Xherdan Shaqiri ‘not surprised’ by shot tally against ‘defensive’ United

• Liverpool player hopeful of bringing title to Anfield
• ‘I’m not surprised. We know United plays defensively’

Xherdan Shaqiri has said it was no surprise Liverpool registered 36 shots against Manchester United given their defensive approach under José Mourinho, and believes Jürgen Klopp’s team can stay stop of the Premier League for the rest of the season.

Shaqiri sealed victory for Liverpool over their old adversaries on Sunday with two goals following his 69th minute introduction. While the substitutes’ two strikes were deflected past David de Gea there was no disputing the merit of Liverpool’s first win in nine matches against United as they dominated at Anfield.

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