Amorim’s system means United are often outnumbered in the middle of the park against three-man midfields. Whatever partnership plays there needs the legs to cover space, laterally as well as up and down. Mainoo and Ugarte give United exactly that.

Liverpool and Manchester United tied 2-2 at Anfield in a pulsating Premier League match, where the away side fought back late to earn a deserved point.

Liverpools leaky right-hand side has been targeted by opposition teams at Anfield; the last six goals they have conceded at home have all been created down the left; Trent Alexander-Arnold has often b