Manchester United’s recent record at Anfield is painful and Liverpool should go into the game with confidence
The biggest sign of Liverpool’s recent dominance over Manchester United were the pre-match advertisements that preceded the club’s
most-watched match in football.
While Sky Sports broadcasters have recently been spoiled for choice with short clips of Liverpool’s celebrations – be it of Mohamed Salah and Alisson Becker, Darwin Nunes, Luis Diaz or even Sadio Mane and Roberto Firmino – the effort to balance reforms with United’s image has left only those in charge. With a small profit. United’s last goal at Anfield was scored by Jesse Lingard in a 3-1 loss five years ago. It was December 2018, and Jose Mourinho’s last game as United manager.
It has been a story of misery for the Red Devils at Anfield since their 1-0 win in Jurgen Klopp’s first game, which took place eight years ago next month when Louis van Gaal was coach.
At the time, Klopp had only been in charge for a few months and had Mamadou Sakho alongside Kolo Toure in defense before bringing in Steven Caulker as an emergency temporary striker. To be fair, a lot has changed since then, and not just in terms of the transfer of power between two of English football’s most successful clubs. Since then, Liverpool’s main rival in Manchester has been Manchester City, and there could certainly be no greater embarrassment from United’s point of view. Rarely has the gap been so stark and stark, certainly in the Premier League era and certainly not in favor of Liverpool, whose efforts to contend with their historic top-flight rivals this century have been fleeting, having passed before Klopp’s arrival in 2015.
There was no clearer sign of the gap between the two teams than the 7-0 win at Anfield in March, although the previous 4-0 win in April 2022 showed Liverpool were in better control as they bid for an unprecedented result. four times. United is experiencing a hot season, losing 11 times in all competitions, including 7 matches in the English Premier League. Serious questions are being asked of Erik ten Hag, although there remains uncertainty over who will have the authority to relieve him of his duties if the worst happens at Anfield this weekend. Sir Jim Ratcliffe is now expected to own a 25% stake in the club. The report, which includes the final say in football operations, has been endorsed by the owners, the Glazer family, and there appears to be a power vacuum at the top of the club. The club. . Tree at Old Trafford, which means Ten Hag may now be in a safe place.