Minutes before kick-off, I commented in our official app that the atmosphere inside Old Trafford was “raucous” with the home supporters producing a level of noise that I hadn't heard at the stadium for some time. The pre-match sounds were to set the tone for what was to come.
It was a bizarre first half in truth, with four substitutions - three for us, one for Liverpool - all being made within a 25-minute period. Battered and bruised, United were forced to make a triple first-half change as Ander Herrera, Juan Mata and Jesse Lingard, himself a sub, were all injured.