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  • Erik ten Hag says he ‘slept well’ after large choice to drop Cristiano Ronaldo in early Manchester United days

    Manchester United supervisor Erik ten Hag stated he slept properly after taking the massive choice of dropping Portuguese famous person Cristiano Ronaldo within the recreation towards Liverpool early on within the season at Old Trafford which the hosts received 2-1. That the primary match that was lit, which later noticed Ronaldo burning bridges with the membership the place he grew to become a famous person.

    When requested concerning the essential choice of dropping Ronaldo from the beginning XI, the supervisor stated: “I do consider big decisions like that, definitely,” he stated. “I have to look at the impact they make, not only in the short term but also for the longer term. You always have to think strategically as a manager and face the consequences. I am aware of it but that is my job and my responsibility,” he added.

    When requested if he had been frightened how the Ronaldo choice would play out with the membership supporters who love the star, he stated: “I had causes to decide on that workforce towards Liverpool. They had been apparent. And I knew the response if it had been a detrimental final result, which is all the time potential in soccer.

    “But I am not worrying. I sleep well also on those nights. I have to take decisions in respect of the club and the team. I have to stand by those decisions,” ten Hag stated talking within the pre-match press convention forward of the return fixture at Anfield.

    Since the primary encounter between these two sides in August the fortunes of either side have modified loads. The recreation marked the start of the top of Ronaldo at Old Trafford as he left the membership to go to Saudi Arabia to symbolize Al Nassr. Liverpool, however, has been struggling to choose up factors within the league and is sixth within the desk.

    Ahead of the high-octane conflict, Manchester United, who has an out of doors likelihood of profitable the league, might be seeking to keep within the title race by getting a constructive consequence within the recreation. On the opposite, Liverpool is six factors behind Tottenham for the fourth Champions League spot and profitable three factors towards their arch-rivals is perhaps simply the enhance of confidence the facet wants.

  • He’s all the time a menace and I’m certain he will likely be a menace on Sunday: Trent Alexander-Arnold on Marcus Rashford forward of Liverpool’s conflict towards Manchester United

    Liverpool right-back Trent Alexander-Arnold forward of the conflict between Liverpool and Manchester United on Sunday at Anfield acknowledged that United’s winger Marcus Rashford who has been in red-hot type this season has been all the time a menace and now he’s scoring much more targets.

    Speaking to Sky Sports Alexander-Arnold mentioned, “The only thing that’s really changed is he’s (Rashford) probably scored a lot more recently but he’s the same player, he’s always a threat and I’m sure he will be a threat on Sunday.”

    “It’s difficult [to stop Rashford]. He’s a player who’s got a lot of weapons in his arsenal but I think it’s more of a team effort, it won’t be just a one-on-one thing,” he added.

    The 24-year-also mentioned, “They’ll have more than just Marcus going forward, it’s a team thing and as long as the team wins on Sunday, that’s all I’m bothered about.”

    After an injury-ridden, final couple of seasons and poor type on the pitch for each membership and nation Rashford has come again to type this season. He has scored 14 targets within the league and 25 targets in all of the competitions thus far this season.

    Alexander-Arnold when requested about Liverpool’s current resurgence after a poor begin within the league mentioned, “We’re stringing results together and we’re playing some good football as well,”

    “We’re getting the wins on the board, especially at this time of the season, and we need to be pushing as far as we can. We’re on the right path but we need to carry on” he added.

    Liverpool is sixth within the factors desk with 39 factors six factors Tottenham who’re holding the present fourth Champions League spot.

    The right-back talking about it mentioned, “It’s essential for us to get factors on the board and that’s the place our heads are at, come April and May, that’s once we know we’ll stand however for now we’ve got to verify we’re in place to push on.

    “Three points against a team like [Manchester] United on Sunday will really help us in achieving that.” he added.

    “It’s not often you beat United 4-0, that was a very good game, we played outstanding,” Alexander-Arnold mentioned.

    Liverpool misplaced to Manchester United 2-1 early on within the season on the Old-Trafford which kick-started United’s resurgence beneath Erik Ten Hag as supervisor after a mediocre final season beneath Ralf Rangnick.

  • Liverpool goal to finish first league double over Manchester United since 2013/14

    A conflict as outdated as time itself, the Liverpool vs Manchester United matches have at all times carried a distinct heft than most different traditional rivalries in soccer. Even in recent times, when Liverpool are miles forward of United by way of success, each European and home, the anticipation of the cross-country fixture is at a fever pitch.

    This season, Liverpool are aiming to safe a historic quadruple by successful the Premier League, the FA Cup, the EFL Cup and the Champions League. In the Premier League, only one level separates them from desk toppers Manchester City and in the event that they win their subsequent match, they’ll be capable to leapfrog their nearest rival to the highest. This is the place issues get fascinating.

    Liverpool’s subsequent match is on Tuesday evening in opposition to their fiercest rival Manchester United, who will look to throw a spanner in Liverpool’s march for the quadruple. With all of Liverpool’s latest successes, they’re nonetheless to finish the league double over Manchester United since 2013/14. To put issues in perspective, that was earlier than the Jurgen Klopp revolution.

    Klopp has achieved virtually the whole lot since he took Liverpool to new heights of success however that league double in opposition to United nonetheless stays elusive. With Tuesday’s fixture scheduled to be performed in Liverpool fortress Anfield, there are excessive probabilities of the German lastly reaching that feat.

    Liverpool are unbeaten of their final 7 Premier League conferences with United with the Red Devils failing to attain in 4 of their previous 5 top-flight journeys to Merseyside. The final time they breached the Liverpool objective in Anfield was in December 2018, the place they misplaced 3-1.

    This season, Liverpool are unbeaten at Anfield within the Premier League, having received all of the final 10 top-flight video games there. In all competitions, the quantity is much more spectacular with the Reds having misplaced simply as soon as of their final 24 video games in all competitions.

    Manchester United, in the meantime, journey to Anfield after a reasonably shaky efficiency in opposition to Norwich City over the weekend, the place they had been but once more bailed out by a Cristiano Ronaldo hat-trick in a 3-2 victory. With their final two fixtures on the street ending in defeats to Manchester City and Everton respectively, they need to keep away from 3 immediately defeats within the EPL since 2019. With their away type in tatters, the looming shadow of Anfield shall be a reasonably overwhelming sight for a staff that has stored only one clear sheet of their final 10 away matches in all competitions.