Consistency is the word. It's something mentioned by both the manager and captain post-match as despite what was one heck of a performance by United neither Amorim nor Bruno were entirely happy.
This was because of MUFC's ability to show up at the toughest of places but fail miserably in almost all others.
But as for an isolated match, neither coach nor skipper could've asked for more from the team. An exceptional performance that was capped by an unlikely and deserved positive result.
1. Midfield
The midfield of Mainoo, Ugarte and Bruno were the key to our success in this match.
They ran the show and upstaged Liverpool's fantastic Ryan Gravenberch, Alexis Mac Allister and Curtis Jones this season.
Ugarte's old school destroyer of a CDM paired with Mainoo's ability on the ball and ability to drive with it made a great partnership in the centre of the park. They are also two very mobile players with an amazing capability to cover a lot of ground quickly.
When Bruno dropped deeper, he too was really important as he displayed a lot of maturity and discipline in his performance, one that complimented Ugarte's more robust approach.
These three were also very aggressive in the tackle (much like the defence) as they looked to intercept the ball off Liverpool before they could cause damage in dangerous areas.
Mainoo, Ugarte (4) and Bruno (3) were top of the list when it came to most tackles in the game indicating their fearlessness in midfield.
We were exposed in that area on a couple of occasions as we didn't track midfield runners well enough. That was sured up in the second half as Bruno also helped by dropping deeper at times to plug some of those gaps and help prevent the likes of Gravenberch, Jones and Mac Allister getting forward.
2. Targeting the left
It's no secret that Trent Alexander-Arnold is not a great defender. For all his ability going forward, as a full-back, he is nowhere near good enough at the back.
I don't think teams often take advantage of how poor he is defensively.
But with Amorim, he did exactly that indicating his attention to detail that may have been lacking under previous managers.
Dalot was constantly up and down that left flank as he tormented Alexander-Arnold all game. Our Portuguese was pivotal in preventing the LFC defender from influencing his team in attack as he had to worry about the ever-present threat of Dalot going the other way.
A lot of our better opportunities and attacks came down that flank: Hojlund's chance that forced a save from Alisson (he was played onside by Alexander-Arnold), the cross put in by Dalot to Amad and both goals came from the left.
Amorim and United took full advantage of that right-hand side of Liverpool's being weak.
3. Didn't drop heads
We know that this is something very easy for our players to do. At any given moment, heads can go and opposition's take full advantage of it.
There were a couple of times where concerns would've been raised that we could start to lose that concentration.
Lack of tracking midfield runners allowed Liverpool in on goal, not marking properly and letting the likes of Salah cut in onto his left-foot with space and time would've been seen as points when that concentration could've gone.
Considering how quiet United kept Liverpool, moments like these would've been exactly what Arne Slot's side would've wanted in terms of getting them going.
However, we managed to keep it at 0-0 until halftime but as has been our (shocking) habit, we can come out in the second half still asleep allowing the other team to get a goal or 2. This leads to frustration for all and all but throws the manager's halftime team talk out the window. This is something that Amorim raised concerns about recently.
That wasn't the case this time round as we kept doing what we did in the first half and in the end, United were the ones who scored the goal. This was the result of that continuation of our great game plan in the first period.
But we did concede not long after as Cody Gakpo equalized 7 minutes later. It was then 2-1 after 70 minutes thanks to Salah's penalty. All of those thoughts that we could be seeing the heads drop returned.
Yet while we feared the worst, United remained resolute despite Liverpool looking for the killer blow.
While it was disappointing to see the game turn on it's head, we didn't give in and ultimately, got our reward with Amad's late equalizer.
This was homage to the United teams of yesteryear to have that attitude of never give in right until the end when we should've won it. It's not often that we associate this with the players in recent times but it was good to see and was an improvement to the recent past.
Nevertheless, we need to show this type of character more often than not.
4. Leadership
The manager spoke about this in his pre-match press conference about how he wasn't getting enough from his leaders and senior players.
Amorim said of his leaders that they need to 'step up' as top teams all have leaders.
What he got at Anfield from his senior players was that leadership. This was crucial in United playing the way they did and in getting the positive result.
All of Bruno Fernandes, Harry Maguire and Lisandro Martinez in particular led from the front. Two of which (Bruno and Martinez) were involved with the first goal.
Their work on and off the ball was brilliant as that work rate was immense. While Maguire may be spoken about because of his late miss, his overall game was one of a proper leader.
Other players such as Dalot, Mazraoui and even Ugarte all stood out as leaders as well, in a different sort of way.
While these three may not be leaders of men, one can still lead simply by doing their own jobs properly which is exactly what they did.
Both Mazraoui and Dalot down the flanks were fantastic both offensively and defensively. They kept both Mo Salah and Luis Diaz quiet all game which is no easy feat with Dalot having to be careful after picking up an early yellow card.
Ugarte for me was man of the match as the midfielder put in a masterclass in the centre of the park. His ability to detect danger, intercept the ball, nick it off the opponent and make blocks are all aspects of his game that was needed from a player at United.
He's revolutionized our midfield and entire team as without him, I don't think we get that type of performance and result even if the rest of the team played as they did.
His ball to Bruno at the end that led to Maguire's chance was also absolute class. In such a situation to be able to play such a ball was next level.
Just playing well is a leader-like ability.
5. Amorim sticking to his guns
After what has been a poor start to life at Old Trafford in which United under Amorim have lost more games than they've won and played some truly awful football, people, especially in the media, were calling for a formation and style change, one that will better suit his current players.
However, the 39-year-old has repeatedly said that he will not change his approach and the reason for bringing him to the club was due to his incredible style seen at Sporting Lisbon.
"It will be the end", said Amorim post-match to Gary Neville when it comes to him changing his tactics after United's 2-0 loss at home to Newcastle. "you have to be really focused on your idea", he continued, "if you start changing because of results, it will be the end of any coach."
Following that dismal performance and loss to the Magpies, it would've been easy for the manager to switch things up and go with a more conservative approach and one that these players are more suited to at the daunting Anfield.
But that is not Amorim's style nor is it who he is as a manager. He wants his team to play as he wants regardless of how long it takes and how many bad results follow.
Trying to implement 'Amorim ball' at Anfield was perhaps seen as a little foolish yet it worked. And how.
LFC were frustrated for large portions of that game as United did keep the ball well, rotate it patiently, didn't panic (too often), were solid out of possession, were well organized and were brave with the ball.
His wing-backs were also very good defensively and going forward particularly down the left which Amorim no doubt saw as a weakness of Liverpool's thanks to Trent Alexander-Arnold's defensive frailties.
His midfield was solid and more than held their own against one of the best midfields in football.
How United performed was very similar to that of their displays at Arsenal and City where people were also calling for a tactical alteration due to the quality of the opponent.
Amorim stuck to his guns then as he did at Anfield and all three performances were an improvement on each other. This game was a complete performance whereas there were some issues in the other two.
The substitutions from the boss was right as well as he didn't settle. Bringing on Garnacho when he did proved to be the correct decision as he made an impact by getting the assist for Amad.
Yoro was great as he made a last-ditch tackle to save us and even a low-in-confidence Zirkzee put in a good cameo performance and should've had a match-winning assist.
It was brave from the manager and it proved correct.
This all proves that his is a style that works and that if the players are up for it, we can actually play some good football. The fact that we played football at all is an indication that Amorim will not shy away from his approach.
And I love it.
Keep sticking to your principles boss. It's the only way.
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