Manchester United are just about to give Liverpool what they need
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Our Liverpool fans' jury have their say on this weekend's massive Premier League match against the old enemy, Manchester United, at AnfieldPaul Wheelock is the head of sport at the Liverpool ECHO, overseeing Everton FC and Liverpool FC coverage, having previously held the position of content editor and Blood Red: Liverpool FC podcast and video editor. And ahead of Sunday's massive match, our fan jury have returned to have their say...READ MORE: EXCLUSIVE: Virgil van Dijk opens up on Liverpool captaincy, culture and why new-look team must deliverREAD MORE: Arne Slot told to drop 'wonderful' Liverpool player for Manchester United matchJames NobleAs has been widely discussed, this international break felt a well-timed one for Liverpool.It’s now a tad easier to view the three consecutive losses that preceded it through an objective lens and as part of a start that also produced seven straight wins across all competitions and has the champions a point off the top of the Premier League.
Less pre-match noise, this time, regarding the clubs’ contrasting form may prove helpful.It’s also easy to use this match-up to zoom back out. This is the first time since March 2011 that the sides will meet with the same number of top-flight men’s league titles to their name.Within the week that marks 15 years since FSG’s takeover, that’s a positive signal of LFC’s broader - and hopefully ongoing - trajectory.Andrew CullenNow that the drab international break has passed, we have time to look forward to the clash of the titans, the biggest domestic game of the calendar, held at the best stadium in the country.Man Utd are no longer titans, of course, but the fixture will certainly be a clash.
Given the size and significance of the fixture though, it has the potential to catapult the winning side to greener fields.The stakes are high: if we lose, the position looks more worrying, especially given that we have not played really that well this year, despite our lofty position.I was enjoying clips online of Liverpool’s previous demolition jobs on Man Utd under Jurgen Klopp’s era. Wouldn't it be nice to emulate one of those performances?I hope the match is fiery and ferocious, filled with passion and pride, because the game could have a seismic impact on our fortunes, an impact which may well reverberate across the season to come.This fixture is perhaps exactly what we need to wake up the Liverpool titan from its sleepy slump.There should be no international break lethargy, but if there is, the Anfield crucible will not allow it.