Ambassador, with all this hatred you’re really spoiling us. Today’s schedule has more rivalries than you can shake a fist at: India v Pakistan, Barcelona v Real Madrid, Marseille v PSG, Inter v Juventus, Max Verstappen v Lewis Hamilton, West Ham v Spurs, Ajax v PSV, Logan v Kendall – and, at Old Trafford, Manchester United v Liverpool. It might not be the biggest game in English football just now – Liverpool v Manchester City is on another level – but it still has a unique intensity.
Between us, this fixture is often quite dull. But there’s always a context that makes us think the next game will be a thriller. Today is about the return of Cristiano Ronaldo, the form of Mo Salah, the mood of both teams and, most of all, the pressure on Ole Gunnar Solskjaer. Liverpool would quite like to move him closer to unemployment; he would love a narrative-changing victory.
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