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Robbie Fowler taunts Sir Alex Ferguson ahead of Man Utd vs Liverpool


Robbie Fowler claims Man Utd’s current side know they are vastly inferior to Liverpool (Picture: Getty)

Robbie Fowler believes Manchester United legends Sir Alex Ferguson and Gary Neville will be watching on in fear when Premier League leaders Liverpool turn up at Old Trafford tomorrow.

Jurgen Klopp’s relentless winning machine can equal a top flight record should they record an 18th straight victory at the home of their deadly rivals, who will go into tomorrow’s grudge match just a solitary point above the relegation zone.

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer is already facing battling to save his job and knows a return to winning ways against Liverpool could afford him some much needed breathing space.

Liverpool’s current dominance is a far cry from Fowler’s playing days when United were racking up the trophies but the former England striker claims the chasm between the two Premier League powerhouses has never been wider.

‘There is something ­different about this ­Manchester United v Liverpool clash,’ Fowler told the Daily Mirror.

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‘Something significant, ­something worrying for every United fan.

‘If I can borrow a phrase from Gary Neville, it feels a tiny bit like The Dog & Duck v… well, the Champions of Europe.

‘By that I mean simply that Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s team go into the game knowing they are an inferior side. He knows it, his players know it.

‘As a professional, you just know. You know when an ­opponent is quality and better than you. I’m not saying that means they’ll inevitably win. But you still know.

‘Even in the 80s when Liverpool were the ones winning ­everything, no Bryan Robson side thought they were inferior.

‘I’ll bet Sir Alex Ferguson (along with Gary Neville) will be watching with an impeding sense of fear and horror.’

Should Liverpool cement their place in the record books tomorrow, Fowler is hoping his old club don’t overcelebrate in the way the class of 2000 did when a Danny Murphy goal helped the Reds record a rare Old Trafford win.

He added: ‘On one occasion we went to Old Trafford in December 2000, they hadn’t lost at home for two years and we beat them, with a Danny Murphy free-kick.

‘At the end, some of the lads went a bit crazy, celebrated wildly, but I didn’t, just clapped the fans and got off the pitch.

‘The next day, Gerard Houllier called me into his office. He had a bit of a go at me, wanted to know why I didn’t join in with the team, didn’t join in with the ‘spirit’ of the ­occasion. “Because it was ­embarrassing,” I said.

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‘We are Liverpool. Beating Manchester United isn’t a huge achievement. That’s what little clubs do… we’re not a little club. We don’t celebrate like we’ve just won the league simply ­because we beat them.’

‘He accepted my point ­eventually. There were reasons we didn’t win the league, but we were a damn good side, who could match any team, and went into every game, even against United, believing that.

‘If they do win [tomorrow], as the bookies ­overwhelmingly suggest they will, then I’d be gutted if I saw them celebrating wildly.’

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