In case you've been living in the sewers for the last few weeks, you may be aware that Liverpool and Manchester United are renewing their old rivalry at Anfield this Sunday.
With that in mind, Jamie Carragher and Paul Ince were in Dublin this week, and the pair joined up with the task of picking the ultimate United and Liverpool team they've played with.
It wasn't easy though.
Four of the XI made the cut without argument; Peter Schmeichel, Denis Irwin, Roy Keane and Ryan Giggs, while there was nearly fisticuffs over right back, and picking just two from Paul Scholes, Steven Gerrard and Xabi Alonso in midfield.
In the end, United came out on top in the selection stakes 7-4, but there were plenty of big names left over to fill an impressive enough subs bench, should this hypothetical team ever play a hypothetical match.
Feisty from Heimir. Heimir Hallgrimsson announced his Ireland squad earlier today, ahead of next week’s World Cup play-off semi-final against Czechia. There were four uncapped players named – Harvey Vale, James Abankwah, Bosun Lawal, Josh Keeley – with Lawal in with a good shot of getting a debut, following an injury to midfielder Josh Cullen. […]
Fans are puzzled. Heimir Hallgrimsson has announced his Ireland squad for the World Cup play-off semi-final against Czechia next Thursday. There was even more big news, with the manager revealing at the end of the press conference that he has signed a new contract until the end of the Euro 2028 campaign. Hallgrimsson stated that […]
A huge occasion. Ireland manager Heimir Hallgrimsson has named his squad for his side’s crucial World Cup play-off semi-final against Czechia next Thursday (kick-off, 7.45pm). The winner of the tie will face the winner of Denmark vs North Macedonia on Tuesday, 31 March. QPR attacking midfielder and former England U20s star, Harvey Vale, has been […]