Manchester United and Liverpool aren't where they want to be right now – but matches between the two are still the most fiercely contested games in English football.
It’s the biggest rivalry in the country and I remember as a player, no matter how each side was doing, it was the one match you wanted to win the most because you knew it meant so much to the fans and was always one of the most-watched on TV.
This weekend’s Super Sunday contest between them at Old Trafford is important for both sides.
United may have won five on the spin but you can’t say it’s with any real authority, with the way they’ve played. Both sides have a lot to do.
United go into the match with a lot more confidence than Liverpool, though, that’s for sure. Going to Old Trafford – after being knocked out of the Champions League by Basel – is the last fixture Brendan Rodgers wants at the moment.
There’s a huge amount of scrutiny on him, his team and his signings and if he loses this one the intensity goes up a couple of notches.
It’s time for some of the new signings to stand up and be counted because they’ve not performed.
Last year Liverpool beat Man United 4-0 on aggregate – it could have been 6-0 at Old Trafford. There was so much pace and speed through the line in their displays, with people shooting and scoring – and, of course, Luis Suarez delivering.
But now you look at them and without Suarez and the injured Daniel Sturridge they look the average side that they were a few years ago, they've gone back to what they were. It shows how one or two players can transform a team and make them better than what they are. — Skysports
