+ skysports.com, Jamie Carragher: "I can see under-pressure Man Utd beating Liverpool on Super Sunday"
- 23 October 2021 12:58, UK
The momentum of their Champions League comeback could fuel Man Utd to victory against unbeaten Liverpool at Old Trafford on Super Sunday, says Jamie Carragher.
On a run of five defeats from their previous seven games, an electric atmosphere helped complete a stunning second-half turnaround and relieve some pressure on under-fire boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, something Jamie Carragher told the Essential Football Podcast could play its part in Sunday's game, live on Sky Sports Premier League.
"I could see Man United winning this game," he said. "I think certainly on the back of what happened on Wednesday night, the atmosphere will be fantastic, especially at the start of the game".
"Man United at home against Liverpool notoriously, going back 10 or 15 years, they've had Liverpool's number in the fixture. Liverpool have found it really difficult to win at Old Trafford and going back a long time, even the great Liverpool teams, it's always been a venue Liverpool have struggled at", said Carragher.
-- Jamie Carragher --
+ Answering Rio Ferdinand, Michael Owen rates Luis Suarez over Mohamed Salah, dismissing current Liverpool ace
- BT Sport, Hosted by Jake Humphrey
Owen sparked an enticing and heated debate when he backed Suarez over Salah, despite the fact the latter broke the Premier League record for most goals in a 38-game season with 32.
"The answer in my opinion, the season that Luis Suarez played under Brendan Rodgers (in 2013/14), I've never seen anything like it in my life," Michael Owen said.
But Ferdinand was having none of it, underlining that Salah's efforts to lead the team with his goals and playmaking efforts demonstrates his importance.
Club legend Michael Owen has surprisingly claimed he would rather have Luis Suarez in his prime over the Egyptian.
Rio Ferdinand: "It's who plays really well, who scores the goals, who shoots their team to winning the league."
The debate raged on as Owen continued to fight the 35-year-old's corner, adding: "But he (Suarez) was doing that as well, they were one slip away from winning the league that season. He was at the sharp end of the game."
-- Michael Owen --