The Preview: Manchester United vs Liverpool

Erik ten Hag’s Manchester United host Arne Slot’s Liverpool at Old Trafford.

Manchester United have won just one of their last 12 Premier League meetings with Liverpool, beating them 2-1 at Old Trafford in their third game of the 2022-23 campaign.

Adam Leventhal is joined by The Athletic's Tim Spiers and Jon Mackenzie to discuss the weekends Premier League fixtures, deadline day last minute possible transfers and standout players so far this season.

00:00 Intro
02:42 Manchester United vs Liverpool
07:09 Ten Hag performances
16:23 Liverpool’s performance
23:43 Arne Slot & competition
28:42 Predictions
31:09 Arsenal vs Brighton
32:59 Erling Haaland
35:19 Chelsea
38:24 Tottenham
39:20 The weekend ahead
40:16 Outro

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[MrFooFighter]

Wow, they got the guy back who said it would be completely irrelevant to discuss whether winning the FA cup could save EtH's job, because they weren't going to win the FA Cup. Bold move.

[Saywhatnow-ow]

More proof that Man United ruined childhoods

[jacobngobi]

“I have an idea, let’s get 3 people that know nothing about United to waffle for 40 mins”

[jameselms]

Has Tim just said this isn’t the biggest game in English football? No matter what arsenal and city do this is still the biggest game in English football with the 2 best supporting teams from England. Please don’t bring him back next week he talks utter rubbish

[SamuelFanara]

Btw David Moyes' horrendous start that Tim referred to was a win in the Community Shield, a 4-1 win away at Swansea, and a 0-0 against Jose Mourinho's Chelsea.

[BlackFlagEntertainment]

Whatever Ronaldo did to Tim cannot be undone

[Mohthedude]

I stopped listening when one of them said that United have gone away from an aggressive press. Mate, have you actually watched our games?

[parzival]

I can understand that United doesnt look impressive but the way Tim Spiers is butchering, it doesnt sound like an unbiased point of view from a journalist.

[zeondeane]

Everyone typically on Ten Hags back. If these guys were truly football people they would have watched massive progress in United.

[advaitchabukswar]

Are you purposely anti-united? Tim has the worst assessment. How can you say Brighton's 2nd goal is to be blamed on ETH? Do you think he instructed them to leave that space open? foolish assessment. How does Athletic have such low standards when covering views on United? Get Andy, Carl, or Laurie to do a good take on it.

[haimainjauo]

Tim, it was NOT the ''lack of organization'', it was lack of communication. and there is NOTHING strange about subbing off HARRY MAGUIRE. The players don't communicate (well) enough in situations like that second goal. Not one of those 11 players saw that very obvious cross coming.
Edit: Can you Athletics please acknowledge the witch-hunt against 10 Hag? Fans going after Erik 3 games into the season would be disgraceful.

[thaddeusbuckets]

You can tell Tim doesn’t get out to matches in England much 🤓

[Prasannadahal]

Tim is clueless about united and completely biased against united. How can you talk about his future when we are only two games in.
And he says if united dont win against Liverpool, its game over. He says that just after he says Liverpool are very good. If they are good how can a loss to the Liverpool be a disaster?? clueless

[theplayfulperspective]

Hated, adorded but never ignored. 2 trophies in 2 years.

[NoGenere]

Did you all watched any of the games in details? including both Liverpool games? and also, we are two games in the season, and we are already crowning Slot? They've played Ipswich and Brentford? You lot can't hide the negativity against Ten Hag and Man Utd right?

[karl]

The word you were looking for Jon was solidified.

[attila-man]

Isn't it the biggest game in terms of audience?

[SciFiPhiChiPsi]

That is not Carl Anka and James Pearce talking about their best and worst memories of this fixture. That was a clip from Talk of the Devils (the United podcast) with Andy Mitten talking about the form of Luis Diaz (for some reason). They're YOUR journalists, not hard to get it right!

[jonnybgoode]

Yeah, I came to the comments when that Tim fella stopped talking, the obvious anti United agenda he's got is not what I expect from what is usually top class journalism. Do better, this isn't talksport lads

[ElEmElEkv]

8:20 2 goals from defensive errors with 7 players running all towards the ball. Yes clearly a coaches fault and not players... Give me a break.