Hate is never one-sided, and Liverpool are no different against Manchester United.

Former Reds captain Steven Gerrard once said: "Growing up, I couldn't find anyone I hated more than Manchester United for a long time. I grew up at Liverpool and I was surrounded by people who hated Manchester United and were infected with their players, managers, fans and even mascots, everything about Manchester United. One time I put on a Bryan Robson jersey, but before I could even step into the house, my dad slapped me hard, 'Do you know what you're doing?' He was wearing a Manchester United shirt. ’”

Steven Gerrard also carried that hatred to the United game, where the Reds captain kissed the camera three times at Old Trafford, and the celebration of the kiss after the penalty on 14 March 2009 became one of the most iconic moments in the history of the Double Red Cross.

In 2011, when United lost the Champions League final, Steven Gerrard, who was attending a friend's birthday party, repeatedly held out five fingers in celebration as a mockery of Manchester United having won the Champions League less often than Liverpool.

One of the most hated scenes by United fans came in the penultimate round of the 2009/10 season, when Steven Gerrard's misplaced return pass against Chelsea led to Didier Drogba's goal and the Reds lost their upcoming fourth consecutive Premier League title.

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However, the so-called cycle of karma is not happy, and Gerrard also lost the only chance to win the championship in his career because of his own mistakes.

On April 27, 2014, the 36th round of the 2013-14 Premier League season ushered in a key battle, Liverpool sat at home to Anfield to face Chelsea. In first-half stoppage time, Gerrard made a mistake in stopping the ball at the back, Demba Ba got a single chance after winning the ball, and the latter calmly scored the ball in the face of the attacking goalkeeper, Chelsea 1:0 Liverpool!

In the 94th minute, Chelsea added another goal. Willian and Torres played together, easily penetrated the opponent's backline, and finally Torres faced goalkeeper Mignolet to share the ball, Willian easily hit the empty goal and broke the net, and the full-time score was also fixed at Liverpool 0:2 Chelsea.

Prior to the defeat at home to Chelsea, Liverpool had been leading the Premier League table with 11 consecutive wins. After dropping three points at home, Manchester City overtook Liverpool on goal difference to sit top of the table with two games remaining, and eventually lost the league title.

The Reds were so delighted that Red Devils fans even made a 'Slide Carefully' sign with Steven Gerrard's motif on it, and placed it on the doorstep of Anfield.

Perhaps this hatred was too strong, and on March 22 last year, when Gerrard played for Liverpool for Manchester United for the last time, he went off the pitch after just 38 seconds of maliciously stomping on Herrera.

Gerrard is the most hated player of Manchester United fans, and before the 2014 match against Liverpool, Manchester United fans even raised funds to rent a plane and put up a banner that read "Manchester United 20, Gerrard 0", in order to satirize Gerrard for never winning the Premier League.

Brazilian midfielder Anderson, who played for Manchester United, also said: "Gerrard has his place in the history of football, but he still hasn't won the Premier League, but I've won it four times. ”

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Although the animosity between the two teams has eased with the retirement of the older generation of players and the decline of both Manchester United and Liverpool's results, the idea of winning has not changed in the face of each other.

In this season, Louis van Gaal's Manchester United beat Liverpool twice in the league, 3:1 at home in the fifth round of the Premier League on September 12 last year, and 1:0 at Anfield in the 22nd round of the Premier League on January 17 this year.

However, this season's Double Red Club is not only in the league. In the Europa League, they met again in a narrow way and were drawn together.

With United still in contention for the league, Europa League and FA Cup, Louis van Gaal will not allow his side to lose to Liverpool.

In fact, Van Gaal knows very well that if he dares to lose in the Double Red League, I am afraid that the media will be full of reports of his dismissal.

Therefore, winning the game against Liverpool is not only politically correct, but also keeps the team possible of winning the Europa League, and it can also please the fans and the team management, making his position in Manchester United more secure.

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On the other side, Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp has even more reasons to win.

He has been in the Liverpool manager's position for almost five months since taking over midway through the club in October last year. Although under his transformation, Liverpool has delighted Liverpool fans with attacking football played by high-pressure pressing, but it has not brought fundamental changes to the team's results.

In particular, the loss to Manchester United in the 22nd round of the Premier League in January caused Liverpool to be beaten by sworn rivals in the league this season, which caused him to suffer a certain degree of crisis.

You must know that this defeat made Liverpool suffer 4 consecutive defeats against Manchester United, which is difficult for Liverpool fans to accept.

Another reason is the fight for a Champions League spot.

Now, after 29 rounds of the Premier League, in the latest Premier League standings, Manchester United ranks 4th with 50 points from 14 wins, 8 draws and 7 losses, and Liverpool ranks seventh with 44 points with 12 wins, 8 draws and 8 losses with one round less, 6 points away from the Champions League zone.

Judging from the current situation, it is still very difficult for Liverpool to qualify for next season's Champions League through the league. So, they have to try to win the Europa League to get a valuable place.

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As this match gets closer, the war of words between the two sides is getting bigger and more intense.

As soon as the draw came out, Van Gaal expressed confidence that he would win.

Louis van Gaal once joked: "Liverpool is my favourite team to play against because I always win. ”

Indeed, Louis van Gaal seems to have magic against Liverpool, and he always has the last laugh in the spotlight no matter what the scene is.

Van Gaal's record in the last two seasons is not ideal, but only against Liverpool, Manchester United can always play at a high level, Van Gaal has played against Liverpool 4 times, winning all of them.

Last season, Manchester United beat Liverpool 3-0 at home and also won 2-1 away.

And this season, Louis van Gaal continued his good record against Liverpool, winning 3-1 at home to Liverpool, and Anthony Martial made a name for himself. And in the very passive situation of the away team, it was still with Rooney's goal that won 1-0 against the Reds.

Liverpool are also one of three teams to be beaten twice in the Premier League this season, the other two being Watford and West Bromwich Albion, who have just beaten in the first two rounds.

In the past two seasons, Manchester United has scored a full 12 points from Liverpool.