MANCHESTER, England (Reuters) - Manchester United's owners pride themselves on their club being the biggest brand in world football, a global product with millions of followers worldwide. Now, they are 19 points behind Premier League leaders Liverpool, the Merseysiders' biggest advantage over United after 17 games of a top-flight season. Under Juergen Klopp, last season's Champions League finallists Liverpool are playing a thrilling brand of high-speed, entertaining, positive football, executed by some of the game's most exciting talents. After Sunday's game, Mourinho effectively conceded his team lacked the qualities, particularly the "physicality", needed to compete with Liverpool. Some United players, after all, have proved themselves with other clubs and on the international stage.

Source: The Star December 17, 2018 13:41 UTC