Welcome to Anfield.

Last year mid September Brendan Rogers Swansea team had five points from their first five fixtures, this term his Liverpool team has only two points in their first four fixtures and this Sunday lunch time he welcomes Sir Alex Ferguson's Manchester United team to Anfield.

Not the fixture of choice for Rogers Liverpool team, but knowing Liverpool they will bring their best performance of the season against United (like every season) they always do. A good thing for Rogers is that his troops won’t need any motivation for a “must win” fixture in all honesty.

It could be a hum-dinger and the knowledge that the last time United came away with all three points at Anfield was way back in December 2007 when Carlos Tevez tapped in a parried Wayne Rooney strike just before half time, a stat I only looked up thanks to @Red_Rants #WinAUnitedShirt Twitter competition (which runs till just before kick off on Sunday I might add). We can all agree that’s just way to long ago.

For United it’s arguably the best time to visit their arch rivals home ground but when have the Merseysiders form ever played a part in this fixture. This time last year Liverpool came off back to back defeats against Stoke 1-0 and 4-0 to a Harry Redknapp led Spurs team and that day Charlie Adam and Martin Skrtel saw red. So September hasn’t been kind to Liverpool FC (hash tag sarcasm).

In recent seasons to be frank I would’ve been happy with a point at Anfield because well they really are a different proposition when they play United. On the contrary this season a draw would just not be enough. Especially with the quality of the English Premier League (EPL) teams on offer. A Team can no longer settle for a draw and expect to just make it up again when you play a small team, as there are no longer small teams that the so called “big teams” can just pick off when their rivals face each other.

The "new look" Manchester United haven’t hit the ground running by any stretch of the imagination they started last season winning their first five fixtures. Now they sitting second on the EPL log and anything less than a win come Sunday and they could find themselves 7th come Monday morning. Again that shows the quality and competitiveness of the EPL and underlines them having the tag of being The Best League in The World. (i.e. besides the money of course)

I don’t have anything to say about the racism-handshake-chants (all in one) because I love the soccer and discussing it in this platform would just be encouraging it, at least in my opinion it would.

I can tell you this, I'm looking forward to Super Sunday and so should you. I hope it’s a NOT so Welcome to Anfield for Mr. Rogers and his chargers.

Jade Christopher Bentley Adams (@JCBA)

Comments

What happens if Manchester United win the Europa League & finish in the top four?

Due to Champions League qualification clubs are now looking more favourably at the Europa League competition. So Manchester United will naturally be gunning for glory as they take on Celta Vigo in their semi final. If however, they win the tournament and finish the English Premier League in the top four, England will have just the four teams in Europe’s elite competition. What I find more interesting is if Manchester United win the Europa League and finish outside the top four! Should this scenario occur, England will have FIVE entrants to the Champions League, rather than four – with United joining the top four Premier League clubs. There are a host of different scenarios as to who will be in Europe's second tier next season. For starters, the Premier League's fifth-placed club - should United not win the Europa League AND finish outside the top four - will go into the pot. Then there's the EFL Cup - or League Cup - winners... however that ...

Liverpool's Klopp host Jose's United

WHAT THE MANAGERS SAY Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp : "Apart from the table, it's a very important game. I know about the history, I like the special stories. The whole world will watch this game, it's a big honour to be part of it. "At the end, it's up to us to perform to our best. You cannot and should not ignore the special circumstance of a game like this. You have to be ready. "They have big quality and we have to respect this, as we do. But this is Anfield. We have to show this. We have had a few nice atmospheres but I'm open for the best atmosphere. We need everybody in a Liverpool shirt in this game." Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho on concerns over disrespectful chanting at the game: "In football we have some football tragedies, if you can say that, which is a big match that you lost, the mistake that some player did, this kind of thing, and you can make fun of it in a positive way. "But the human tragedy i...

The Premier League changes its logo.

The most lucrative football league in the world, The English Premier League (EPL), yesterday unveiled its new official logo, which will be used from the 2016-17 season onwards. The division's lion icon has been the face of England's top flight since its launch in 1992 but has undergone a makeover to give it a fresh, modern look. It means, EPL is ending its 12-year association with Barclays bank and will from now on be known simply as ‘the Premier League’. The new logo – has a crowned lion’s head gazing to the right, accompanied by either the words ‘Premier League’ or ‘PL’ -- will replace the current logo of a lion with its left paw on a football. All 20 clubs in the top flight have also agreed a new centralised sponsorship strategy, meaning the league will no longer have a named sponsor. “From next season we will move away from title sponsorship and the competition will be known as the Premier League, a decision which provided the opportunity to consider how we wanted ...

Search This Blog