5) Despite the scoreline and the lack of goals scored against Manchester United, we created so many more chances using a 3-4-3 than we have throughout the campaign…
While Liverpool’s defensive frailties are by no means a myth, they’re arguably less of an issue than the often complete lack of creativity which has plagued our season. We couldn’t defend last term either – but it didn’t matter because we scored more than the opposition!
Versus United – the attacking trio of Adam Lallana, Coutinho and Raheem Sterling looked menacing early on, and if their finishing had been up to scratch, the scoreline could have been completely different. They made chances, their movement was clever, and they frightened the United defenders.
Using the 3-4-3 for the first time all season, we fell to a 3-0 defeat. But offensively, we can take more heart from that performance than we can from nearly all the others.
