Why did Manchester United and Liverpool in the Premier League become feuds?

Hatred began in the industrial revolution.

The confrontation between many English football clubs is far more than the confrontation on the pitch, and the match between Liverpool and Manchester United is no exception.

From 18 to 19 at the turn of the century, Liverpool was a major port in Britain, occupying a decisive position in international trade, and its early prosperity was also based on port trade. When the industrial revolution came, Liverpool had already begun to decline. As an industrial city in the northwest, Manchester initially relied mainly on Liverpool Port for transshipment. However, after the opening of the Grand Canal in Manchester in 1894, most ships were able to bypass Liverpool and sail directly to Manchester, which undoubtedly aggravated the decline of Liverpool. Therefore, Manchester and its Grand Canal have since become one of the envy objects of Liverpool people. After the industrial revolution, both Liverpool and Manchester gradually declined, but the hatred between the two cities still exists.

Mock and laugh at the disaster of the old enemy.

Both clubs have created glories, but they also have painful and tragic memories.

1February 6, 958 Munich air crash is Manchester United's black memory forever. The plane carrying Manchester United exploded when trying to take off after refueling at Munich airport, killing 23 of the 44 passengers and crew on board, including 8 Manchester United players.

27 years later, on May 29th, 1985, before the Champions League final between Liverpool and Juventus, the fans of the two teams clashed, resulting in many deaths of 39 Juventus fans. Liverpool were then banned from participating in the three major European cups for five years. Four years later, an even greater tragedy befell the people of Liverpool again. 1On April 5th, 989, more than 25,000 Liverpool fans went south to Hillsborough to watch the semi-final of the FA Cup between Liverpool and Nottingham Forest. Shortly after the game started, 96 Liverpool fans in the stands died because of chaotic trampling and squeezing.

Regrettably, these tragedies were later used as a reason to ridicule and ridicule opponents. During the match between the two teams, Liverpool fans often shouted "Munich air crash" to stimulate Manchester United players and made up many songs to laugh at the tragedy, while Manchester United fans responded with "Hillsborough tragedy" and mocked Liverpool. This irrational and immoral behavior deepened the hatred between the two teams.

Unforgettable Wembley showdown

Of course, the most direct hatred between the two clubs comes from the confrontation on the court. They have experienced so many wars of glory or shame, and this hatred does not need the stimulation of external factors.

189510 June 12, Liverpool and Manchester United met in the then League Two. As a result, Liverpool beat Manchester United 7-/kloc-0 at home, which also created the biggest score gap in the history of the confrontation between the two teams. The following month, Manchester United returned to Liverpool with a 5-2 victory.

The two teams have played several classic games at Wembley Stadium. 1977 May 2 1 Sunday, in the FA Cup final, Manchester United and Liverpool met at Wembley Stadium, and Manchester United beat Liverpool 2-0/kloc-0, destroying Liverpool's dream of triple crown.

Liverpool are bent on revenge. Six years later, Liverpool was in the ruling period, and the opportunity finally came, and the place was still at Wembley Stadium. In the Carling Cup final, Alan Kennedy equalized the score at the end of the game. In extra time, ronnie whelan's curveball finally won the match for Liverpool. Liverpool scored a hat-trick in the Carling Cup.

1996 May 1 1 Sunday, in the final of the English FA Cup, Manchester United and Liverpool met again at Wembley. Until the 85th minute, cantona, the legendary star of the "Red Devils", scored the only goal in the game to help Manchester United win the championship.

Division of different ruling periods

After winning the league last season, Ferguson achieved Manchester United's goal of surpassing Liverpool in the number of top league titles. Ferguson still remembers the joy of leading Manchester United to overwhelm Liverpool for the first time. "Everyone in Manchester is proud to beat Liverpool. Because the opponent, like us, is the most successful club in England. We can't stand the other side's victory, as if being stepped on. "

As the two most traditional giants in British history, the modern people of Manchester United and Liverpool can almost be divided according to time periods. In 1950s and 1960s, Manchester United was the leader of British teams, and they were better than other teams in terms of team strength and the number of champions. After 1970s and 1980s, Liverpool surpassed Manchester United to become the leader of English teams. Since the 1990s, Premier League stadiums have completely belonged to the red color of Manchester United.

The wind and water turn, but the contempt and anger between the two clubs will always exist. Even when Liverpool swept the world in the 1980s, their fans still had deep conflicts with Manchester United. The same is true now. Even though Manchester United have won more league titles than Liverpool, Manchester United fans still regard Liverpool fans as eyesores.

Crazy for the international market

From time to time, Liverpool official website wrote chapters in which Azerbaijani and Mauritian fans supported them, while Manchester United said how crazy South African and Indonesian fans were about them.

These two clubs are almost the benchmarks of international marketing and spare no effort in the competition of international market share. This summer, Manchester United toured the United States, while Liverpool went to China, Malaysia and South Korea, hoping to continue to expand its influence in the Asian market. In addition to the fierce competition in the English domestic market, the competition between the two clubs in the international football market has also reached a white-hot level.