Gary Neville couldn’t disguise his ‘worry’ for what is perhaps in retailer for Manchester United after they go to Anfield on Sunday.
In stark distinction to Liverpool’s dominant place on the Premier League summit and ruthless 5-0 dismantling of West Ham, the Purple Devils slumped to 14th after 5 top-flight defeats in December, three of which had been at dwelling.
The shape e-book factors to just one lead to L4 on the weekend, and the pundit – who was in awe of Mo Salah’s double nutmeg in that win over the Irons – even joked about whether or not his former membership would possibly think about forfeiting the sport.
Neville fears one other Anfield drubbing for Man United
Chatting with Sky Sports activities, Neville mused: “Do we’ve to go to Anfield on Sunday? Do you keep in mind within the olden days when Sunday League groups wouldn’t flip up as a result of they mentioned the visitors was unhealthy or a number of gamers had been unwell?
“Clearly joking apart, I’ve no concept how they method this recreation on Sunday. Manchester United have discovered this fixture very robust lately. The 7-0 [in March 2023], I used to be there watching it to the bitter finish like many Manchester United followers had been.”
The 49-year-old added: “United are solely seven factors off the relegation zone. They play Liverpool after which Arsenal away so it’s a extremely robust second.
“It’s a younger supervisor who has come over and desires time to settle in, however when outcomes are this unhealthy it piles on the stress, and Anfield is an unforgiving place to go. It’s the worst place at the most effective of occasions. The shape they’re in is out of this world. I’ve some worry for Sunday.”
Will Liverpool rip United aside at Anfield as soon as once more?
Liverpool have ripped Man United to shreds on a number of events over the previous three-and-a-bit years, with 7-0 and 4-0 romps at Anfield and 5-0 and 3-0 masterclasses at Outdated Trafford in that point.
Nevertheless, the Purple Devils proved to be our Kryptonite final season when rising with a win and two attracts regardless of being dominated for giant spells in all three of these video games, and Arne Slot’s facet received’t have forgotten that after they take to the pitch on Sunday.
We all know what it’s been like when the roles had been reversed – once we received this fixture 3-1 in March 2011 (the day of Dirk Kuyt’s tap-in hat-trick), United had been prime of the desk and 18 factors away from LFC even after that consequence, so the shape information can generally be flipped upside-down when these two meet.
Extra just lately, the 7-0 a few seasons in the past got here throughout a troublesome marketing campaign once we truly completed two locations behind the Outdated Trafford outfit, who’d simply received the Carabao Cup whereas we had been tamely bowing out of the Champions League in opposition to Actual Madrid.
Nonetheless, it’s a chance for Liverpool to heap much more distress on their beleaguered arch-rivals and strengthen their very own Premier League title credentials on the similar time, significantly if Arsenal had been to drop factors at Brighton the day gone by.
A repeat of the long-lasting scoreline from two years in the past can’t realistically be anticipated, however we are able to see why Neville could be frightened of one other thrashing for his beloved membership at Anfield, particularly if Slot’s males hit the identical efficiency ranges that they confirmed in opposition to West Ham final weekend.
