This decade worth of comparison between the two is striking as one is rising, while the other is declining. Liverpool is currently stagnating in the second half of the table after being done with two games, but Man U is among the bottom of the Premier League ranks and people are not as surprised.
Man U’s previous manager, Sir Alex Ferguson had uplifted the club when he was in charge, and they were strong enough that people back then could see no wrong with the club. Their last title win was in 2013 which was still under the leadership of Ferguson.
Tonight, Man U and Liverpool are going to have an all out match with each other at Old Trafford and this season has been difficult so far for the two. Weirdly, that’s the only similarity the two big named teams have.
Man U has since then won the Europa League, the FA Cup and the League Cup, which were all more or less five years ago. Liverpool on the other hand has massively improved since their current leader Jurgen Klopp’s entrance in 2015.
Klopp has helped Liverpool win their first championship within the last 30 years. They furthermore have made three appearances in the finals of the Champions League. Furthermore, they have won the European cup a number of times. This is on top of the other cups they have won recently thanks to the leadership of Klopp.
Tonight’s game has sparked debates on Twitter on who would win this upcoming match and who would go home as the loser. Man U fans are claiming that they’ll beat Liverpool with a 4-1 score.
— Dara Toal (@DaraToal3) August 21, 2022
Others replied with the current stats ranking of the clubs, which shows Liverpool ranking at number 13 and Man U ranks at 20. Liverpool fans of course disagreed with the statement, and another had placed a reply under the initial tweet showing Liverpool beating Man U 5-0 in a previous match.
It is pretty clear that Man U is currently going through a crisis, with a lack of control from their current coach, Erik ten Hag. Inheriting a team from one of the best managers they have ever seen is not a good look to the players and that may cause a rift among them behind closed doors.
This is also coupled with the fact that the Glazers are not willing to add more funds in order for Erik to commission new players for his non performing team. As stated before, with Cristiano Ronaldo requesting to leave the team after playing for several years shows the discontent from within.