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LIVERPOOL, England -- Manchester Uniteds defensive tactics blunted Liverpools prolific attack as Englands two most illustrious teams toughed out a 0-0 draw in the Premier League on Monday.United manager Jose Mourinhos approach went to plan at Anfield, with Liverpool having 65 percent possession but failing to score in a home league game for the first time in exactly 10 months. United was the opponent then, too, but under Louis van Gaal.I think we controlled the game tactically and emotionally, Mourinho said. Its not easy to do both things here. The result is acceptable ... A very positive performance.When Liverpools players did break free of Uniteds fierce pressing, they found David de Gea in fine form, with the Spain goalkeeper producing excellent saves to deny Emre Can and, in particular, Philippe Coutinho in the second half.Liverpool started the leagues eighth round of games with the joint-most goals of any team and had scored nine times in its two home matches so far. The hosts improved in the second half, especially after fit-again midfielder Adam Lallana came on as a substitute, but were never going to get the three-goal victory that would have put them top.It (the game) was what United wanted, and what we didnt want, Liverpool manager Juergen Klopp said. We tried everything, only with the wrong tools.United stayed in seventh place, five points off the lead.What is often regarded as the biggest fixture in English soccer failed to live up to its billing and much of that was down to Mourinho.The 35 percent possession statistic, provided by the Premier Leagues official stats supplier Opta, was the lowest United has had in a Premier League game since Opta was first used by the league in 2003. Two minutes after leaving his post-match news conference, Mourinho returned to the room and told journalists that United had 42 percent possession, according to his clubs stats department.Two shots on target with 65 percent of possession, you have to be critical of Liverpool, Mourinho had said earlier. It is their problem, not our problem.Mourinhos United team has been accused of lacking intensity this season compared to its likely title rivals but his players discovered their energy here, harassing Liverpool into mistakes in an error-strewn first half that featured no clear-cut chances. Holding midfielder Ander Herrera was particularly effective.Referee Anthony Taylor played a central role in a niggly half, somehow holding off from brandishing a yellow card until the 43rd minute after a series of fouls from both teams. Zlatan Ibrahimovic left the field at halftime wagging his finger at Taylor, with the only two bookings falling to United players -- Eric Bailly and Ashley Young (for dissent).Liverpools two shots represented its joint-lowest total in the first half of a Premier League home game.Ibrahimovic had the first real chance of the game, directing his header across the face of goal instead of at goal in the 54th.After that, Liverpool was on top. De Gea went down low to his right to palm aside Cans left-foot shot and produced the moment of the match by clawing away Coutinhos curling shot from 30 meters in the 71st.Wayne Rooney started on the bench for United for the third straight game. He came on in the 77th minute, but had little effect. Cheap Air Jordan 17 Free Shipping .Y. - New Orleans forward Anthony Davis was chosen Friday to replace the injured Kobe Bryant in the NBA All-Star game that will be played in his home city. Cheap Air Jordan 20 Free Shipping . 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But conceding 269 on a slow surface may have made their task difficult, but they wouldnt have expected to be rolled over for 79. Williamson said there were no excuses for how abject they were.Its extremely disappointing. After a tough Test series to bounce back and show the heart that was required, the fight that we needed to go two-all against a very good Indian side, was a superb effort, he said after the match. But it is hard to look past out last performance right now, the emotion of just finishing the game. They got above-par initially with the bat on a tough surface. There are certainly no excuses from our end, we were extremely poor with the bat today.We want to be showing steps of improvement everyday. Thats whats so frustrating, because we failed as a batting unit. The spinners of the Indian side bowled very well but I dont think it justified losing eight wickets for 20 or so runs. We were poor and India were very good.While ruing the number of runs they conceded with the ball, Williamson lauded Indias batsmen for the partnerships they stitched together. First, Virat Kohli shared a 79-run stand with Rohit Sharma before putting on 71 runs with MS Dhoni. Kedar Jadhav and Axar Patel then added 46 crucial runs in 6.3 overs in the slog overs.The way the put together partnerships on a pitch that was slow was a very good effort. They kept going at five runs an over on this pitch, they certainly deserved to win today, he said. They were fantastic. At the half-way stage, although we knew they had a good score on the board on that surface, we knew if we could get partnerships together, who knows, we couldve done better. If we kept on a bit and played in excess in of 25-30 overs, with a bit of dew around, then who knows. But that was a long way off. WWe were never going to get there.ddddddddddddExcept for Tom Latham, and to a lesser extent, Kane Williamson, New Zealands batting has remained inadequate throughout the series. While Ross Taylor showed signs of returning to form in the last two games, he managed only 119 runs, with Martin Guptill (111) and Corey Anderson (31 from four matches) also not turning up. Williamson stressed on the need to replicate the consistency that Indias batsmen demonstrated.If you look at any winning performance, there are one or two significant performances. If you look at the India side, theres Virat [Kohli]. I think pretty much every game he made a significant contribution, he said. Sometimes the conditions werent easiest to bat but whoever that person is, we need a lot more. I think Tom Latham was outstanding.It was nice to see Guptill show that presence at the crease in the last couple of games, but we need to take those little good bits a lot further and look at someone like Virat, who I suppose… to get a 150 in that Mohali game was a hugely significant performance as opposed to perhaps a 40 or 50.Williamson believed there were lessons to be learnt from playing against a good side in tough conditions, and said Mitchell Santner was a highlight of their tour. With 10 scalps, Santner was New Zealands joint-highest wicket-taker in the Test series, along with Trent Boult. He was also their most economical bowler in the ODIs.He has been outstanding, a young cricketer who is newish to the side. Although conditions are favourable to spinners here there are a lot of spinners who come here and struggle, he said. I guess its because of the pace of the wicket against extremely good players of spin. Mitch has performed day in and day out. His change of pace and his ability to spin the ball was a great asset to have. Not to mention his batting and his fielding as well. [We] look forward to seeing his progression in the future. ' ' '