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Not keen on the kick off time but for the first time in a very long time Im actually looking forward to playing them and
they have the international break to think about coming here, not with much relish Im sure.

Not the Liverpool way to get ahead of ourselves, but for once why the hell not, we have the game to run United ragged, pulled apart and dissected all over Anfield.

Im expecting a win and a convincing one at that 

While I'm looking forward to this, i think it'll be a draw. Hope I'm wrong though   

That said, it's the next THREE games after this (West Brom, Palace and Watford) that worry me more. These are the type of games that we fall flat on our face on. Hopefully the Swansea win is a sign that things have changed and we can indeed grind out a result.

We win our next 4 and I might even dare dream of better things than a top 4 finish this year

With it being a night game the atmosphere is bound to be better which should help us.
Mourinho is a cagey customer though and an expert in turning games into boring non-events so we will have to work hard to break them down.

I am absolutely looking forward to this one. I prefer the day and timing aswel because it suits me perfectly.

Anyhow on the game.. We always tend to play well against united but what gets be is how many times we end up losing by a goal.
This will be tough, if we are to win we need a couple of quick goals before half time.
I can't see united scoring more than 1 goal.
Im confident we will win which will show the rest of the league we will challenge this term.

As for the line up.
I would keep it the way things are.
Firmino up top studge on bench.

ycsatbjywtbiastkamb » Fri Oct 07, 2016 7:45 pm wrote:With it being a night game the atmosphere is bound to be better which should help us.
Mourinho is a cagey customer though and an expert in turning games into boring non-events so we will have to work hard to break them down.

Yup knowing Boriniho he may just play ultra defensive and catch us on a counter. Like they did in 13/14. I still remember how the ***** celebrated. Bitter plonker.

Just know Mourinho will come looking for a point and park the bus and best case scenario Ibrahimovic can nick him a win with a piece of magic. Think we need an early goal in this one. Get that early goal, force them to come out and chase the game and I think we will beat them relatively easily with the form we are in. The longer the game goes without a goal, thats where I'd worry Utd pinch a goal from a set piece or something.

I think the key for us is to keep the tempo high, stats show that United don't particularly like to run so it's imperative that we press and counter press the legs off them. The crowd need to get involved too, cheering every throw in, corner, tackle, interception and blocked shot will help crank the pressure up on United.

Yup the fans will be the 12th man. I'm sure we will attack them with all sorts of missiles however one block we must overcome is De gea. I hope he has a poor game.

What is your most memorable game vs the mancs?


I have a few I've enjoyed but top of the list has to be when we beat them 4-1 at old Trafford. I thought we were going to win the title that season.

Other memorable mentions

Last season at home Europa 2-0

13/14- 3-0 at old Trafford

2-0 League cup final. Result was perfect but performance was quite poor.

In 2001 1-0 at old Trafford, Murphy with FK.
Reason why i enjoyed this one is because we failed to beat mancs for almost 4 years and finally got a win against them which led to 4 more straight victories.

My memory as a boy was listening to the radio in the Milk Cup Final where we equalised late on then won in extra time with a Ronnie Whelan curler past Gary Bailey.

Mostly they are bad memories though as even with our best teams United have had the upper hand on us unfortunately.

redshade » Sat Oct 08, 2016 9:25 pm wrote:What is your most memorable game vs the mancs?


I have a few I've enjoyed but top of the list has to be when we beat them 4-1 at old Trafford. I thought we were going to win the title that season.

Other memorable mentions

Last season at home Europa 2-0

13/14- 3-0 at old Trafford

2-0 League cup final. Result was perfect but performance was quite poor.

In 2001 1-0 at old Trafford, Murphy with FK.
Reason why i enjoyed this one is because we failed to beat mancs for almost 4 years and finally got a win against them which led to 4 more straight victories.

September 2008. Liverpool 2 United 1. Tevez scored early in the first half, Berbatov's debut. Babel got the winner and yes, Vidic was sent off. Beautiful September day, was in the Kop, 306, few pints in the Stanley after then walked into town, place was buzzin' with the win, it just doesn't get any better!

Oh yes i remember that match. When Babel scored the winner i was over the moon.

Man Utd 1 Liverpool 4, 2008/09.

What a game, 1 nil down then Stevie and Torres showed them how to do it.  Vidic walked, naturally...

Look it up on youtube.

Ha and even Dossena got on the scoresheet that day.

The 3-0 win at Old Trafford in the 13/14 season, we absolutely murdered them on their own patch from start to finish and it really should of been a cricket score, we got 3 penalties awarded at OT as well which will never wont again in a million years, it was the one time we played them in my lifetime that we were miles better than them and they couldn't do a dam thing about it, just beautiful.