English Premier League Week 16 heats up with the much talked about North West Derby! Read all about our Manchester United vs Liverpool preview below. 128Casino is all ready for the clash between two longtime rivals. What about you?
While much has changed in the landscape of football in past decades, some things are constant, such as the rivalries between legendary football giants. This weekend, the football fields will figuratively catch fire once again as soccer greats Liverpool goes on the road and takes on Manchester United at Old Trafford. Both clubs have struggled much thus far this season but a win for either of these rivals would certainly be one of a few high points in this Premier League season and could even turn things around for them.
For about 2 decades, the Reds have endured being perceived as the lesser team in contrast to the Red Devils but soon after the departure of Manchester United’s long serving manager Alex Ferguson, the Red Devils collapsed in a spectacular fashion. With Manchester United in a greatly weakened state, Liverpool finally had their chance to rise and enjoy the view from the top while the Red Devils seemingly struggled to keep their heads above the water under the leadership of Ferguson’s successor, Moyes. Following Moyes’s departure, under the newest and current manager Louis van Gaal, the club started spending sums befitting its reputation and status to help boost the club’s performance to the shadow of what it once was. Though painfully slow and riddled with plenty of challenges along the way, the Red Devils are certainly on the right path ever since they bade Ferguson adieu and it would seem that Liverpool have once again been overshadowed by their old rivals. Those who once hailed Brendan Rodgers’s ingenuity are now some of his harshest critics, creating a swirl of rumors that his future at Liverpool is in jeopardy.
Both teams, in their current states, are mere shadows of what they used to be and could be, but it would seem that things are going better for Manchester United. Liverpool’s form appears to be suffering increasingly — the Reds are uninspired and overall, somewhat flimsy. However, one can still expect a fiery match between these two clubs because it is the infamous North West Derby, after all.
Prediction: Manchester United wins 2-1
