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Solskjaer, Pogba and the role Manchester United have played in Liverpool's title bid
Solskjaer, Pogba and the role Manchester United have played in Liverpool's title bid
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22 minutes
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Feb 24, 2019
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Liverpool's biggest match of the season so far?You'd be hard-pressed to argue that Sunday's trip to bitter rivals Manchester United isn't exactly that.Should Jurgen Klopp's side win at Old Trafford they would move three points clear of Manchester City at the top of the Premier League.Even a draw would put a little bit of daylight between the Reds and the defending champions.But it’s clear Liverpool will be facing a different United to the one they swept aside at Anfield in December.That 3-1 victory, of course, led to Jose Mourinho’s sacking.But since then United have won 11 of their last 13 games under caretaker manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer.So how has Solskjaer revived the club’s fortunes so dramatically?To find out Paul Wheelock speaks to Samuel Luckhurst, who is the chief Manchester United writer for the Manchester Evening News.They also talk:▪ How Solskjaer has turned Paul Pogba into one of the best performing players in the world right now▪ The latest on the fitness of Anthony Martial and Jesse Lingaard, and which one of those players is crucial to Solskjaer▪ How the Virgil van Dijk deal was a watershed moment for United▪ United's respect for Liverpool and how their summer transfer business has helped Liverpool in their quest for a first league title since 1990 For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy
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Feb 24, 2019
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