Former Manchester United boss Jose Mourinho has delivered his verdict on the Red Devils' 1-1 draw with Liverpool.
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's men almost pulled off a famous win at Old Trafford but Adam Lallana's late goal salvaged a point for Liverpool.
Marcus Rashford found the back of the net for United in the first half after Daniel James' assist, though the goal was only awarded after VAR deemed that Liverpool striker Divock Origi had not been fouled in the build-up.
Mourinho was impressed with the way United performed during the contest but he admits that his old side failed to keep up the defensive intensity which had Liverpool on the back foot in the first half.
The former United manager feels that the result was a fair reflection of the game, with Liverpool's gap at the top cut to six points, while the Red Devils have moved up to 13th in the league table.
"It's hard to say. I think they did something to hurt them, and Jurgen (Klopp), in the last 20 minutes of the game, he tried to do something," Mourinho told Sky Sports.
"He tried to give the team different problems for United to resolve. More people through the middle, more occupation of spaces in the box, more projection of the full-backs.
"He gave them problems and he got a reward from it, but at the same time I feel that Ole and United, after such a fantastic effort, I think they may feel a bit disappointed with one mistake and two points that they lost.
"In the beginning of the game I was asking United for heart. They had it, but they had more than that. They were organised, they had a plan. You can agree or disagree, but they had a gameplan, they stuck to it.
"At half-time Graeme (Souness) was commenting to us the problem was if they could keep that defensive intensity for 90 minutes, and they couldn't.
"I think at the end of the game, Liverpool were on top of them, so probably the result is fair. But if I was Ole I would be proud, and a little bit frustrated, because I think the boys, they gave everything."
