Liverpool vs Man Utd as Sir Alex Mission Arnie Slott’s ‘Undone’

Arne Slott has essentially done what Sir Alex Ferguson has done in just one season, as Marcus Rashford fulfills his original Man Utd contract. is ‘open’ to do.

The real quiz
Liverpool vs Manchester United is already a sexy fixture.; There’s really no need for this kind of nonsense from Dave Kidd. the sun:

Sir Alex Ferguson famously claimed his biggest challenge as manager of Manchester United was “knocking Liverpool off their f****** perch”.

When the great Scot left Old Trafford in 2013 after winning one last Premier League title, it was mission f****** accomplished.

But what Fergie achieved during his illustrious 27-year reign, new Kop manager Arne Slott is threatening to undo in his first season.

No one is quite as obsessed with Sir Alex Ferguson as a middle-aged football columnist, but this is a truly extraordinary series.

Manchester United have not competed for the Premier League title in 12 years. We’re pretty sure there’s not a United fan alive who’s still clamoring to take Liverpool out of their grasp. They are too busy to finish 14th. Premier League table.

And if anyone outside the crumbling walls of Old Trafford can claim to have ‘destroyed’ United’s era of dominance over Liverpool, it is surely Jurgen Klopp. Unless, of course, you’ve decided to micro-obsess about league titles so you get a terrible headline…

United’s crown won 12 years ago was their 20th, taking them two clear of Liverpool in the English champions’ list.

Jurgen Klopp brought the Merseysiders back to one of United’s crowns in 2019-20.

So if Slott can turn his side’s current lead at the top of the table into a trophy lift in May, he will put them level with their north-west rivals.

So that leaves them at the top. the same f****** perch? It will come as a shock to a club that has won six of the last seven Premier League titles.

Even if you buy into the idea that the ‘perch’ is somehow determined by how many league titles have been won throughout history, Slott hasn’t ‘undone’ Fergie’s 27 years in one season. . Liverpool have ‘undone’ him in 12.

And with United’s six wins from three – matching Liverpool’s superior European Cup and Champions League record – the Anfield faithful will once again have the numbers to back their claim to be England’s biggest club.

And if any Liverpool fans greet their potential title triumph in May with the words “Well, it’s put us level with Man Utd for the league title and as we’re top in Europe Record, that’s why we’re knocking Man Utd off their perch again” so that should really shake their red heads.

As a Dave Kid should.

In the membrane
In some ways MediaWatch compliments Click Monkeys on Reach. We couldn’t even dream of seeing this tweet.

🟡🔴 Galatasaray are keeping a close eye on the situation of Leroy Sane, whose contract with Bayern Munich expires at the end of the season.

⏳ The yellows asked for an appointment with the star football player’s manager. pic.twitter.com/mGts6D5ZrT

— Fotomaç (@fotomac) January 2, 2025

…and immediately thinking: ‘Ruben Amorum forced into Man Utd’s transfer decision as an ambitious move by a rival plot.’

The only ‘rival’ is a small quibble, but otherwise it’s a great job… if we completely ignore the fact that Sane has no chance of joining Galatasaray and Sane at Manchester United. There is a greater than zero chance of joining.

But we like the idea that Amorim woke up on Friday morning, checked out Turkish outlet Fotomac (as usual) and then hit some kind of red button that prompted his hasty but totally necessary ‘Man Utd’. indicates the transfer decision’.

The ruling class
But the real Man Utd transfer gift has been given to transfer blogs on Friday mornings. the sunThe Backpage exclusive that ‘Marcus Rashford is at the center of a stunning transfer deal involving Napoli striker Victor Ousemah’. Because Man Utd swap deals in January have never been worse..

We can mess around with the tag as ‘special’. TBR Football have been rocking this particular rough before Christmas, but it’s this line that delighted Mediawatch: ‘Despite saying in December that he was ready for “a new challenge”, it is understood that he He has not ruled out staying at Old Trafford, where he is under contract until 2028. .’

And then we switched. Mail online And read this almost identical sentence: ‘Despite saying last month he was ‘ready for a new challenge and the next steps’ in his career, Rashford is set to stay at United where he is under contract until June 2028. .’

Yes, a person signing a contract with a football club does not ‘refuse’ to fulfill the contract if a club does not agree a transfer fee with Manchester United. In fact, he is ‘open’ to staying with his current employers. Annoying fact: He may not have a sodding choice.

Book it!
End on Manchester Evening News.they’re taking ‘news’ for their transfer blog:

‘Man United transfer news live – medical ‘book’, Nuno Mendes interest, Osimhan ‘swap deal’

Compelling things. But if you’re going to lead with a medical ‘book’, maybe mention a ‘booked’ medical any time in the blog. Otherwise, it has gone beyond a reach into the realm of falsehood.

Pump up the volume.
Back to Marcus Rashford. The mirror Tell Us: ‘Cristiano Ronaldo makes feelings clear as Marcus Rashford rejects £35m offer.’

You already know Ronaldo hasn’t said a single word about Rashford allegedly refusing to go to Saudi Arabia.

What he has done is say the Saudi league – where he earns more than £3m a week and is the world’s highest-paid footballer – is actually bloody brilliant. Didn’t you see that coming?

What you absolutely saw coming was the announcement that these comments ‘speak volumes’. They really do. Amount and volume of money.