Weekend Preview: Liverpool v Man Utd
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Hello and welcome to the Sky Sports Football Weekend Preview. In a special edition of the podcast, we'll be focusing on this weekend's huge clash between Liverpool and Man Utd at Anfield, which you can watch live on Sky Sports Premier League from 4pm on Sunday. Will Liverpool make it 13 Premier League wins on the spin?
What are the expectations for Liverpool vs Man Utd this weekend?
Or can Man United, the only team to have taken points off the Premier League leaders this season, upset their fierce rivals? I'm Peter Smith, the Sky Sports Football Features Editor, and joining me in the studio this week to dissect the game are two of our top football journalists, Gerard Brand. Hi. Hey, and Oli Yu. Hello. How's it going, guys? Good, thank you.
Very excited. This game feels big and it's no different this time. There's always a narrative around it. We can always find a narrative and there always is.
Very excited. It's always one to mark your calendar for, this one. We'll also be joined by two Sky Sports News reporters who have their ears to the ground at each club. Liverpool expert Vinnie O'Connor and Manchester United man James Cooper will be joining us later in the show. Plus, if that wasn't enough, Liverpool legend Jamie Carragher will be sharing his verdict on the big game in part three of this podcast. First up though Gerrard, you were at Old Trafford back in October to see that 1-1 draw. Still the only time that a team has stopped Liverpool winning in the Premier League this season. So what are your memories of that game and how Ole Gunnar Solskjaer managed to take a point off this Liverpool side?
Well, essentially did what they did at the Etihad in December, but to slightly less success. I mean, they had 32% possession and when they got hold of it, it was like a four-pronged attack, like the Red Arrows. And I'd actually go as far as saying it's the only time this season that Liverpool have looked seriously unsettled for a long period of a game. But once again, United really began to sat in, whether that was to protect their lead or because they were sort of spent, probably more of the latter. And Liverpool just about managed to get something for Adam Lallana. Now, there were a couple of doubts after the Liverpool game. It was really their first sign of weakness in the season. Their new defensive line was sort of questioned.
But I mean, it's fair to say they haven't really looked back since.
Yeah, there's been some response, isn't it? You know, winning. Just winning, winning, winning, winning and winning week after week after that game to take this huge commanding lead they've got at the top of the Premier League table. 14 points with a game in hand over Man City and really looking nailed on for the title. Of course we should say after that first game Jürgen Klopp pointed out that there were a couple of VAR calls that went against Liverpool. There was that challenge from Lindelof on Origi in the build up to Rashford's goal which perhaps on another day could have been given as a foul and shortly after that opener Mane had a goal ruled out by VAR for handball so perhaps that game could have swung slightly differently had VAR seen things differently but
But that's the way it went. And Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, he's got a bit of a track record against these big teams since he's taken charge at Man United. They've won six and drawn four of the 14 games they've had against big six sides. So it's almost like these big matches suit this Manchester United team in the way that Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's got them playing.
Yeah, I think that's correct. They seem to have the template for these big games. They like to sit back, defend deep and hit people on the counter-attack. They can take confidence from that first Liverpool game. They're the only team to take some points from Liverpool this season. And they can also learn some lessons potentially from last week's game with Liverpool playing Tottenham. Learning some lessons from their former boss Jose Mourinho. Against a depleted Spurs team, Liverpool had plenty of the ball but Spurs had their chances to hit back and in the end they probably should have taken a point.
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Chapters
6 chapters
1
What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
0:00–0:15
2
What are the expectations for Liverpool vs Man Utd this weekend?
0:15–5:23
3
How did Liverpool perform against Man Utd in their last match?
5:23–14:40
4
What tactical approach does Manchester United need to take against Liverpool?
14:40–32:50
5
What is the mood like in the Manchester United camp ahead of the match?
32:50–36:38
6
How significant is Marcus Rashford's fitness for Manchester United's chances?
36:38–37:50
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