Trust me, Man Utd will use their full possible team in today's game versus Liverpool. Sevilla in mid week is very secondary. There is no guarantee that Man Utd will win the Champions League, this season. However beating Liverpool today guarantees a 5pt gap between them, some needed breathing space. Its not going to be easy for either team, and we see a repeat of the boring cautious game earlier this season and last season, one thing I tell you is that Mourinho (Man Utd) will not lose this game, worst case a draw.
Every proud English team will respect their old rivalries, whether it is a good old-fashioned derby game or a rip-roaring giant-vs-giant match. Liverpool are arguably the sleeping giant, and we no longer have the Carraghers and Gerards to put in those bone-crunching tackles fueled by Merseyside blood, but I think Klopp and Mourinho understand that Utd-Liverpool is still considered by most fans and players to be the biggest EPL game.
Klopp for sure has no reason to hold back:
- attack is the only way to beat good teams, and we we're frustrated with how they parked the bus at Anfield so we'll hit them with all we've got
- the fans want nothing less
- second place and bragging rights
- CL QF secured
- no other priorities.
Mourinho? He'll want to secure second place early, but third place is good enough for CL in the big picture. Current QF progress is still much more important though, so we can't dismiss another bus parked at Old Trafford. A draw still keeps them in 2nd place.
Liverpool ML bet @2.58 is not that good value, but I'll take it any day.