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Liverpool vs. Manchester United: The View, The Pressure
Liverpool vs. Manchester United, the pressure builds and the expectation keeps getting bigger.
Liverpool versus Manchester United can be debated to never have held much hype as it does this season considering the many stakes in play for the Merseyside Reds and what the narratives hold for the Red Devils of Old Trafford.
It is a tie for glory, for pride and most important of all, the 3 points that would give Liverpool more incentive to push for the unthinkable, should they defeat their bitter rivals.
Though not spoken very much of in recent seasons, owing to the inconsistent form that Manchester United have had post Sir Alex Ferguson’s reign, a Liverpool vs. Manchester United clash is one of hostility, hate and honor, and whoever comes out the loser, becomes the face of the banter.
The general consensus has the Merseyside Reds as favorites heading into the clash, and for the Anfield team’s boss, Jurgen Klopp, its sparks a lot of worry for him, considering how difficult games like that end up becoming when narratives start to go against the Red Devils.
Fair play to the German manager, the 2022/23 season serves as a reminder, as prior to heading to Old Trafford, Liverpool were held as favorites to beat Manchester United, but ended up with a sad defeat. It was only in the reverse fixture when the Red Devils were seen as general favorites to beat a poor Liverpool side did the Merseyside team turn around to humiliate the Red Devils in a humbling 7-0 defeat.
No one knows what tonight’s fixture promises, but right now, it can be certain that whether favorites or not, the pressure is on Liverpool to deliver; for banter sake and for their title aspirations.
Their title rival, Manchester City dropped 2 vital points on Saturday versus Crystal Palace.
If there is any added incentive to avoid a defeat or a draw, there is no bigger incentive than that for Liverpool as Manchester United return to Anfield to soil the Reds’ aspirations for a 20th Premier League title, as well as avenge the 7-0 defeat last season.
