Liverpool vs Manchester United - 05/03/2023 - Official Match Thread

Originally Posted by marlo

obviously we are playing with one hand behind our back but there’s no way we should be losing that that bull$#*! team they have put out.

Fabinho, Henderson and Elliot! Are you taking the £^$$!.
Gakpo as the spearhead! That team is really bad and we should be winning about 2/3-0 comfortably!

Jesus Christ! If we have garnacho left, sancho right and rashford up top we win easily

Statically their best midfield. Started four games and won all four, scoring 21 goals.

Liverpool have lost one of their last 35 at home. We’re still a team of fine margins away from home. We aren’t ‘smashing’ anyone.

Originally Posted by Gypsum Fantastic

Stinking midfield from them. I’d have gone Awb at right back as I think DD will mean salah is more confident to get at us.

Well, Salah plays on the right so not too sure about that.

Originally Posted by Dr Stranger

Statically their best midfield. Started four games and won all four, scoring 21 goals.

Liverpool have lost one of their last 35 at home. We’re still a team of fine margins away from home. We aren’t ‘smashing’ anyone.

Full strength back 5 for them, Henderson and Fabinho vital in front of them.

Weghorst holding it up and bringing others into play is going to be vital.

I thought Wan would come back in but other than that no complaints.

Originally Posted by Gypsum Fantastic

Stinking midfield from them. I’d have gone Awb at right back as I think DD will mean salah is more confident to get at us.

They've gone long ball for years and try to sell it as attacking football. Hope Salah, etc can do something or at least hold on to it until the fullbacks can support.

Originally Posted by Dr Stranger

Statically their best midfield. Started four games and won all four, scoring 21 goals.

Liverpool have lost one of their last 35 at home. We’re still a team of fine margins away from home. We aren’t ‘smashing’ anyone.

Not liking these stats pal

You’re making me a lot more nervous than i already am

Originally Posted by Dr Stranger

Statically their best midfield. Started four games and won all four, scoring 21 goals.

Liverpool have lost one of their last 35 at home. We’re still a team of fine margins away from home. We aren’t ‘smashing’ anyone.

Alright Souness

Originally Posted by 92ToBury

They've gone long ball for years and try to sell it as attacking football. Hope Salah, etc can do something or at least hold on to it until the fullbacks can support.

They’re a kick and rush team and always have been under Klopp.

Originally Posted by Jethro

Our best team. Fred should run their midfield ragged. Chaos.

a predictable selection, but not at all sure that is our best team. fred will certainly cause chaos... one way or another.

seems like a rather attacking line-up for a game at anfield. hope it works.

Originally Posted by Jethro

Alright Souness

Just being realistic, pal. I’d love nothing more than for us to turn up and show just how much better we’ve been this season, but it doesn’t work like that. Not there. In my 35 years watching United, we haven’t once smashed them. Always tight.

If we work harder than them we will win. I think our team is technically better than there’s however a lack of desire and concentration may lose this.

Even when we’ve played them off the park and were 3-0 up at HT and were so vastly superior it was evident to absolutely everyone we conspired to draw 3-3

Just a @#%&! of a place to visit.

Originally Posted by dunk

Even when we’ve played them off the park and were 3-0 up at HT and were so vastly superior it was evident to absolutely everyone we conspired to draw 3-3

Just a @#%&! of a place to visit.

They will never make it as easy for us as we’ve made it for them. Ever. In my life the most we’ve ever scored there is 3 and the last time was nearly 30 years ago. I’ve seen them score 4 or more at old Trafford 3 times since then.

Nervy about this one.

I hate this fixture.

I thought they had an injury crisis? They look absolutely full strength to me

Originally Posted by Sparky***

I hate this fixture.

Yep. I just want it done every year.

I didn’t know klopp was the longest serving manager in the league

We should be winning that midfield battle. Probably why he has gone for dalot . Expect him to attack from both sides with both full backs capable of being a threat

Originally Posted by Dasilvatwins

We should be winning that midfield battle. Probably why he has gone for dalot . Expect him to attack from both sides with both full backs capable of being a threat

Keeping the ball is important as Neville said re Dalot.

Interestingly my usual feeling of doom and foreboding has been replaced by nervousness which is a sort of positive...also not had the usual pre match drink.