Here we go again, another fresh round of “Paul Pogba, will he go to Real Madrid or not?” is here. The Manchester United midfielder remains out of commission with a foot injury, and he’ll miss his side’s rivalry clash at home against Liverpool on Sunday.

The Frenchman was pictured with Real Madrid manager Zinedine Zidane in Dubai over the international break, re-igniting speculation that he could leave Old Trafford for the Bernabeu. At his weekly news conference today, United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer dismissed the Pogba transfer rumors.

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The defining characteristic of sports is competition; and thus comparisons are both inevitable and natural. While many coaches don’t care for comparisons and tend to dismiss them, it’s really what competition is all about. There is a statistic currently circulating on the internet, comparing Jurgen Klopp’s first 29 Premier League matches leading Liverpool to Ole Gunnar Solskjaer at Manchester United.

It will naturally surprise many to learn that OGS holds a two point advantage in this comparison. While the Norwegian got off to a blistering start, as interim manager, he has faltered since being named permanent boss.

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Liverpool FC are certainly the worst opponent possible for Manchester United right now. The Reds are going for a record- a win here gives them 18 in a row in league play, tying Manchester City. And matching the mark against United would just make reaching the milestone all the more sweeter.

Many in the media have billed this match as a total non-contest, due to United’s dreadful form as of late (MUFC currently sit 12th in the table and haven’t won a road game since March). Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp rejects this notion.

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Manchester United host Liverpool on Sunday and the balance of power between the two sides hasn’t been this lopsided in a very very long time. With a loss, and a combination of other possible results, United could honestly find themselves in the relegation zone!

Meanwhile Liverpool are top of the table with an eight point cushion. United also have to go to war with the army they have, not the army they want, and their forces are sans Paul Pogba and David de Gea. In other words, they’re heading into a match as heavy underdogs, and doing so without their MVP and their most talented outfield player.

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Ernest Hemingway once famously said: “the world breaks everyone and afterward many are strong at the broken places.” Sounds like the state of Manchester United football club right now, and something their supporters need to hear, in order to try and keep their spirits up in these tough times.

United host their most hated of rivals, Liverpool, on Sunday and they’ll do so looking up 11 places in the Premier League table. LFC is perfect on the season and eight points clear of Manchester City at the top of the table, so 12th place United was going to have their work cut out for them, even if they had a fully fit squad, which they definitely do not.

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What a shame for Manchester United. Just when they were starting to get healthier, at the time they needed it most, with the biggest game on the calendar approaching, a new concentric circle of hell opened up. David de Gea, starting goalkeeper for both Manchester United and the Spanish national team, went down with injury during the Spain-Sweden Euro qualifier.

Spain manager Robert Moreno said in postgame that De Gea tried to play through the pain of an abductor injury (it looks like he seemingly hurt himself on a goal kick) before having to come off.

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Happy Manchester United vs. Liverpool F.C. week! On Sunday the rivalry gets renewed for the 203rd time (173rd clash in the top flight), and this match will see both sides becoming much more fit.

Let’s take a look at the recent injury absentees who should be back in action for this one, as well as some match FYIs. In this post, we’ll look at Liverpool’s fitness situation.

For the United side of things, go to this link.

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(UPDATE: Pogba and De Gea ruled out)

(UPDATE: David de Gea a doubt after having suffered an abductor injury in Spain-Sweden match)

Happy Manchester United vs. Liverpool F.C. week! On Sunday the rivalry gets renewed for the 203rd time (173rd clash in the top flight), and this match will see both sides becoming much more fit.

Let’s take a look at the recent injury absentees who should be back in action for this one, as well as some match FYIs. In this post, we’ll look at United’s fitness situation. For the Liverpool side of things, go here.

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