Rio Ferdinand blasts Joshua Zirkzee but praises Manchester United trio after Liverpool draw
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Rio Ferdinand has picked out Manuel Ugarte, Noussair Mazraoui and Diogo Dalot for special praise after Manchester United’s 2-2 draw with Liverpool. United produced a spirited display against their bitter rivals to end a wretched run of four straight defeats in all competitions, with Amad Diallo squeezing a late equaliser past Alisson to silence Anfield.
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Lisandro Martinez had earlier opened the scoring on Merseyside, before Liverpool wrestled themselves back into the driving seat thanks to a wondergoal from Cody Gakpo and Mohamed Salah’s 70th-minute penalty. The visitors rallied again and came close to causing an almighty upset as Joshua Zirkzee found an unmarked Harry Maguire with the goalmouth gaping at the death, but the England defender blazed his effort over the crossbar and the points were shared.
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The result saw Ruben Amorim’s men rise to 13th in the Premier League table, while top-of-the -table Liverpool missed out on the chance to go eight points clear of Arsenal at the summit. ‘I thought yesterday was the first game that I’ve seen where it all came together as one in terms of effort, application, desire, commitment, which was a requirement here,’ ex-United defender Ferdinand said on his Rio Ferdinand Presents podcast.
‘If you’re going to get a result at Anfield then you need all of those, but also composure with the ball in possession, playing out and playing through the lines and also creating chances. ‘Those three different elements haven’t fitted in together seamlessly in any one game yet really. This was the game where it all came together.
