"Listen, before the game, it was always going to be a tough game, it showed. We didn't create that many chances today, that was the frustrating part. It was very tight, midfielders close to the defenders, back five, obviously a lot of intensity they put in, in their way of defending. You have to be patient but play with the right pace, intention."
"I think we defended well, obviously kept the clean sheet, but obviously you want to win, we should have done better in the last part of the game. It's easy to say these things, but on the pitch it's never that easy. We take the point, start of the year, there's no time to dwell."
Liverpool were held to a 0-0 draw by Leeds at Anfield after failing to break down a compact defensive setup. Hugo Ekitike squandered a first-half header and Virgil van Dijk missed a header early in the second half. Dominic Calvert-Lewin’s loopy effort was ruled out by an offside flag late on. Liverpool registered 19 shots and an xG of 1.96, their highest without scoring at Anfield since April 2024. The result was Liverpool’s first 0-0 in 117 matches and extended a run of draws against newly promoted sides to three. Van Dijk described the match as frustrating but urged focus on the next fixture.
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