Liverpool have have steel and style to beat Manchester United

Mar 18 2008
by Ian Rush, Liverpool Echo

LIVERPOOL are on a fantastic run of form at the moment, having won their last seven games – but their trip to Old Trafford on Sunday is the biggest test so far.
Manchester United are going for the title and they have some wonderful players, particularly in attack.
But I honestly believe Liverpool can go there and win because I think they are playing well enough to beat any team in this country and the rest of Europe at the moment.
This is no disrespect to United, who have set the standards for others to live up to for some time now and they remain the team to beat in this country.
Getting a positive result against them will be as tough as ever, particularly with them battling for the title, but Liverpool are playing so well at the moment they should go there with confidence that they can beat them.
Liverpool have taken 22 points from their last eight league games which makes them the form team in the country, and against Reading on Saturday they showed that they have the ability to grind out wins when they are not at their best, which is a really good quality to have.
More and more people are beginning to acknowledge the fact that the spine of this Liverpool side is one of the best around.
From Pepe Reina in goal right through to Fernando Torres in attack there is steel and there is style.
And if they can keep a clean sheet in defence, there is every chance of Steven Gerrard or Torres grabbing a goal at the other end.
It won’t be easy to beat United, and Liverpool will have to be at their best to stand any chance of doing so.
But if they go to Old Trafford with the belief that they can win, then I can see no reason why this won’t happen.