After seeing the highlights I think there were one or two Liverpool shots (1 Stirling and one from Ballotelli) that were good saves , all the others were just DDG reading the game well and making himself big , very similar to the Arsenal game
Did amuse when DDG stuck his leg out looking in exactly the opposite direction to stop a shot from going in
Mata is a quality player.
Im not so sure he is a definite starter going forward (after the summer / maybe even Jan).
It only worked yesterday because Rooney was playing in CM because of Rojo's injury /forcing MC to move back into the centre-half position.
With someone like Strootman (or even Perez) able to play in CM, Rooney is a lot better in Mata's preferred role (and that's even without considering ADM either)
I always go back to those three games earlier in the season when Rooney was suspended where Mata played in every one (and I think 90 minutes for all three) and was pretty invisible , where as Rooney (especially with Herrera and Di Maria on the pitch) plays multiple roles in every game and usually a real captain's performance leading from the front - albeit with the occasional stupid move like vs WHU added also.
Aguero out till the New Year, Dzeko and Kompany out till after Xmas. Then YaYa is at AcON.
At this stage it looks tough but with more players leaving the medical room than going in, January will give us an idea if 2nd is achievable
To much to hope for at the moment (especially given how many goals DDG is saving, in as much the timing of those goals making a much more difficult match as much as the amount).
Away from home I think even AV have potential to be a difficult game let alone anyone higher up. Spurs, Newcastle and Stoke are all potential slip ups before the New Year's hang-over has subsided (due to the restricted time between them as much as anything) - one or two dropped games (even draws) and we are back in the throng of 4-7 which is a real bunfight
Other than that he is technically very sound and from the games he has played in doesn't lose the ball that much. Although Fellaini is playing a level above what he did last season, I would much prefer him as an impact sub or a specialist role against certain opposition. That midfield birth he occupies now, my preference would be for Herrera or Blind.
I'd like to know as she's proper hot.