Maguire feels first half was Reds at our best

When asked by MUTV’s Stewart Gardner if the opening half was the best display of the campaign, the centre-back replied: “There have been some good [ones] – the second half against Barcelona if we’re talking about halves, but, first half, I’d probably say that’s the strongest, for sure.

“If we’d come in at half-time 4-0 up, I think no-one would be complaining.

“But nothing is ever comfortable in the Premier League, to be honest. It should have been comfortable. That’s for sure. When the game is at 1-0, you are never comfortable, anything can happen in the Premier League. Everyone has that bit of quality. Set-plays, they are dangerous from. They won a lot of headers and you know they are going to have those one or two moments.

“We had to kill the game off at half-time, the first half was excellent, great football on the front foot. Numerous chances, controlled the game, played in their half. I think we thoroughly deserved the three points. The only thing probably missing was more goals.”