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Liverpool look to get back on track in the Premier League when they welcome in rival Manchester United on Sunday. The Reds are coming off a 1-0 loss to Southampton, and have gone more than 250 minutes without a goal in league play.
Fatigue definitely appeared to be an issue against Southampton, but a nearly two-week break followed for many players.
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Liverpool return to Premier League action on Sunday when they host rival Manchester United. The 205th meeting between the two biggest clubs in England has added meaning, with the teams sitting 1-2 in the table.
Manchester United are three points ahead of Liverpool as the Reds have sputtered in league play in recent weeks, going winless in their last three matches. Playing at home, they don’t want to fall six points behind United at the midway point of the season.
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It’s almost here, the game of the year in the Premier League, Manchester United at Liverpool FC. This is always a circle the date affair on the calendar, but this time it’s circled, highlighted, starred and drawn with arrows pointing to it.
Match preview material is linked below, and in this post we cover a few news items relating to the big match, covering Marcus Rashford, Sir Alex Ferguson and Paul Pogba. Rashford spoke to the Football Writers’ Association awards, where he was commended with the Tribute Award, due to his efforts in championing the funding of free school lunches for children.
As I learned many years ago, at the Sports Journalism Summit II, at the Poynter Institute, when an event is huge, you can write less about it. When the event is smaller, write more. Given the size and scope of Sunday’s Manchester United visit to Liverpool, we can make this write-up very concise.
Both United boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer and Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp have played down the concept of their sides being leading Premier League title contenders, but really, what else are they supposed to say? It’s their job to shy away from such discussion.
Manchester United are next in action against arch-rival Liverpool on Sunday. It’s a massive top of the table clash with huge Premier League title implications. If that wasn’t enough reason to hype up this match, one that needs no additional hype, we’ve also had a little miniature war of words between the two managers already.
Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp threw a little shade at United for getting some favorable calls, and United boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer returned fire. So with that all said, let’s preview!
Manchester United and Liverpool, two English giants and bitter arch-rivals, will meet in six days time for a Premier League fixture that will determine the top of the table. Then they’ll meet again about a week later in the FA Cup 4th round.
The fourth and fifth round draws for the world’s oldest domestic cup competition came out a few hours ago, and no doubt United vs. Liverpool is the headliner. Here below is the entire list- and note that the proverbial big six of the Premier League were drawn as to avoid each other in the fifth round.
Liverpool fell to Southampton in the first game of 2021, the third-straight frustrating result for the champions. The Reds are level on points with Manchester United atop the table, but United have a game in hand.
The focus shifts now to the FA Cup, where Liverpool will start the competition at Aston Villa on Friday. Liverpool’s last trip to Aston Villa saw them soundly defeated by a 7-2 margin.
A more contagious variant of COVID-19, which many to believe was first discovered in the United Kingdom is wreaking havoc all over the world. In the U.K. it’s led to more stringent restrictions in everyday life and now more cancellations within the Football Association.
Tomorrow’s third round FA Cup tie between Liverpool and Aston Villa is in serious doubt right now due to a covid-19 outbreak at AVFC. Thursday saw the club announce the temporarily closure of its Bodymoor Heath Training Facility.
After their 1-0 loss to Southampton FC on Monday night, Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp threw in a not-so-subtle sideswipe at arch-rivals Manchester United, ahead of their massive fixture at Anfield on Jan. 17.
Klopp slammed of referee Andre Mariner, over some calls he found very quesitonable, and in the process threw some shade thrown at the side that is level on points with them at the top of table right now. (You can read those comments at this link)
In the loss to Southampton FC last night Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp was unhappy about Sadio Mane not winning a penalty kick off a challenge from Kyle Walker-Peters in the box. Additionally, Klopp believed that Saints’ Jack Stephens committed a handball foul, which should/would have awarded a penalty kick to Liverpool.
In stating how these calls/non-calls really grinded his gears, Klopp threw in a not-so-subtle sideswipe at Manchester United, ahead of their massive fixture at Anfield in 12 days time.
Liverpool missed an opportunity to grab control of the title race over the festive period, settling for two draws against West Bromwich Albion and Newcastle United.
Now tied atop the table with Manchester United, the Reds look to get back on track against Southampton FC on Monday night.
On Wednesday we learned that when Manchester United visit Liverpool in a little over two weeks, there will not be any fans allowed. That January 17 clash at Anfield is looming quite large right now as United, who have played one game fewer than their arch-rivals, can equal Liverpool’s current point total should they beat Aston Villa on New Year’s Day.
Yes, United are second, only three points behind the table-toppers, but there is still a hesitancy to talk about the Red Devils as true title contenders.
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