This draw suits Manchester City and Manchester United as it moved them a point closer to Liverpool and allows each to overtake Jürgen Klopp’s side in the race for a Champions League berth if they win their game in hand. José Mourinho had said: “Our mentality now is to try to forget what is waiting for us in the future and concentrate on this game. I don’t deny that the Europa League is our main target but we have to forget about it.” This referenced the fact that winning the second tier continental club competition gives access to next season’s Champions League. It may also have been cute managerial speak as United emerged with their Premier League unbeaten run stretched to 24 matches and carrying the look of a side moving in the right direction. In what has become a trying debut season in English football Pep Guardiola should also be relieved his team left without losing.
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