da aviator aposta： There’s no question that Manchester United have had the beating of Liverpool of late. In their last six fixtures across the Europa League and Premier League, the Red Devils have notched four victories, with Liverpool winning just one.
da bet7： Last season saw Jurgen Klopp’s team knock Manchester United out of the latter stages of the Europa League, while Louis van Gaal produced a rare positive result as his side claimed a victory at Anfield. Even in a period of relative weakness for Manchester United, they have been able to retain the soft consolation that they have largely had the beating of Liverpool at both Anfield and Old Trafford. In part due to an ability to take chances clinically and dominate physically. Even Van Gaal’s darkest days at the helm were brightened by victories over Liverpool.
Despite contrasting starts to this season, only three points separate the North West rivals. Liverpool have produced some breathtaking football already this campaign and are playing with the collective understanding usually expected of a unit who have been together far longer than this. Jose Mourinho’s side have looked sluggish at times and suffered from the most un-Mourinho of traits: poor defensive structure. Klopp versus Mourinho, as the two sides begin periods of resurgence, has all the makings of a marathon managerial riv,alry. In their fledgling relationship to date, Klopp has had the beating of Mourinho as Dortmund and Liverpool manager, including that Champions League semi-final in 2013.
One thing we can certainly garner from past games (and the fact this is one of sport’s harshest rivalries) is it will be heated. Under the lights with the backing of a raucous Anfield crowd, cards are a guarantee and we could see the game descend into a one-sided calamity if a red card is shown.
Head-to-head records have to be considered with caution. Vast changes to squads and management make some of these previous results almost irrelevant. Some of the teams fielded in the recent fixtures are unrecognisable to the sides that will take the field on Monday night. History can often tell us a great deal about what to expect in the future, in this case it can only offer us the slightest of pointers. The numbers surrounding this fixture in recent years are great trivia, but unlikely to tell us much about about what will happen at Anfield. Rather, they can misguide us with statistics, records and unrelated nonsense when what really matters is the most recent history, form, player availability and tactical setups.
You can be sure that neither Klopp nor Mourinho will be looking too much at Liverpool’s 1-0 defeat in this fixture last season.