The last thing Louis van Gaal needs is a Sunday afternoon at Anfield. The Manchester United manager's position is precarious. The Dutchman might not survive a loss to Liverpool. Losing is one thing. Defeat to United's hated rivals is quite another.

Forget the Clasico. This is one of the greatest grudge matches in world football. It is a fixture as intense as any of the game's big rivalries. Anfield is always at its most ferocious when United come to town -- and Old Trafford provides reciprocal animosity when Liverpool visit.

It is not about results or league positions. The enmity between the teams and the cities is more deep-seated than that. Its roots are cultural and historical and all the more satisfying for it.

United's badge is an affront to Merseyside. It features a three-masted sailing ship -- as Manchester City's does, too. Manchester is landlocked and 35 miles away from the coast. This inland mill town built a ship canal to circumvent the port of Liverpool. The ghost of economic conflict in the 19th century surfaces every time these teams play.

The both teams are far aways from each other in the table but not only that also out of top four in the table..

Which of the team do you believe need the classico more

I see liverpool coasting home with victory.