Editorial, Manchester United, Premier League

How Twitter sees Liverpool v Man Utd panning out

By Iain Houten
October 12, 2017

With the first 2017/18 running of the biggest game in English football upon us, the Footall.com team cocked a snook at Twitter to see what the hive mind has to say.

Could it have been Klopp at Utd?

‘Klopp wanted to manage Man Utd’ – Liverpool post taken because it was free, says Krautzun https://t.co/5gUwXaKTll pic.twitter.com/4E2mJEe8wZ

— lopez anita (@lopezy122) October 12, 2017

Mourinho loves Liverpool? Not so much…

How will Man Utd approach their Liverpool encounter?@ghostgoal examines Jose Mourinho’s tactical template: https://t.co/T3aVd26IVL pic.twitter.com/UF2mXYaVFm

— Sky Sports PL 👑 (@SkySportsPL) October 12, 2017

Oh, it’s Ballon d’Or comparisons now?

Name your club’s Balon D Or Winners:
Man Utd: Best, Law, Charlton, Ronaldo
Liverpool: Micheal Owen
Chelsea: Lam..he came 2nd at least

— O O (@otoiks) October 12, 2017

Football Republic’s composite team points to clear winner

Here’s our combined Liverpool & Man Utd XI, based on players available for Saturday’s game…

Who would you change? 🤔 pic.twitter.com/0pDDI3JkLr

— TheFootballRepublic (@TheFootballRep) October 12, 2017

But the troll burns

Shame that Liverpool’s best player Mane and Man Utd’s best player Fellaini will miss the weekend’s game.

— Troll Football (@TrollFootball) October 10, 2017

And there is this stat

Twenty games played, two defeats.

A look at Jurgen Klopp’s record against the top six ahead of Liverpool v Man Utd: https://t.co/woSaT27Zvw pic.twitter.com/3T3GceSjXd

— Sky Sports PL 👑 (@SkySportsPL) October 12, 2017

Though some Liverpool fans seem to be looking back, not forward

The amazing fanzone on the day Liverpool beat Man Utd 4-1🔴😂

🎥 LiverpoolECHOTV pic.twitter.com/UoMjMntr5b

— Empire of the Kop (@empireofthekop) October 11, 2017