Manchester United and Liverpool have exchanged championships since the early 1900s. While the rivalry has intensified in modern times, and with it the desire to beat the rivals from down the East Lancs Road has also grown stronger, the competition has always been keen. Indeed, the two clubs were on an roughly equal footing – [...]
Sunday, March 6, 2011
Sir Alex Ferguson may be in a state of favete linguis - at least with the international media and his own TV station – but Manchester United’s squad can be in no doubt of the importance of Sunday’s fixture with Liverpool at Anfield. After the calamitous defeat at Chelsea on Tuesday night – a second [...]
Friday, March 4, 2011
Manchester United’s clash with near neighbours Liverpool has taken on more significance this weekend as the Reds look to respond after defeat at Stamford Bridge. But with the emergence of a cross city title challenge from Manchester City and recent title tussles with Chelsea does the game against the old enemy still get the juices [...]
Friday, February 18, 2011
“When you join a club you want to do the best for yourself and for that club. That’s all,” said Fernando Torres on signing for Chelsea on the deadline day last month. Despite Liverpool fans’ angry protests, the player had no obligation to the Merseyside club above and beyond the contract he signed in 2007. Indeed, [...]
Tuesday, February 8, 2011
“I never kissed the Liverpool badge,” said Fernando Torres last week. “I see some players do that one week after they join a club but the romance in football has gone. It’s different now. People come and leave. When you join a club you want to do the best for yourself and for that club. [...]
Sunday, January 9, 2011
It took little more than two minutes for Manchester United to score on Kenny Dalglish’s return as Liverpool manager; just over half an hour for the visitor’s season to end. An early Ryan Giggs penalty handed United the lead before a wild two-footed lunge from Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard earned a deserved red card and [...]
Sunday, January 9, 2011
Saturday, January 8, 2011
Kenny Dalglish will sit in the opposition dugout for Liverpool’s trip to Old Trafford on Sunday, with the visitors having sacked Roy Hodgson. The 59-year-old Scot will take charge of Liverpool for the first time in 20 years, and more than a decade since his last serious job. Whether the move will inspire a hopeless [...]
Saturday, January 8, 2011
To whet your appetite ahead of Sunday afternoon’s FA Cup third round match with Liverpool, here’s some classic encounters in league and FA Cup. Starting with the 1977 FA Cup final through to Gary Neville’s now infamous victory celebration in front of the Liverpool supporters at Old Trafford in 2006. Add your own favourites in [...]
Thursday, October 7, 2010
The proposed takeover of Liverpool by New England Sports Ventures (NESV) for £300 million has the club’s supporters excited about a new dawn. Not without reason: American owners Tom Hicks and George Gillett’s leveraged takeover in 2007 has taken Liverpool out of the Champions League and to the precipice of financial oblivion. But are the [...]
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Sunday, May 15, 2011
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