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Shocking signings is where it starts but something is broken in the dressing room if you are no longer listening to your manager.

I’d be shocked if United went to Anfield and won. But they won’t get smashed either. If they’re 2-0 down after 10 minutes they will play to limit the damage.

But look at the season they’re having. They’re 16 points behind. And they had a negative goal difference after 14 games. How often does that happen to Manchester United? It’s unheard of.

The gap between the two clubs is enormous. Liverpool have problems at the back with Joe Gomez and Joel Matip both injured.

But don’t expect Dejan Lovren to blow their title hopes. Yes, he has a mistake in him but he can also be solid and I think he’ll step up.

He’s not short of confidence and he has bundles of belief. It’s not bad is it, if you can call on a World Cup finalist with a lorry load of caps to come in and fill the void.

And he’s playing alongside one of the best defenders in the world in Van Dijk too, so don’t expect Liverpool to suddenly fall apart.

They need to stay in front of City, and that’s a big ask. But it’s not the foregone conclusion I thought it would be a few weeks ago.

City are not great when you put them under pressure and losing at Chelsea will have knocked them sideways. Win this one and it’s game on for Liverpool.