Manchester United vs Liverpool: Picking a combined XI of M62 derby stars
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With a whopping 38 league titles, nine European Cups and 19 FA Cups between them, you can probably guess that Liverpool and Manchester United have had some pretty good players on their books over the years.
So what would an XI of the best players from each of these clubs look like? Well, we ve tried to work just that out.
GK - Ray Clemence (Liverpool)
The definitive number one of Liverpool s defining era.
Clemence was an unstoppable force for the entirety of the 1970s after breaking into the first-team at the start of the decade, and inspired Bill Shankly and Bob Paisley s teams to five league titles and three European Cups before losing his spot to Bruce Grobelaar in 1981.
The clubs Wayne Rooney scored the most goals against
Wayne Rooney is Manchester United and England s all-time top goalscorer | Matthew Ashton - AMA/Getty Images
The greatest goalscorer in Manchester United and England history, there is no doubting that Wayne Rooney will go down in history as of the best footballers of his generation.
After bursting onto the scene as a 16-year-old for Everton, Rooney is the second highest goalscorer in Premier League history as well as being the Red Devils greatest goalscorer in European competitions. At his best he was unplayable, but even he had his favourite opponents.
Having scored over 350 goals in his career,
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