Liverpool V Man United
This is, quite simply, the biggest game of the English football season. Form will go out the window when the two most successful clubs in the history of England lock horns at Anfield on Sunday. Just as well for as Daglish’s boys are coming of the back of a spanking at Upton Park last week while the league leaders suffered a demoralising defeat to Chelsea on Tuesday. This game could see the much-anticipated Liverpool debut of the most expensive British footballer of all time, Andy Carroll. He has times his return perfectly as he will have to face neither of United’s first choice centre-backs with Ferdinand and Vidic both unavailable. The leaders will look to Wayne Rooney for inspiration given his recent run of form and his well-documented dislike for the opponents. He will relish the chance to inflict more misery on the Kop. Liverpool have nothing to lose and beating United at Anfield would add a bit of gloss to an otherwise forgettable season. Fergie might just take a point given Arsenal’s slip up at home to Sunderland. He may be lucky to get it, United have looked very shaky away from home this season.
Verdict: 1-1
Wolves V Spurs
There can be no denying Spurs will have one eye on the return leg with Milan on Wednesday as they travel to the Midlands to face struggling Wolves. Key players Bale and Van der Vaart will not be risked given their recent injuries and without them its difficult to see where the goals are going to come from for Spurs given Defoe’s monstrous league drought stretching back to the tail end of last season. Wolves have picked up victories over five of the top seven so far this season. Spurs are one of the two exceptions. Mick McCarthy’s side always seem to up their game when the big guns visit Molineux as United and Chelsea found out to their cost. If Spurs are genuine Champions League contenders they need to pick up wins against the struggling sides on a regular basis. They won’t have it all their own way this time though.
Verdict: 2-1
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