PICTURE SPECIAL: The Man United v Liverpool rivalry

An article reproduced from the original by Mark Alford

Ahead of the Man United vs Liverpool game, I reproduce here a very interesting article with very interesting pictures. Credits to the original writer. Enjoy!


The Statistic

MU wins  62 

Draw  44 

Liv wins 53

 

Midfield dust-up: David Beckham (far left) is restrained by Hening Berg during a row with Liverpool's Jamie Redknapp (right) at Anfield in 1999

Howard's way: Referee Howard Webb, who will be in the middle on Sunday, keeps Gary Neville (left) and Jamie Carragher apart during the 2010 match at Old Trafford

The Suarez Affair: Liverpool striker Luis Suarez clashes with Patrice Evra in October 2011 during a match where the United defender accused his opponent of racially abusing him. Suarez was found guilty of using inappropriate language by the FA and banned for eight matches, but the row cause Suarez to refuse to shake Evra's hand at Old Trafford last February. That snub caused Evra to celebrate victory in wild fashion. The pair finally made peace with a handshake at Anfield in September 

Brave boy: Jonjo Shelvey takes Sir Alex Ferguson to task after the Liverpool midfielder is sent off at Anfield in September

Taking its toll: United's goalkeeper Harry Gregg is helped off the pitch after injuring his shoulder against Liverpool at Old Trafford in 1963 as Sir Matt Busby (second left) looks on anxiously

Captains clash: Paul Ince fumes at Peter Schmeichel in 1998 and Ince tries to prevent things getting ugly between Roy Keane and Steve McManaman

 

I'm fired up for this, boss: Graeme Souness (right) eyes up the opposition as he walks out for the 1983 League Cup final at Wembley with his manager Bob Paisley, United boss Ron Atkinson (left) and Ray Wilkins (second left)

Red Nev: Gary Neville celebrates in front of the Liverpool fans in 2006, which provoked a hostile reception for the full back when United played at Anfield a month later in the FA Cup: Neville returned an object thrown from the crowd. The former defender, however, respectfully remembered the Hillsborough tragedy with a poignant message on his armband in April of the same year

Brucey bonus: United fans loved to hate Bruce Grobbelaar - here playfully placing coins thrown at him over his eyes in 1985 - and Kenny Dalglish claiming a late penalty at Anfield in 1989

Best of enemies I: Dalglish (left) and Sir Alex Ferguson take part in a 1986 radio show

Best of enemies II: Former Liverpool manager Bob Paisley (left) and ex-United boss Sir Matt Busby dine together in 1983

 

Bath time: (from left) Lee Sharpe, Denis Irwin, Ryan Giggs, David May and Gary Pallister take the 1996 FA Cup into the Wembley water with them after beating Liverpool 1-0 thanks to a terrific Eric Cantona strike (below)

Hat trick: United boss Tommy Docherty celebrates the 2-1 1977 FA Cup win over Liverpool

Seventies flair: Martin Buchan (left) and Arthur Albiston lap up their 1977 victory parade

Fashion parade: Alex Stepney (left), and Gordon Hill enjoy their lap of honour following the 2-1 win

5-3 up: Liverpool's Carragher and Gerrard beam with pride having won the club's fifth European Cup in 2005, while Evra and Giggs show off United's third in 2008. Liverpool supporters are never shy of reminding their United rivals of the Euro score

Double act: United's Teddy Sheringham scoops the Professional Footballers' Association Player of the Year Award with Liverpool's Steven Gerrard, who won the PFA Young Player gong in 2001

 

Hitting the bar: An enthusiastic Manchester United fan celebrates the 1977 FA Cup triumph on top of the crossbar

Pole dance: Eric Cantona celebrates his return after his eight-month ban for launching a kung-fu kick at a Crystal Palace fan with a goal from the penalty spot against Liverpool and a shimmy up a stanchion in 1995, while Gary Neville and Edwin van der Sar celebrate John O'Shea's late winner at Anfield in 2007

Sealed with a kiss: Steven Gerrard delivers a smacker to a Sky Sports camera after scoring as Liverpool thump United 4-1 at Old Trafford in 2009

Bench press: Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson celebrates his side's 1-0 triumph at Anfield on Boxing Day 1986, while Big Ron rises to cheer his United side's 2-1 FA Cup semi-final victory at Maine Road in 1985

Milking it: Ronnie Whelan (left), Graham Souness (centre) and Kenny Dalglish celebrate Liverpool's extra-time winner over United in the 1983 Milk Cup final

 

Far from all white: Liverpool's 1996 FA Cup final squad pose up in their now infamous white Armani suits