The Under 21s showed plenty of the spirit lacking in the senior team the previous evening when they came from behind to grab an important point at Liverpool.
United made a bright start and Januzaj came close to opening the scoring for the Reds in the twelfth minute when his shot hit the post after rebounding back to him from his free kick. Liverpool came into the game more as the first half went on, Ojo coming closest for the home team when his shot went just wide of the post, but the Reds looked tight at the back and kept chances to a minimum, with McNair and Williams looking a solid partnership in central defence.
It was a surprise, then, that a mistake from the normally dependable Williams led to Liverpool taking the lead early in the second half. His attempted clearance led to the ball finding Sinclair, who finished calmly. The game began to open up as the second half went on and United capitalised to equalise with eighteen minutes left: sustained pressure around the Liverpool area ended with James Weir applying the decisive touch to El Fitouri's ball across the goal.
Weir then came close to giving United the lead, his shot following a surging run through the middle drawing a fine save from the home keeper. At the other end, Pereira made a couple of important saves as both sides pushed for a winner.
Ultimately, however, the Reds were forced to settle for a draw, which leaves United top of the league on goal difference with a game in hand.
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