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Manchester United fell behind rival Liverpool
Manchester United is far behind Liverpool? And how do they catch up? These are the questions we asked the football experts Saturday before the shock of Sky Live Sunday at Old Trafford …
Phil Thompson
United was so far behind Liverpool, Manchester City, Chelsea, Tottenham and Arsenal but the ground they caught up under Ole Gunnar Solskjaer was absolutely breathtaking. There is still a lot of work to be done.
Defensive partnerships have further evolved, the right-back position has never been frozen. Luke Shaw will probably be the only regular starter. It is therefore clear that these areas need to be improved. They are also fortunate to have the best goalkeeper in the world at David de Gea.
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Paul Merson
They are not as late as they were a few months ago, not just in points. I say that because of the way the two teams are playing now.
Manchester United plays with freedom and plays football in a relaxed way. Liverpool looks tight and tense. They play a bit like Manchester United.
There are a lot of nerves in the Liverpool team. You do not see that with United now.
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Liverpool did it because of the pressure, not because his manager told them to go out and not play. He rotated. When Liverpool has chances to score, he gets tense and gets caught. United puts the odds aside; they do not have many chances but they finish them.
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I do not think United is a million miles away at the moment. The gap is reduced. More than 38 games, I'm not sure, I think Manchester United needs some signatures, but there is not much between the teams at the moment.
Charlie Nicholas
The gap has been filled since the arrival of Solskjaer. Some people talk about finance but also the number of players. Manchester United has the best goalkeeper in the world. Liverpool has a very good goalkeeper for whom he has spent a lot of money.
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer led United to eight wins in nine Premier League matches
Liverpool has one of the best central defenders in the world. The defense of Manchester United is far behind that of Liverpool. Joel Matip and Dejan Lovren are average but defensemen Andy Robertson and Trent Alexander-Arnold are excellent, and Joe Gomez will be a star. So they have the basics of defense and Matip and Lovren to cover.
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Liverpool's only weakness is that the midfielder is a bit too similar. Georginio Wijnaldum is slightly different. He is efficient, can score a goal and can also run without the ball. So Liverpool only needs a shot in midfield while Manchester United probably has a bigger and better team by reputation, but I do not think Romelu Lukaku will be there next season and I do not see any problems. Future for Eric Bailly, Marcos Rojo and maybe Alexis Sanchez.
I do not think Romelu Lukaku will be there next season and I do not see any future for Eric Bailly, Marcos Rojo and maybe Alexis Sanchez.
Charlie Nicholas
I think they need three leading defenders, perhaps a midfielder and probably a replacement for Sanchez, who they might consider leaving. Liverpool probably needs two players to keep power while Manchester United has six.
Matt Le Tissier
There is always a pretty old gap between the two sides. Ole has shut down but the regularity of Liverpool and the quality that they have, especially at the back, mean that United has yet to catch up.
Liverpool beat United 3-1 at Anfield earlier this season
If they want to get closer to Liverpool, United needs to strengthen in the back center and center areas.
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