The two most successful English clubs find themselves on the wrong end of the table ahead of their first clash of the season. It’s strange to look at the Premier League table and see Manchester United in the relegation zone and Liverpool not far above them in 15th. But the fire of the rivalry is more than alive. In fact, it seems to burn hotter than ever before.Last season, Liverpool got their biggest victory at Old Trafford with a 5-0 victory against Ole Gunnar Solskjær’s lost-looking team. Their aggregate score against United reached 9-0 for the season, the most Liverpool have scored against their fierce rivals in a single campaign for over 120 years And still Fabinho wanted more. Liverpool’s Brazilian was stuck at home with an injury so he was watching on TV as his teammates dismantled Manchester United. And now he admits that he was annoyed because Jurgen Klopp’s men hadn’t scored more.”I wanted the team to attack more to try and score more goals. As a fan, I wanted the team to score more because it was a big opportunity to do a historic score at Old Trafford but of course 5-0 was not bad. I was more on the fan side than a player side that day but then, because you are on the pitch so often, you understand both sides. I think the fans were happy with the 5-0.” 📊 Manchester United have won just one of their previous 12 PL games against Liverpool (D6, L5). pic.twitter.com/V4C8vkbih7— BRGoals (@BRGoals) August 22, 2022 This time around, United have lost two opening games in the Premier League as Erik Ten Hag’s reign started poorly. Fabinho feels no sympathy and wants his rivals to remain with no points on the board after 90 minutes at Old Trafford. It’s partly because of the rivalry and partly because Liverpool themselves are still searching for their first victory of the season.”I don’t care if a win pushes them a little bit more into crisis, I just want to beat them and win three points. It is always a big game and during the week the media talks a lot about this game. Playing there is never easy and we know that if we win the fans will be happy to beat our rivals. We need three points as well. It will be our first three points in the competition so there are a lot of things that give us motivation.”##EDITORS_CHOICE##With disgruntled United fans planning another protest against the “failing ownership” of the Glazer family before kick-off, it promises to be a lively night both on and off the pitch. The 4-0 defeat at Brentford moved the Manchester United Supporters Trust to release a strong statement about how the club is being run.”As we’ve always said, a fish rots from the head. And the ultimate responsibility for the terrible state of our football club must lie with its owners, the Glazer family.”The mood in the United camp is awful and was only slightly boosted by the high-profile signing of Real Madrid’s celebrated midfielder Casemiro.Dutch coach Erik Ten Hag has to find a way to navigate through such rough waters and focus solely on football in what will be his first taste of the long-standing rivalry. “The players are under pressure because they just have to deliver results. That is my obligation, too. When I talk about players, and I want to emphasise, I’m in the same boat as well. When we are not in the right attitude, I’m not as well. We win together, we lose together. I think in any game you have to show that: it’s a way of life. But especially against Liverpool, it has to be one bracket extra.”🗣 “Maybe the biggest two teams in England, history wise.”Mo Salah says that Manchester United vs Liverpool is always a special game no matter the timing pic.twitter.com/4ncpxBq13B— Football Daily (@footballdaily) August 19, 2022 The former Ajax coach welcomed Anthony Martial back in training, but it’s unclear whether the Frenchman will be fielded tonight. Defender Victor Lindelof remains injured.Liverpool will be without the red-carded Darwin Nunez and the injured Thiago Alcantara, Diogo Jota, Curtis Jones, Joel Matip, Roberto Firmino, Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain and Ibrahima Konate.Toxic atmosphere, rage, uncertainty, rivalry, passion, wasted millions, humiliations and tribulations – it’s all here. And maybe there will be a win for someone.ENGLISH PREMIER LEAGUE – MATCHDAY 3SaturdayTottenham – Wolverhampton 1-0 (0-0)/Kane 64/Crystal Palace – Aston Villa 3-1 (1-1)/Zaha 7, 58, Mateta 71 – Watkins 5/Everton – Nott.Forest 1-1 (0-0)/Gray 88 – Johnson 81/Fulham – Brentford 3-2 (2-1)/Reid 1, Palhinha 20, Mitrovic 90 – Norgaard 44, Toney 71/Leicester – Southampton 1-2 (0-0)/Maddison 54 – Adams 68, 84/Bournemouth – Arsenal 0-3 (0-2)/Odegaard 5, 11, Saliba 54/Sunday Leeds – Chelsea 3-0 (2-0)/Aaronson 33, Rodrigo 37, Harrison 69/West Ham – Brighton 3-0 (0-1)/Mac Allister 20 pen, Trossard 66/Newcastle United – Manchester City 3-3 (2-1)
/Almiron 28, Wilson 39, Trippier 54 – Gundogan 5, Haaland 60, Bernardo 64/Monday 22.00: (5.70) Man.Utd. (4.20) Liverpool (1.63)***odds are subject to change