Match Day Thread Liverpool vs Manchester United officially official match day thread of officialness.

So the uefa cup has once again taken us to some random backwater club in some third world city widely supported by Scandinavians once more.

Well what can we say about this tie where one has been club plays a club desperately trying to become a has been club.

Liverpool have appointed a German manager who by their most admired fan was deemed a one hit wonder who nearly took his previous club down or some other such tripe. Personally I quite like him.. The manager not said supporter..

Interesting fact said fan who berated their new manager now thinks he is better than fergie

Anyway.. What will this thread throw up I suspect it will be a truly dull affair of both teams scared to lose the ball.. And will no doubt be won by the phlegmy ones with a dodgy penalty that will require the Hubble telescope to detect any form of contact..

Interesting fact II.

I once visited Liverpool and didn't get robbed.

Interesting fact III.

Liverpool invented the shell tracksuit.

Interesting fact IV.

The man who presented the weather on This Morning on his floating map was filmed in Liverpool. I think he may have fiddled with kids..

Interesting fact V.

Can't think of anymore interesting things to say..

Enjoy the game

 

Interesting fact VI - what is this ....

 

I reckon that's rhc's mrs on her way to the cheeeeeese.

 

That's Astro.

 

If not him it's defo his boyfriend.

 

Looks like a gargoyle walking past a rather nice statue.

 

Lets hope the players, staff and everyone LVG meets explains to him the need to have some attacking urgency in this, of all games.

Sadly, I fear the pigheaded twat will treat it like any other and end up embarrassing us further.

I think of this tie and imagine that climactic scene from Return of the Jedi where the emperor turns to Luke and says, strike down your father and your journey to the dark side will be complete. Knowing LVG, he'll probably oblige.

 

True dat. He fiddled with the kids at my local school when I was a lad. The one time I was glad my parents decided to send me to a school run by Catholic priests.

Until my former chemistry teacher got nine years for kiddie fiddling of course...

 

Is this ****** for real. LvG at today's press conference -

The United boss said: 'Other teams are playing in the Champions League. You are talking about Manchester United and Liverpool, we are happy to play in the Europa League.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-3483610/Louis-van-Gaal-says-Manchester-United-Liverpool-dominance-time-accept-playing-Europa-League-Champions-League.html#ixzz42P3OI2hf

 

Looks like van Gaal sitting on that stone pillar

 

Nah. The unit is a Leeds supporter

 

Dirty Leeds.

 

The soft **** hasn't got a ****ing clue

 

When it was pointed out that United did dominate English football for the best part of two decades under Sir Alex Ferguson, Van Gaal added: 'It was another time, you live in the past. You have to live in the present I think.'

Genius.

 

He's never understood Manchester United.

 

He's not on his own there, though

 

Or English, which is his problem.

 

So what do you mancs reckon is going to happen? My reporter mate says it's impossible to call as we're both ****e

 

Liverpool vs Manchester United: Who really has more European pedigree?

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Liverpool have won more European trophies than any other English team
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• Alistair Tweedale

9 MARCH 2016 • 12:39PM
The debate as to who is the bigger club remains as eternal and fierce as their rivalry. Manchester United have dominated the Premier League era but they have not always had it their way; once upon a time Liverpool were Europe’s dominant team.

European/Uefa Cup titles
02468LiverpoolMan UtdMajor European trophies: 3Major European trophies: 8
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As the rivals come in to battle for their first ever European meeting on Thursday, with the clubs competing domestically on a level that had – until recent years – been almost unheard of amongst these fallen giants of English football, it is harder than ever to put a marker between the two.

• Liverpool's greatest ever European XI

United have unquestionably had more success in recent years, but Liverpool fans, with five European Cups to United’s three and three Uefa Cups to United’s zilch, will maintain that they are the greater force in Europe.

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United struggled through the last round of the competition
Only Real Madrid, with ten, and AC Milan, with seven boast more European Cup or Champions League triumphs than Liverpool, though they have spent five of the last six seasons, and plenty of others in recent years, playing outside the elite – something that perhaps makes their trophy haul even more impressive. There is more to it than that, though.

Record in European competition
TEAM COMPETITION P W D L WIN %
TEAM COMPETITION P W D L WIN %
Liverpool European Cup/Champions League 165 88 39 38 53.3%
Man Utd European Cup/Champions League 251 137 63 51 54.6%
Liverpool Uefa Cup/Europa League 109 56 31 22 51.4%
Man Utd Uefa Cup/Europa League 26 8 10 8 30.8%
The two sides have comparable records in the European Cup (pre Champions League), while United have fared ever so slightly better since the competition’s reincarnation, which coincided with their Premier League success. They haven’t played quite so much Uefa Cup or Europa League football as Liverpool, but typically do poorly in the less celebrated of European tournaments.

United have won only eight out of 26 Uefa Cup or Europa League matches in their history. The only time they have ever progressed more than one round in either competition was in 1984/95, when they beat Gyori of Hungary, PSV and Dundee United to make it through the first threestages but could not make it past Videoton.

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Robbie Fowler lifts a trophy United have never won
If they knock Liverpool out it will immediately become their second most successful run in the Uefa Cup or Europa League.

• Van Gaal plays up value of the Europa League

For Liverpool, meanwhile, this tournament has brought them plenty of joy over the years. They last won it in 2000/01 and have won 56 of their 109 matches. United may finally be taking the competition seriously but they still wobbled against lowly Midtjylland and are still lacking confidence. Maybe this is Liverpool’s chance to assert their continental superiority.

Overall European win percentage
0%10%20%30%40%50%60%LiverpoolMan UtdWin percentage: 52.1%Win percentage: 52.9%
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European Cup, Champions League, Uefa Cup, Europa League, Cup Winners Cup, Super Cup

Remarkably, the two most successful clubs in English football have almost identical records in European fixtures. United have won 162 of 311 matches; Liverpool have 164 wins from 310.

There is very little in it indeed, but Liverpool just about have the edge.