Gary Neville has warned Manchester United about the power of the Anfield crowd ahead of the Red Devils’ trip to face Liverpool on Sunday.
Erik ten Hag’s side are performing well this season and having already won the League Cup this season, United will have chances to reduce the current 11-point gap between them and Premier League leaders Arsenal. .
Meanwhile, the Merseysiders are struggling for consistency this term, but have kept four consecutive clean sheets in the league and have picked up 10 points from their last four games.
Neville said on Sky Sports (quoted by the Liverpool Echo): “I’m not saying the Manchester United players are worried about going there on Sunday. Anyone who has been to Anfield before and most if not all of that team will know how difficult it is and how anything can go wrong.
“That crowd can get on top of you and make it difficult for you in that early part of the game. Manchester United on Sunday will need to be at their best and more to beat Liverpool, whatever shape Liverpool are in.”
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Despite being aware of the kind of performance Liverpool are capable of putting up in front of their home crowd, Neville is confident his old team can get a result on Merseyside.
“I feel like this is a Liverpool that this Manchester United team could hurt,” he added.
There’s no denying the fact that we haven’t been good enough this season, but if there’s one game for Jurgen Klopp’s men to rise to their feet, then this is it.
We were beaten 2-1 by United in the reverse game in August and our campaigns have gone in very different directions since that game.
Ten Hag’s side are still in contention to win all four possible trophies, while our only realistic achievement is finishing the campaign in the top four.
We are currently six points behind fourth place Spurs, but we have a game to play with the North London team.
Let’s hope for a great performance on Sunday to send a real message to our four main rivals.
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