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The 2008–09 season was Manchester United's 17th season in the Premier League, and their 34th consecutive season in the top division of English football.The club won a third consecutive Premier League title for the second time to equal Liverpool's record of 18 league titles. [1]
The title race was a battle between Manchester United and bitter rivals Liverpool, who beat them 4–1 at Old Trafford on 14 March 2009. Liverpool topped the table at the end of 2008, but their lead slipped after a series of draws. On 16 May 2009, Manchester United clinched the Premier League title after a goalless draw against Arsenal.
Striker Robbie Keane joined Liverpool in July 2008, but returned to Tottenham Hotspur in January 2009.. Liverpool did not win any trophies in the 2007–08 season.Despite new signing Fernando Torres scoring 33 goals in all competitions, including 24 in the Premier League, the team finished in fourth place, 11 points behind eventual winners Manchester United.
The Liverpool F.C.–Manchester United F.C. rivalry, sometimes referred to as the Northwest derby, is a high-profile inter-city rivalry between English professional football clubs Liverpool and Manchester United. It is considered one of the biggest fixtures in English football and one of the biggest and fiercest rivalries in world football.
FULL-TIME: Liverpool 0-0 Manchester United. 19:04, Ben Fleming. Jurgen Klopp speaking to Sky Sports after the game: “I saw a lot of good things, the one thing I don’t like is the result.We ...
FULL-TIME! Liverpool 2-2 Man Utd. 18:32, Chris Wilson. A frantic second half at Anfield, and an advert for the Premier League in that second half. Both sides hunted the win and there were some ...
The 2009–10 season was Manchester United's 18th season in the Premier League, and their 35th consecutive season in the top division of English football.Having equalled Liverpool's record of 18 English league titles the previous season, Manchester United were looking to break that record with an unprecedented fourth consecutive Premier League title in 2009–10, but they were ultimately ...
Liverpool were now three points off the top four, having played a game more than Tottenham and Manchester City. Liverpool's third game of April was a Monday night fixture to relegation threatened West Ham United at Anfield. Liverpool took three points from this game, but needed to beat Chelsea to keep their hope of a Champions League place ...