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Caoimhe O'Neill

Gary Neville reveals the one Liverpool player he admires most after Manchester United stalemate

Gary Neville has revealed the one Liverpool player he loves "to bits" after Jurgen Klopp's side earned a 1-1 draw at Old Trafford on Sunday.

Adam Lallana scored a late equaliser for the Reds which was enough to salvage a point after England striker Marcus Rashford had opened the scoring in the first half.

The Manchester United legend was discussing Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's attacking options with former Liverpool captain Graeme Souness in the Sky Sports studio after the derby meeting.

Neville argued that there isn't always a need for a striker to score goals for your team to win games, with the pundit citing Roberto Firmino as a prime example.

Though Souness disagreed with Neville's opinion, the ex-England international argued: "They [United] will play the way they want to play and sign a striker to suit that style.

"Liverpool play with three mobile strikers. Firmino doesn’t score 25 goals every year.

Liverpool now sit six points clear of Manchester City (John Powell/Liverpool FC via Getty Images)

"He does an unbelievable job, I love him to bits, but he doesn’t score 25 goals.

"We had strikers at Manchester United who didn’t score 25, 30 goals but they did brilliant jobs.

"You can still win without a striker that scores 25, 30 goals."

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