-2 en Old Trafford, lo que los puso de vuelta en puntos igualados con el líder Arsenal pero por detrás en diferencia de goles. Luis Díaz puso al Liverpool por delante en la primera mitad y debería haberse ido al descanso con una ventaja más saludable.

The hosts were handed an opportunity to equalize in the 49th minute thanks to Quansah’s errant pass, which allowed Bruno Fernandes to seize possession. Fernandes, observing Liverpool goalkeeper Caoimhin Kelleher off his line, promptly capitalized with a first-time shot from the center circle. This shifted momentum in favor of United, and Kobbie Mainoo put them ahead in the 67th minute.

Nevertheless, the Reds clawed back to secure a point when Harvey Elliott was brought down by Aaron Wan-Bissaka inside the penalty area, resulting in a penalty. Mo Salah stepped up and converted from the spot with seven minutes remaining.

Quansah has enjoyed a fine breakthrough season as he made his 27th appearance of the campaign against United. The 21-year-old has a bright future ahead of him, although Klopp admitted more defensive mistakes will be inevitable. The Liverpool manager told reporters at his post-match press conference: “Look, as a professional football player – [and] he will play in the Premier League, he will play for Liverpool – I have the bad news: it will not be his last mistake, unfortunately, but that’s how life is.

“I thought he dealt extremely well with it and the boys dealt well with it. That’s part of the business, that’s part of the game. We want to play football, we want to keep the ball, we want to have the ball, we want to be playing [in the] build-up, all these kind of things. It is not a great situation but how I said, there were bigger mistakes in football and they were not used, but Bruno saw the opportunity and took it and that’s how it is. So, absolutely no blame or whatever, not at all, no criticism. That just happens, he will learn from it and that’s the best thing that can happen.”