Sunday, December 14, 2014

Manchester United 3-0 Liverpool: five talking points

Manchester United still have outside chance of title, while Rodgers needs to focus on substance over style

• Match report: Manchester United 3-0 Liverpool

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Beforehand Michael Carrick was asked by United Review what the club magazine termed a “simple question: are we in the title race?” The midfielder said: “If we are in and around the top by Christmas or January then we are right in there with a chance.” Well, with Saint Nicholas due down chimneys in 11 days this was United’s sixth consecutive league victory ahead of the final match before the big day, Saturday’s visit of Aston Villa. Make that a seventh three-pointer in a row and United cement third place in December’s final days. On Friday Louis van Gaal was given the same poser as Carrick and hardly knocked the notion of his team being in championship contention back. Chelsea and Manchester City may – just may – be looking over their shoulders a little now.


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