Liverpool seem to have got the better of Man Utd in these ding-dongs, with Darwin Nunez thinking along the same lines as Glenn Hysen…
Nunez is the latest player to find himself the centre of a scrap between Liverpool and Manchester United – one the Red Devils have almost no chance of winning.
The two clubs have gone toe-to-toe in the past, from varying positions of strength. United seem to have been bruised more often.
Here’s how six previous transfer fights turned out…
Roberto Firmino
The Brazil striker looked all set to move to Old Trafford in summer 2015 when it was reported that the Red Devils had agreed a £13.1million fee with Hoffenheim, where Firmino had scored 10 goals and offered 12 assists the previous season.
A medical was said to have been scheduled in Manchester for when Firmino had finished his international duty at the Copa America in Chile. While United waited, Liverpool pounced. CEO Ian Ayre told the Daily Mail of discussions he held with Firmino’s agent. “He said to me: ‘We will have to sit down and talk further – do you want to come out here? I’m in Santiago.’ I said: ‘Sure, no problem’.”
Around a week later, Liverpool snapped up Firmino – though the price had risen to around twice what United were said to have agreed.
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Memphis Depay
While United lost the fight for Firmino, they won the ding-dong for Depay. Though they probably wish they hadn’t…
Liverpool were in front of United in the race for the Holland winger after the 2014-15 season. PSV’s sporting director Marcel Brands said: “PSG and Liverpool are indeed a step ahead when it comes to Memphis. United have only informed us of their interest.”
Liverpool, though, gave United the chance to swoop when an injury to Daniel Sturridge reportedly forced the Reds to focus on sourcing a centre-forward. Their interest in Depay went on the back-burner with the player asked to wait, according to The Athletic’s Simon Hughes. But no one gave him a timeframe and in the meantime, United made a firm move.
Sadio Mane
A year after Firmino swerved Old Trafford for Anfield, Mane made the same decision having got “really close” to joining the Red Devils during Jose Mourinho’s first summer in charge, by which time he had presumably already sussed Depay as a dud.
“I have to say, I was really close to going to Manchester United,” Mane said while laughing,…
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