Manchester United’s European journey this season is on the brink of collapse following a 2-0 first leg defeat to Liverpool last week at Anfield.
And tonight the Theatre of Dreams will play host to the orchestras of two bitter English rivals as Louis Van Gaal’s side look to make the most of the home advantage as they look to turn around the deficit.
However, the task at hand for United looks to be a nearly impossible challenge as the side have failed to win in their last three games in all competitions whilst Jurgen Klopp’s side are currently enjoying a rich vein of form following their Capital One Cup final defeat to Manchester City at the end of February, winning three games on the bounce.
But Van Gaal believes that his stars have what it takes to salvage the tie and was quick to remind the fans that the club was in the same situation in the previous round against FC Midtjylland before emphatically winning the second leg 5-1 to advance to the next round.
Therefore, ahead of the highly anticipated match we here at Read Man Utd look at five areas where tonight’s game may be won and lost:
