We stand on the brink of one of the most highly anticipated matches of this Premier League campaign. As if the prospect of Man Utd vs Liverpool weren't enough, Liverpool are playing for their (and also Chelsea's) last hope at redemption for 2008/09.
Football fans are well equipped at doing mental sums. Sometimes to work out the chances of avoiding the drop, or qualifying for either Europe or perhaps for promotion, but this weekend the sums are easy enough to work out.
The table as it stands now reads:
Pld 27 Pts 65 - Man Utd
Pld 28 Pts 58 - Chelsea
Pld 28 Pts 58 - Liverpool
If Man Utd beats Liverpool, then they go 10 points clear. 10 points is almost a mythical, magical, mystery number from which no team has ever clawed back, except for one side... Manchester United who managed to make up the deficit of 11 points to Liverpool of all clubs back in 1996/97.
Most worrying and especially for me is that should Man Utd win the League, they will have equalled Liverpool's record of 18 titles.
I can only hope that success in the European Cup mid-week translates domestically at the weekend. Liverpool ran rampant over Real Madrid, smashing them 4-0. They'll need to put in a performance like that to stop Sir Haggis Ferguson getting his filthy mits on another title. Feh, feh & feh! It just makes me want to spit red.
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