Gary Neville shares his big Manchester United fear against Liverpool

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Gary Neville has shared his one big concern ahead of Manchester United’s trip to Anfield on Sunday.

Erik ten Hag’s Manchester United are under pressure following their dismal 3-0 defeat to Andoni Iraola’s Bournemouth at Old Trafford but the fixtures do not get any easier.

These next few weeks of fixtures will be the defining moments for Ten Hag’s tenure at Old Trafford with the Red Devils taking on Bayern Munich on Tuesday, and Anfield on Sunday before games against West Ham United and Aston Villa.

If the Red Devils fail to win any of these games, then the Dutchman’s future at Old Trafford will surely be sealed.

Neville’s concern

Former United right-back Gary Neville has shared his one big concern for the Red Devils as they prepare for the daunting task of a trip to Anfield to face Jurgen Klopp’s Liverpool.

“If you’re a United fan you’ve got a feeling that you’re going to get beat up and you’re going to get done in properly because of 7-0 last season and how they’re playing at the moment,” Neville said on his Sky Sports podcast.

“It doesn’t always work out like that and I’m sure Jurgen Klopp this week and the Liverpool players won’t be sat there thinking, ‘Oh here we go, this is easy pickings’. That’s not how it goes in football.

“The thing that Manchester United have to fear most is that Liverpool and Jurgen Klopp are a professional bunch and they’ve done well over a seven-year period. My concern with this Manchester United team is that they haven’t got it in them to surprise us.”

United’s chances of victory

Perhaps the only hope the Red Devils will have from the game is that Klopp’s Liverpool will have an off day and United can exploit that but it doesn’t seem likely.

It was a 2-1 win over Liverpool that kickstarted the Red Devils’ season last year, Ten Hag could do with a repeat of that scoreline and avoid a repeat of the 7-0 loss that United suffered that same season.

With Bruno Fernandes set to miss the game due to a suspension, United will have to get creative if they are to pull off the unthinkable on Sunday.