Jose Mourinho indicated he now has a sore neck after watching Manchester United attack so frequently in the second half against Liverpool.

The Red Devils were on the hunt for an equaliser for the entire second lot of 45 minutes after James Milner converted from the penalty spot at the Stretford End at Old Trafford in the first half.

With the game to be saved, Mourinho changed his team's game style to a more direct approach and it worked to plan as his Red Devils were constantly on the attack as the minutes ticked over prior to Zlatan Ibrahimovic's late equaliser.

"I was watching the game, we were losing and I was looking always to the same side," he said at his post-match press conference.

"I have a problem with my neck because I was always looking to the left side!

"We changed the qualities of our game and went to a more direct approach because Liverpool were defending with so many bodies behind the ball; in the end we put pressure on them, we equalised and I think, with a few more minutes, we were closer to wining because they were under real pressure and our team was so strong mentally and emotionally."

Mourinho felt a few more minutes at the end of the game would have seen his team win after they squandered some golden opportunities.

"We missed important chances," he added.

"I saw good saves by the goalkeeper (Simon Mignolet), I saw (Henrikh) Mkhitaryan backpassing the ball [behind Anthony Martial], I saw the (Marouane) Fellaini ball hit the post.

"I saw so many things happening then but the goal was not coming. Finally, the goal came and I repeat: with a few more minutes, we win the game. But no more minutes."