Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp slammed Manchester United counterpart Erik ten Hag's tactics after Sunday's 0-0 draw.
Klopp insists only one team wanted to win on the day.
He said: "I've had a few minutes to recover from the disappointment. I'm too long in the this to not understand what happened today with the whole build-up. I prefer them being in a better position so then we can play football.
"If you play in the Premier League with a team of quality like Man Utd and they just defend then it doesn't make life easy. We should have scored and that would have changed the dynamic of the game. The chances were big enough so we were unlucky.
"The style of the game was the best we had, the press we played was the best we had. It was a big game for us and there was a lot of emotion in there. I thought we created an incredible atmosphere on the pitch which led to it being incredible off the pitch. The fans did their part so it's all good beside the result.
"It's just how it is and we can take a lot from this game. We started the game intensely. Today we didn't have to come back and we were disciplined form the start. This was a real derby and there was everything. It was a good game to watch."
The German added: "It's a tough period. We play Wednesday against West Ham, they're flying and playing really well at the moment, then we have Arsenal and Burnley. It's horrendous.
"We have to make sure we get enough points in this period but then there's a lot of football to play after that too. It's important we get through this with as many players as possible."