The visit of Manchester United to Anfield on Sunday is worrying Liverpool legend John Barnes more than any other time in the past few seasons.
While Liverpool have struggled to get their Premier League campaign properly up and running for most of the season, Erik ten Hag's Red Devils quickly overcame a poor first two matches to steadily climb up the table and are now odds-on for a top-four finish, securing a return to the Champions League.
But Jurgen Klopp's side are now on a decent run of their own, having won three of their last four matches without conceding a goal, giving former Barnes hope for Sunday's crunch fixture, even if he is expecting a tough examination from the Reds' fiercest rivals. Victory over Wolverhampton Wanderers on Wednesday evening moved his old club up to sixth in the table, to within striking distance of the Champions League qualification places.
