Andy Robertson was left frustrated by Liverpool’s “sloppy” play in the final third during Sunday’s stalemate with Manchester United.
The Reds produced a flat performance at Old Trafford, failing to take advantage of a host of injuries for Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s side.
A point was ultimately no disaster, however, and Jurgen Klopp’s side returned to the top of the Premier League.
One thing that dogged Liverpool throughout was poor end product, with endless final balls evading teammates and leading to attacks breaking down.
Speaking to Liverpoolfc.com after the match, Robertson felt it was the Reds’ biggest downfall, although he was still content with a draw:
I thought we started really well and we had the momentum, we were driving forward, but we just didn’t create great chances.
We had one or two but we could have had a lot more and then the second half was disappointing for both teams, with not really many chances created and a lot of sloppy passes.
We kept going right until the end. In the last five to 10 minutes we were the side trying to win it and trying to get the three points – but a point at Old Trafford is never a bad result.
It could have been more and we are not hiding away from that, but we got a point and go back top of the Premier League.
We came for a win, of course we did, but we definitely didn’t want to get beat and we wanted to take something away, and we have managed that.
There has been a worrying lack of potency to Liverpool’s attacking play in recent times – something that must change quickly if they are to seal Premier League glory.
Last season was defined by their world-class ruthlessness in the final third, but that has too often been lacking of late.
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