The history of the red-hot battle of Manchester United and Liverpool

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Struggling for the number one club in the British Isles

Between the long-established Liverpool and Manchester United, where did it all begin?

And on the battlefield dubbed

“The Red Wars,”

there are some interesting anecdotes.

that may improve

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can become more intense, and today

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Beginning of the Enemy :

An article from the news agency 

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It is interesting to mention this point.

It is not uncommon for competition in culture, commerce, or even scientific development.

Because these two big cities are located only

56 kilometers apart.

But what makes both the Mancunians and the Scousers really dislike each other?

It probably originated during the Industrial Revolution.

At the beginning of the 19th century Manchester was known as the world's best textile producer.

Liverpool, meanwhile, has a large shipping port capable of importing and exporting large quantities of goods in the country.

but at a later time

When the elites in Manchester gathered

Dig the Manchester Ship Canal

, which is considered to be the largest shipping canal in England.

It spanned

58 kilometers

 in

1894

to create a new trade route that did not require steep fees to sail through Liverpool.

It was at this point that the glorious trading port of the past was waning and many Liverpool residents lost their jobs.

which contrasts with the growing city of Manchester

Later, when both cities established football clubs.

Thus it became another representative of liberation.

“Dislike”

and its expressions

“I am superior to you”

between the two sides eventually.

For statistics on the opening of the red-hot battle between Liverpool and Manchester United, there are interesting numbers as follows....

History of the Red Wars

The number of trophies at the Reds

Collected

69 trophies

, including 19 Premier League (Division 1) titles, 8 FA Cups, 9 League Cups, 6 Champions League titles, Europa League (UEFA Cup). 3 times, 4 UEFA Super Cups, 1 FIFA Club World Cup, 15 Community Shields, 4 The Championship (2nd Division)

As for United's record

67 trophies

, they include 20 Premier League (Division 1) titles, 12 FA Cups, 5 League Cups, 3 Champions League titles, 1 Europa League (UEFA Cup) , Cup Winners' Cup x 1, UEFA Super Cup x 1, FIFA Club World Cup x 1, Community Shield x 21, The Championship (Division 2) x 2

For interesting anecdotes among

The "competition" between the two giant clubs of the British Isles consists of

Story 1: Sir Matt Busby was a Liverpool player.

Man Who Influenced United's Long History

and led the Red Devils Club to win the European Cup

(Champions League) for the first time

Used to be a player of

"Liverpool"

, playing up to 115 matches, scoring 3 goals, and was also offered to be the manager of the Reds.

only he refused

and decided to take over United instead

Then the rest is legend...

Story 2 There has been no direct transfer of players between the two clubs for nearly 58 years.

The last player to be directly traded between them was Phil Chisnall in 1964, moving from Manchester United to Liverpool. Argentina national team

He almost became the first violator of this rule in decades.

After Liverpool contacted him to buy him in 2007.

However, the deal did not happen because

"manager"

Sir Alex Ferguson shouted at Heinze's personal agent out loud:

"Didn't you know United would never sell a player to Liverpool?

" say this

Argentina national team left-back

therefore moved to Real Madrid instead

Story 3 12 players who used to play for both teams

To date, only 12 players have played for both Liverpool and Manchester United.

through direct trading and indirect trading

(Moving to another agency before being bought to join the team)

In the case of moving directly from Liverpool to United: 1. Tom Charlton (1912) 2. Tom Miller (1932) 3. Tommy Reed (1929) 4. Tom Savage (1938) Indirect transfer Michael Owen (2009), with Baby Goal leaving the Reds for Real Madrid and Newcastle.

before going to United

In the case of transferring directly from the Red Devils to Liverpool: 1. Jackie Sheldon (1913) 2. Fred Hopkins (1921) 3. Thomas McNaughty (1954) 4. Phil. Chisnall (1964)

In the case of indirect transfers 1. Peter Beardsley moved from United to Vancouver Whitecaps and Newcastle before becoming a legend at Liverpool 2. Paul Ince, former hardman of red devil

Moved from Manchester United to join Inter Milan.

before moving to Anfield

Story 4 The only encounter on the European stage

It is almost unbelievable that the 144-year-old (founded 1878) clubs Manchester United and Liverpool, 130 (founded 1892) and have won 21 European trophies together, recently faced each other in The only time in European football in 2016 was the Europa League Round of 16, where Liverpool won 3-1 on aggregate.

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