Zlatan Ibrahimovic has maintained his impressive scoring run in the Premier League by finding a way through late on to rescue Manchester United a 1-1 draw against Liverpool.
The ex-Sweden international, who now has 14 goals in his first 20 league games in English football, pounced to cancel out James Milner’s first-half penalty.
Liverpool had been on course for a first win in four attempts this calendar year, and a rare triumph at the home of their North-West rivals, but Ibrahimovic once again proved to be the star for his side as the spoils were shared.
Even better was to come for Jurgen Klopp 27 minutes in, however, with Milner tucking away from the spot – making it 10 from his last 10 to be successfully converted in the league – after Pogba handled a cross into the box.
There was an open feel to the second half but it was still the hosts who were creating the better chances, the best of which fell the way of Mkhitaryan yet again.
For all United’s possession it perhaps should have been game over shortly after the hour, as Philippe Coutinho – a minute after being brought off the bench for his first Prem outing in over two months – picked out Roberto Firmino who in turn was thwarted by David de Gea.
After holding off their rivals for the best part of an hour, Liverpool came unstuck as sub Marouane Fellaini glanced the ball on to the post, before Antonio Valencia helped it back in for Ibrahimovic to lift over the reach of Mignolet.
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