Sir Alex Ferguson prepared his Manchester United stars for a clash at Anfield by telling them "It’s the worst Liverpool team I’ve ever seen on a team sheet."
The Red Devils were often heading into a cauldron when they played away at their arch rivals, albeit they enjoyed plenty of success on Merseyside. United's dominant period under the Scot coincided with Liverpool's lengthy title drought as they went through a host of managers in search of success.
At one period, the Reds were in the midst of transition and Ferguson clearly felt his United side once came up against a team who were not up to the usual standard - and made that clear to him players, which kept his team talk brief.
