RED DEVILS PLAN TO STOP LIVERPOOL FROM WINNING THE LEAGUE
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Joseph Omoniyi
Liverpool legend Ian Rush believes that the Reds’ trip to Old Trafford to face Manchester United will be a huge match for both teams and both sets of supporters with the hosts intent on derailing their rivals’ title challenge.
The club’s all-time leading goalscorer was part of the last Liverpool team to win the title in 1990, but remembers facing a dominant United side in the early 1990s following the formation of the Premier League. Since Liverpool’s last title win, the Red Devils have won 13 Premier League titles but Rush believes this season has seen a shift in the way games between the clubs are seen by supporters.
For Liverpool, Sunday’s clash at Old Trafford is just another away trip as they look to re-establish a three-point lead between themselves and Manchester City, while Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s resurgent United side attempt to move closer to the top four.
“I think it will take on more importance for Man United because it’s normally the other way around,” Rush told Goal. “I’m sure Man United’s supporters are saying ‘we want to beat Liverpool and stop them winning the league’. Liverpool supporters have been saying that for a long time and now it’s the other way around. That brings out the best in Manchester United.
“It’s going to be one hell of a game. Manchester United play good football now and Liverpool are playing good football. It’s going to be one hell of a game.”
Before taking on Bayern Munich at Anfield in the Champions League, Liverpool had the benefit of time to recover in Marbella, having been knocked out of the FA Cup in the third round. Five-time First Division winner Rush feels that the fact that Liverpool are no longer competing on all fronts could actually help them overcome Manchester City in the race for the title, with Pep Guardiola forced to field his strongest XI more regularly than Jurgen Klopp as he challenges for four trophies.
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