United's season has been slow thus far but their great rivals have shown what can come next
Vincent Kompany probably had it right this week when he said big clubs are never more than one game from a crisis.
Tonight's Turf Moor trip pits a team that have played three lost and three at home against one that have played three and lost three away. Something has to give.READ MORE: United have discussed a new option on right wing Liverpool are among the early pacesetters this term but things were far from rosy in the Anfield garden a year ago. They won only two of their first eight games, taking just 10 points, and even when they seemed to kickstart their campaign with home wins over Manchester City and West Ham they promptly lost to Nottingham Forest and Leeds United.
And while the Merseysiders ended the season without a trophy or Champions League football, they finished it with an 11-game unbeaten run and then finessed a summer overhaul. Out went the likes of Roberto Firmino, James Milner, Jordan Henderson, Fabinho, Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain and Naby Keita - squad players with little re-sale value.
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