Man Utd surpassed Liverpool in the past, but things have reversed in the present. |
After the victory over Tottenham Hotspur in the 34th round of the Premier League on April 27, Liverpool reached the milestone of 68 major and minor titles in history. Interestingly, Manchester United has also won 68 different titles.
Argumentative
The difference between the two teams' 68 titles at the moment is the Community Shield. Many people think that the Community Shield is not a big title, and should not be counted in the list of achievements.
In fact, in England, many fans still see the Community Shield as a pre-season friendly. At Liverpool's former Melwood training base, the Community Shield is not listed alongside other trophies on the leaderboard. Using this method, Liverpool now have four more titles than Man Utd, with 51 trophies to their rivals' 47.
Liverpool have reason to not take the Community Shield seriously. The English Football Association (FA) considers the Community Shield to be no different from a friendly match, as players who receive yellow and red cards in these matches do not receive suspensions for the Premier League and other domestic matches.
This is in stark contrast to the FA Cup or Carabao Cup, where the same penalties apply to the Premier League. More notable is the inconsistency in the Community Shield eligibility criteria.
Since 1974, the tournament has been held at Wembley between the champions of the top flight and the FA Cup. Before that, it was a tournament with invited teams. Man Utd's seven Community Shields and Liverpool's three came from this period, when they were played as friendly matches. Since the FA changed the rules to play the FA Cup winners against the Premier League champions, the Community Shield has taken on greater importance.
Success rate
Of course, the Community Shield is just a small picture in the heated debate between MU and Liverpool fans, about the title of "the greatest team in England" today. Liverpool fans can be proud that, of the 68 titles they have won in their history, 6 of them have come from the European Cup/Champions League, the best achievement in England.
In the UEFA Cup/UEFA Europa League, Liverpool also won 3 times. MU only won the European Cup/Champions League 3 times, and the UEFA Cup/UEFA Europa League 2 times. If the "Red Devils" of Manchester win the Europa League this season, they can win a total of 69 titles, more than Liverpool.
Liverpool have won the English championship 20 times. |
The biggest reason for MU fans to be proud is that their team has dominated the number of titles in the Premier League and Europe since the beginning of the 21st century. Since 2000, MU and Liverpool have each won the Champions League once, but the Old Trafford team has won the Europa League once.
When the Premier League was launched in 1992, Liverpool had an 18-title lead over Man Utd. But unprecedented success under Sir Alex Ferguson, winning the Premier League and Community Shield double in 2010/11, meant Man Utd were ahead for the first time since the 1970s.
However, times have changed, since Sir Alex retired in 2012, Liverpool have won 2 more English championship titles, 1 Champions League, 1 FA Cup and 2 Carabao Cups to consolidate their position in the history of English football.
On the contrary, MU is deep in crisis and what their fans can be proud of is only the glory from the past.
Goals in the match Arsenal was held to a draw by Palace. Early morning of April 24, Arsenal was held to a 2-2 draw by Crystal Palace in round 34 of the Premier League.
Source: https://znews.vn/liverpool-hay-manchester-united-vi-dai-nhat-nuoc-anh-post1548427.html
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