Gary Neville's pre-season comments regarding Liverpool's midfield have resurfaced on social media after Manchester United's poor start to the campaign.
Liverpool lead United by seven points after only five matches played
The Red Devils began with a nervy 1-0 home win over Wolves, though have since suffered three defeats
Klopp's side, on the other hand, have only dropped points away at Chelsea on the opening weekend of the season
Plenty had been said as to how Liverpool would adapt to having a new-look midfield
Speaking ahead of the 2023/24 season commencing, Neville was less convinced by the signings of Alexis Mac Allister and Dominik Szoboszlai.
He boldly claimed Klopp would want to trade his options for those at the disposal of Erik ten Hag.
Neville
"When you look at the actual players, let's take United as an example: Fernandes, Mount, Casemiro, Eriksen. I think Klopp would swap his midfield now for United's,"
By contrast, it has been United's midfield that has looked the weaker of the two
This is not the first time Neville has seen a pre-season prediction relating to Liverpool cause a stir, however.
Ahead of the 2019/20 campaign, he famously said:
Neville
"I can guarantee you as clear as day, Manchester United will win again. They’ll probably win the league before Liverpool, in my opinion. And that’s not being disrespectful, they’ll probably win the league before Liverpool."
Klopp's side would of course win the title by an 18-point margin that year and ended 33 points clear of United.
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