Wayne Rooney makes 'horrible' Anfield admission ahead of Liverpool vs Manchester United

Liverpool host Manchester United in the Premier League on Sunday afternoon and Wayne Rooney has given his verdict on the most-watched club fixture in world football

Wayne Rooney admits Anfield will be a "horrible place to go" for Manchester United on Sunday as Liverpool aim to end a run of three successive defeats. Arne Slot's champions had led the way at the top of the Premier League before back-to-back reverses at Crystal Palace and Chelsea allowed Arsenal to usurp them before the international break.

Liverpool may find themselves four points adrift of Mikel Arteta's men by the time Ruben Amorim's side cross the M62 this weekend and Rooney has predicted a difficult afternoon for his former club on Merseyside.

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And the former Everton striker, who is United's all-time top scorer with 253 goals, admits hols old will have to be at their best to secure a first win at Anfield since 2016 as he recalled how tough it was to get a result at the home of the Reds during his time at Old Trafford.

“I think, going to Anfield in any situation, regardless of whether Liverpool have lost a few games, you go and these players, and the press and high end of the crowds up at Anfield, and it was a horrible, horrible place to go," Rooney said on his self-titled BBC show.

"And I think just with Liverpool losing three games, and that pride kicks in, and the fans will know, the fans are not stupid.

"They'll know, they'll get behind the team and push them. So, I think if United come away with a few points that'd be huge.

"I think the Liverpool [and] United [rivalry] is more deep hate, I think Everton [and] Liverpool, because it's your family that are Liverpool fans, it's not hatred, it's just a rivalry but I think United Liverpool is deep, deep hatred.

"I think the cities [of] Liverpool and Manchester - the people are so similar.

"So, I think that's a working class, down to earth families which adds to it. It's similar cities, similar culture.”

On Liverpool's season to date, Rooney adds: "I think when you bring so many new players in, all probably a bit of an ego in their own way, all wanting to do well, and it's hard to find that chemistry with each other.

"I think that hasn't quite hit off yet, even though they've won like the first five games, I think where the last three games has probably shown to everyone and exposed their first five games.

"Oh, you know what this has been, right? All season. Think it's a good time for a good reset time."

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