The last time Manchester United prepared to take on Liverpool, they did so with the weight of the world on their shoulders.
They had lost each of their opening two matches of the season and the Erik ten Hag era, had been destroyed and humiliated by Brentford and were only being kept off the foot of the Premier League table because of the fact West Ham United had played a game more. Fast forward just over six months and the situation could not possibly be any different.
United will travel to Anfield on Sunday afternoon, at the time of writing, 10 points and three places above their fiercest rivals in the table. Galvanised by their 2-1 win over Jurgen Klopp's side at Old Trafford back in August, the Reds have not looked back since that raucous evening, improving at a rapid rate and ending their six-year wait for a trophy.
