United desperate for Liverpool to fail

While the World Cup has been on there has been plenty of transfer activity in the Premier League. The record fee has been broken twice by Elliot Anderson to Man City then Morgan Rogers to Chelsea - so is £100 million now the going rate for a midfielder? Spurs are spending big, Vi ...  Show more

Well, it is finally over. World Cup 2026 didn't get the final it deserved but it was a fabulous festival of football. Tom Clarke, Tony Cascarino, Gregor Robertson and Tom Allnutt assess the final - a disgraceful display from Argentina but a footballing triumph for Spain.Then we p ...  Show more

Welcome to The Preview on The Athletic FC, where this week our main focus is for many, the marquee match up in English football, Liverpool vs Manchester United.Oli Kay and Megan Feringa join Matt Davies-Adams to look ahead to Sunday's clash before turning their attention to the f ...  Show more

Chris and Paul were joined by The United Stand's Mark Goldbridge ahead of Sunday's clash with Manchester United at Old Trafford. It's been a long time since Liverpool were this much better than their biggest rivals, but that doesn't mean this game is going to be easy.<hr>