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title: "Unsung Hero: Manchester United’s Scott McTominay performs brilliantly as Liverpool’s winning streak ends"
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language: "en-GB"
author: "Uways Nisar"
section: "Features"
published: "2019-10-21T20:00:06Z"
modified: "2019-10-21T20:00:06Z"
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# Unsung Hero: Manchester United’s Scott McTominay performs brilliantly as Liverpool’s winning streak ends

**Manchester United performed well as they drew 1-1 against Liverpool in a good encounter between the two fierce rivals as one midfielder showed his growing worth for the side.**

Marcus Rashford opened the scoring after Victor Lindelof won the ball back for the side in midfield with the side subsequently launching a counter-attack.

![](https://cdn.footballtransfertavern.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/Unsung-heros.png)

Jurgen Klopp was livid with what he perceived to be a foul on Divock Origi, calling out VAR in his post-match interview [(via BBC)](https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/50030956).

Adam Lallana maintained the club’s unbeaten start to the season with a tap-in from close range in the 82nd minute.

Rashford seemed to have found his mojo as the England international was a thorn in Liverpool’s defence all afternoon. He had the [joint-most shots](https://www.whoscored.com/Matches/1376062/Live/England-Premier-League-2019-2020-Manchester-United-Liverpool) of any United player, scoring his first goal from open play since the opening day victory over Chelsea.

It was his dribbling which seemed to frighten the Liverpool defence with Rashford [completing the most for his side](https://www.whoscored.com/Matches/1376062/Live/England-Premier-League-2019-2020-Manchester-United-Liverpool).

However, Scott McTominay once again showed his [growing value](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/scott-mctominay/marktwertverlauf/spieler/315969) to Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s side with his performance in front of the back four.

His battling performance really did stick out with the Scotland international making the second-most interceptions and fourth-most clearances in the side [(via WhoScored)](https://www.whoscored.com/Matches/1376062/Live/England-Premier-League-2019-2020-Manchester-United-Liverpool).

More crucially, McTominay used the ball well for the Red Devils, [attempting 35 passes and losing the ball on only one occasion](https://www.whoscored.com/Matches/1376062/Live/England-Premier-League-2019-2020-Manchester-United-Liverpool), joint-second least number of times.

Sky Sports gave the midfielder a seven out of 10, commenting on his performance for the side.

They said: “Continues to grow in stature in United’s midfield. A battling presence in the heart of the team, making some important clearances and interceptions.” [(Source: Sky Sports)](https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11661/11838572/manchester-united-1-1-liverpool-player-ratings-marcus-rashford-the-top-performer)

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