da apostebet： Monday Night Football is rarely home to a game as high profile as Liverpool versus Manchester United. For a match that was once a title-deciding battle, it is now in the company of Chelsea-West Ham, Sunderland-Everton and Burnley-Watford. A fall from grace, you might say. It epitomises the slide of two enormously successful clubs away from the top of the table, and away from relevance.
da apostaganha： Both sides are hoping that this season can provide a chance to return to the top of the English game. Liverpool flirted with success in 2013/14, but have not been regular contenders at the top of the table for the majority of the Premier League era. Manchester United are hoping to drag themselves away from David Moyes and Louis van Gaal flavoured hilarity under the guidance of Jose Mourinho, who has his own personal battles against Liverpool to reignite. These fixtures used to be the greatest, most significant matches of the season, but their status on the Monday night plinth reflects their respective collapses.
It isn’t so much the prestige of the time slot that is the problem, more the fact that this game simply could not be played on a Monday if either one of thes two were competing in the Champions League next week. It is reserved for clubs who could not muster a top four finish last time around. Liverpool and United have so rarely fallen into this bracket. As Arsenal, Leicester, Tottenham and Manchester City ready themselves for a chance on the greatest showpiece in European football, the two most successful English clubs will be suffering on Sky Sport’s viewer-boosting weeknight gimmick.
This match is an opportunity to for two of the world’s most famous, well-supported clubs to reignite their respective futures. An all-time classic could be in the offing, which would help to keep the North West’s greatest encounter out of the shadows of the Champions League, at least for a day or two.
Regardless of the implications of the gameweek-ending slot, this is still a huge game. This season, more than ever, it will have a real impact upon the Premier League title race and will severely affect each team’s momentum for the next few games. With both sides looking likely to compete for the league title for the first time in several years, the presence of Klopp and Mourinho on the touchline will make this far superior the derbies we have suffered between these two over the past few seasons.
It will be warfare between the North West’s biggest cities and the victor will hold a league advantage along with the customary bragging rights. If the scheduling shows a fall from grace, a good performance from either side could ensure Manchester United v Liverpool won’t be a Monday night fixture many more times.