Liverpool legend says losing to Man United would be football's biggest upset since Wigan beat Man City
Liverpool legend says losing to Man United would be football's biggest upset since Wigan beat Man City
Liverpool legend Graeme Souness has declared that a win for Manchester United against his old club today would be football's biggest upset since relegation-bound Wigan Athletic defeated Manchester City in the 2013 FA Cup final.
Despite being the two most-successful club sides in English football, the bitter rivals go into their latest battle with United 15 points adrift of Premier League leaders Liverpool and languishing in 14th position in the table – the lowest they've been going into such a game since a 16th placed Red Devils hosted Kenny Dalglish's table toppers in March 1990 en route to their last title to date.
Writing in The Sunday Times , former Reds captain and manager Souness said: “If Manchester United beat Liverpool at Old Trafford today, it will be the biggest upset in top-flight football since Manchester City lost to Wigan in the 2013 FA Cup final.
"I’m not saying that for the effect, I’m not saying it because I’m an ex-Liverpool player.
"I’m saying that because that’s what all the relevant indicators signify: the strength on paper of the respective squads; the fitness of key players (Paul Pogba out for United and maybe David de Gea too); the fact that Jurgen Klopp knows his best starting XI and Ole Gunnar Solskjaer clearly doesn’t; and recent form — eight league wins out of eight for Liverpool, just one win from their past seven for their opponents.
“Sometimes you’re banking on their sheer doggedness or passion to get a result.
“Those qualities, however, have been in short supply of late at Manchester United.
“Look at Liverpool’s likely line-up, on the other hand, and it’s hard to find the Achilles heel.
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