More to do with the defense - of which we saw two sides in the match.
A lot of talk recently about how De Gea is the player of the season and has been bailing us out this season. However, our defense, once again, has shown just how competent it is. I mean, we've two wingers playing as fullbacks, holding their own against a very potent Liverpool front three. and a center back starting for the first time in 5 months. We completely shut them down in a half where we outplayed them going forward and in a second 45 where we were more reliant on the team as a whole.
I'm of the opinion that we'll defend in a manner that does encourage our opposition to take pot shots from outside the penalty area, however, we'll command our box more often than not. Liverpool had 10+ shots and many of them came from outside the box and barely threatened across the entire game. I'd say our defenders are very good, if not some of the best in the league. Looks very likely that this will be the third season in a row where we'll concede less than a goal a game.