A much-awaited game that fails to take off

 

MANCHESTER United vs Liverpool, it’s England’s El Clasico. The game that the world wants to watch. It’s one of football’s greatest rivalries; two clubs with illustrious histories, era-defining teams, and global fan bases.

Throughout much of the 1970s and 1980s, Liverpool were the kings of English football, the team to beat, and the country’s standard-bearers in European competitions. Then along came Sir Alex Ferguson (minus the knighthood then).