What Jurgen Klopp did vs Manchester United confirmed one thing about Erik ten Hag

Ten Hag's Liverpool legacy

Whatever happens to Erik ten Hag at the end of this season, whether he is granted more time to continue his Manchester United project or dispensed with by Ineos, he will leave a legacy at Old Trafford.

Not just in the precocious Kobbie Mainoo or the thrilling Alejandro Garnacho. Not just with that Wembley win and a first trophy in six years last season. But in what he has done against Liverpool in the space of three weeks here. First he killed Jurgen Klopp's perfect farewell. Now he has put a significant dent in their title hopes.

This draw is costly to Liverpool, who no longer have the title in their own hands. Suddenly they need to rely on Arsenal slipping up and have Manchester City just a point behind them. They might need seven wins out of seven, but their run-in suggests that is unlikely to happen. This might be the day the challenge came to a shuddering halt.

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Mohamed Salah's equaliser from the penalty spot means Ten Hag doesn't have a perfect Old Trafford record against Liverpool, but two wins and a draw is pretty good against a side as good as this. If this is an unrecoverable blow to their title hopes then his status in Old Trafford folklore will be secure.

The Stretford End certainly enjoyed it, rolling back the years with chants of "Jurgen's cracking up". His touchline demeanour certainly made it look like he felt this could be a defining result - and not in a good way. He was increasingly frazzled in the second half.

A Fernandes classic

The first 45 minutes of this game was one of Bruno Fernandes' worst of the season. It began with him delaying a pass to Alejandro Garnacho, with the