Do you know what this game needed? A bit of hugging. Maybe some cuddling. Certainly, some inappropriate physical conduct: back-slapping, fist-bumping, even the odd smacker.
God, it needed a goal.
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer said it was the best time to play Liverpool, but Manchester United did not make that count; Jurgen Klopp met Solskjaer's comments with an arch 'we'll see' yet Liverpool failed to deliver a goal for the third consecutive game in the Premier League.
They saw more of the ball, but by the end it was United who looked likelier to score. Alisson made three super second-half save in the space of eight minutes to keep Liverpool in the game.