How the mighty have fallen over at Manchester United.
Following Jurgen Klopp’s revolution at Anfield, Liverpool have since discovered themselves the joint-most dominant drive in England. Second, in Premier League titles, to Pep Guardiola’s relentless Manchester Metropolis outfit.
18 factors now separate the Reds (with a recreation in hand) from the Sky Blues, however that pales compared to the 41-point hole to the Purple Devils in 14th.
Group
Place
Factors
Liverpool
1st
79
Manchester Metropolis
third
61
Manchester United
14th
38
A hardly stunning gulf, notably when one passes a cursory eye over the comparative cultures at Manchester United and Liverpool.
Manchester United have turn into a complete irrelevance
(Photograph by Carl Recine/Getty Photographs)
It’s maybe extra telling of the rivalry we’ve seen Liverpool develop with Metropolis that our title tally hasn’t actually entered the narrative.
A win in opposition to Tottenham on Sunday – presuming Arsenal don’t undergo a defeat on the Emirates to Crystal Palace on Wednesday night time – would see us raise a twentieth league title. An achievement that will see us match the 20 titles Manchester United have amassed over the course of their 147-year historical past.
Matching our former bitter arch rivals, nonetheless, as Oliver Kay rightly identified on The Athletichasn’t been an obsession.
Liverpool are about to win their twentieth league title, equalling the document Manchester United set in 2013.
Breaking #LFC document was an obsession for Alex Ferguson and #Murnc gamers/followers within the 2000s and early 2010s.
It’s barely even been talked about at #LFChttps://t.co/DLWfpvqUWP
— Oliver Kay (@OliverKay) April 23, 2025
For Sir Alex Ferguson and the United contingent, the thought of ‘knocking them off their f***ing perch’ was a limitless supply of gasoline.
We don’t wish to converse for each Liverpool fan right here at Empire of the Kop, however Manchester United have hardly popped into thoughts over the course of the 2024/25 season.
Liverpool might create far on the prime
We are able to safely financial institution on the likes of Arsenal and Man Metropolis enhancing their fortunes subsequent time period.
Nonetheless, it could be silly to miss the potential of a Liverpool facet that Arne Slot has made an awesome deal extra aggressive.
That’s with out severe funding in the summertime both. Keep in mind that Giorgi Mamardashvili (£29m) gained’t arrive on the membership till the summer time, while Federico Chiesa (£10m) has barely performed a task.
That is basically nonetheless Jurgen Klopp’s crew, with just a few tweaks in enjoying model.
Assuming that we recruit effectively this summer time, which appears a given in mild of the standard of decision-makers behind the scenes, we’re anticipating this Liverpool facet to problem for the Premier League title once more.
Manchester United, in the meantime, will greater than possible spend the subsequent few years trying upwards, and considering wistfully of an more and more distant time when Ferguson had them peering in the other way.
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