Sheffield United manager Chris Wilder said Liverpool’s domination of his team was all about the basics.
The Reds beat the Blades 2-0 on Thursday, which Wilder reckons would’ve been much worse were it not for his goalkeeper Dean Henderson.
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“I think the scoreline flattered us.”
What impressed Wilder, however, was how Liverpool was committed to winning both the first and second balls, and a commitment to the little things.
“You could see why they are world and European champions and they look like they are going to be Premier League winners as well. People talk to me about academies and technical stuff and rotation, but the basic stuff they had to tonight - win headers, races and drop on second balls and run and play forward and back and defend as a team - they did it miles better than us.”
Sheffield United remains eighth in the Premier League with 29 points, seven back of fourth and nine clear of the Bottom Three.
He said similar things after the game.
A brilliant post-match interview from Chris Wilder following Liverpool v. Sheffield United 👏 pic.twitter.com/zQFYTXMQHL
— NBC Sports Soccer (@NBCSportsSoccer) January 3, 2020
