This picture is courtesy of our man Mike McGrath who is on the ground at Old Trafford.Â
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Mike McGrath
Looks like United s players arrived early
They drove their own cars to Old Trafford around lunchtime, to reduce the chance of disruption. They will have had their pre-match meal and done some stretching at the stadium.Â
Liverpool s Champions League hopes still alive
There is the potential for further Manchester United fan protest at Old Trafford against the Glazer family, but on the pitch this evening s game between United and Liverpool has taken on fresh significance for the visitors.Â
Arsenal s surprising victory at Chelsea leaves the door to Champions League qualification ever so slightly ajar for Liverpool, but they must retrieve a seven-point deficit with two games in hand. After tonight s match, they finish the season with fixtures against relegated West Brom, Burnley and Crystal Palace so there is the chance for a sprint finish and a maximum of 69 points
Sean Dyche called it “just two managers fighting for their teams, wanting to win a game”.
But how does Charlie Wyett of
The Sun refer to the tunnel incident between the pair at Anfield on Thursday evening, knowing full well no-one on Merseyside will actually read it?
‘Liverpool’s manager turned into a gibbering, finger-jabbing nutter’
Delightful.
Case for the defence
Wyett’s piece is otherwise largely fair enough, aside from a strange point about a backline that was only breached by an Ashley Barnes penalty.
‘It is not a surprise that they have struggled defensively due to the rotten luck they have suffered with injuries.’